Clinical Scientist - Radiotherapy Physics | East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A significant healthcare provider in East England is looking for a Clinical Scientist in Radiotherapy at Ipswich Hospital. The role includes participating in radiotherapy physics activities, ensuring quality assurance of treatment equipment, and collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team. Candidates should hold an honours degree in physics and preferably be HCPC registered or eligible for registration. The position offers a generous pension scheme, flexible working options, and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Generous pension scheme

27 days annual leave

NHS discounts

Qualifications

• Honours degree in physics with relevant postgraduate experience, preferably including a higher degree.
• Ideally HCPC state registered as a Clinical Scientist; however, if eligible for registration within 6 months of taking the position, you are encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

• Participate in a broad range of radiotherapy physics activities including quality assurance of radiotherapy treatment equipment.
• Collaborate closely with colleagues within a multi-disciplinary team of physicists, engineers, radiographers and clinicians.
• Assist in the provision of the Radiotherapy Physics Service at Ipswich Hospital.
• Participate in research and development activity.

Skills

Collaboration in multidisciplinary teams

Quality assurance of radiotherapy equipment

Treatment planning

Research and development

Education

Honours degree in physics

Relevant postgraduate experience

HCPC state registration as a Clinical Scientist

Tools

Eclipse treatment planning system

Phillips Big Bore CT scanner

Job description

Overview

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Collaborate closely with colleagues within a multi-disciplinary team of physicists, engineers, radiographers and clinicians.
• 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.
• Participate in research and development activity.

Department and Facilities

Ipswich Hospital is equipped with 3 TrueBeam multi-modality linear accelerators delivering VMAT, FFF and SABR techniques, and an Ethos linear accelerator with Hypersight imaging. The department has a virtual Aria environment using Varian cloud, and treatment plans are produced with the Eclipse treatment planning system. A Phillips Big Bore CT scanner with TumorLoc virtual simulation system and AI volume delineation, plus dedicated MR scanning slots for radiotherapy, are in use. We work closely with nuclear medicine to deliver a molecular radiotherapy service.

Qualifications

• Honours degree in physics with relevant postgraduate experience, preferably including a higher degree.
• Ideally HCPC state registered as a Clinical Scientist; however, if eligible for registration within 6 months of taking the position, you are encouraged to apply.

Additional Information

We are ESNEFT and provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. We are the largest NHS organisation in East Anglia, employing more than 12,000 staff. We offer training and development opportunities, flexible working options, a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offers a variety of services. Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone, and we are investing in digital transformation with Epic to bring a leading EPR system to ESNEFT.

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

This advert closes on Sunday 12 Oct 2025