Clinical Scientist - Radiotherapy Physics

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A large healthcare organization in the East of England is seeking a Clinical Scientist in Radiotherapy Physics to participate in diverse radiotherapy activities, including quality assurance and treatment planning. Candidates should hold a Master's degree in Medical Physics and have relevant postgraduate experience. The role offers a great opportunity for professional development in a supportive environment with a strong commitment to patient care.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

27 days annual leave on commencement

NHS discounts

Staff Health and Wellbeing programme

Qualifications

• Proven post graduate experience in radiotherapy physics or completion of the Scientist Training Programme specialising in Radiotherapy Physics.
• Experience of performing routine treatment planning.
• Experience of performing quality assurance on radiotherapy equipment.

Responsibilities

• Participate in radiotherapy physics activities including quality assurance and treatment planning.
• Assist in providing the Radiotherapy Physics Service at Ipswich Hospital.
• Participate in research and development activity.

Skills

Postgraduate experience in radiotherapy physics

Ability to act as an entitled Operator under IR(ME)R17

Experience of routine treatment planning

Experience of quality assurance on radiotherapy equipment

Education

Masters degree in Medical Physics or equivalent

Registration as a clinical Scientist with the HCPC

Tools

Eclipse treatment planning system

Varian linacs

Aria oncology management system

Job description

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Scientist - Radiotherapy Physics

The closing date is 12 October 2025

ESNEFT is one of the largest radiotherapy providers in the East of England, delivering treatments to over 3000 patients per year across Ipswich and Colchester sites. Ipswich Hospital are looking for a Clinical Scientist in Radiotherapy.

You will be expected to participate in a broad range of radiotherapy physics activities including quality assurance of radiotherapy treatment equipment, treatment planning, and providing assistance with computing throughout the department. You will work closely with colleagues within our multi-disciplinary team of physicists, engineers, radiographers and clinicians.

Ipswich Hospital is equipped with 3 TrueBeam multi-modality linear accelerators routinely delivering VMAT, FFF and SABR techniques, and an Ethos linear accelerator with Hypersight imaging.

The department has a virtual Aria environment utilising the Varian cloud solution, and treatment plans are produced using the Eclipse treatment planning system. We have a Phillips Big Bore CT scanner with TumorLoc virtual simulation system and AI volume delineation and dedicated MR scanning slots for radiotherapy. We work closely with nuclear medicine to deliver a molecular radiotherapy service.

You will possess an honours degree in physics with relevant postgraduate experience preferably including a higher degree. Ideally you will be HCPC state registered as a Clinical Scientist however if you are eligible for registration within 6 months of taking the position you are encouraged to apply.

Main duties of the job

You will be expected to participate in a broad range of radiotherapy physics activities including quality assurance of radiotherapy treatment equipment, treatment planning and providing assistance with computing throughout the department. They will work closely with colleagues within our multi-disciplinary team of physicists, engineers, radiographers and clinicians.

You will assist in the provision of the Radiotherapy Physics Service (external beam radiotherapy and molecular radiotherapy) at Ipswich Hospital under the overall responsibility of the Lead for Radiotherapy Physics and the Head of Radiation Services

You will also participate in research and development activity.

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are the largest NHS organisation in East Anglia, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Masters degree in an area of Medical Physics or equivalent level of specialist knowledge
• Registration as a clinical Scientist with the HCPC
• Membership of relevant professional body

Experience

• Proven post graduate experience in radiotherapy physics or successful completion of the Scientist Training Programme specialising in Radiotherapy Physics
• Ability to act as an entitled Operator under IR(ME)R17 within the field of Radiotherapy
• Experience of performing routine treatment planning
• Experience of performing quality assurance on radiotherapy equipment
• IMRT / VMAT treatment planning and QA
• Commissioning of radiotherapy equipment
• Experience of using Varian linacs, the Eclipse treatment planning system and the Aria oncology management system
• Evidence of research and development activity

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust