Lead Clinical Scientist MRSE - Magnetic Resonance Imaging

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK healthcare provider is seeking a Clinical Scientist with expertise in MRI to ensure safety standards and quality assurance. The ideal candidate will have an honours degree in physics or engineering and extensive experience in clinical science. Key responsibilities include leading MRI services, managing technical equipment, and communicating complex data across teams. Applicants must have appropriate UK professional registration, a commitment to diversity and inclusion, and be flexible in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Must have UK professional registration.
• Understanding equality, diversity, and inclusion is essential.
• High magnetic field hazard awareness is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Lead clinical scientific support for MRI services.
• Ensure safety and quality assurance of MRI equipment.
• Communicate complex data to various stakeholders.

Skills

Good communication of complex information

Ability to analyze and interpret complex data

Highly developed physical accuracy

Expertise in using electronic documents

Ability to manage priorities

Ability to work under distressing circumstances

Education

Honours degree in relevant subject (physics/engineering)

MSc in medical physics or relevant branch

State registration as Clinical Scientist

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Person specification

Qualifications / Training

Essential criteria

• Honours degree in a relevant subject (physics or engineering)
• Postgraduate qualification in a relevant branch of physics or medical physics to the level of at least a Master's degree (MSc).
• State registration with the Health & Care Professions Council, as a Clinical Scientist.
• Relevant experience as a clinical scientist
• Certificate of competence to practice as a MR Safety Expert

Desirable criteria

• Experience in ultrasound imaging

Previous Experience

Essential criteria

• Highly specialised training and practical experience in MR Imaging and Safety, Highly specialised training and practical experience in the use and quality assurance testing of a range of highly technical equipment.
• Experience in the application of relevant legislation, national standards, professional and other guidelines and be able to communicate their application to other health professionals including senior management.
• Experience of working in teams
• Experience of auditing others
• Experience of clinical service provision

Skills

Essential criteria

• Good communicator of highly complex and sensitive information to patients and members of the public. Able to communicate highly complex scientific data to multi-disciplinary staff.
• Ability to analyse and interpret complex data, compare ranges of options, make judgements from the results and determine the cause of erroneous results.
• Ability to interpret technical and scientific situations, in which facts may conflict, and judging measures required to deal with them
• Highly developed physical accuracy, manual dexterity skills and good eye-sight to achieve precision and speed in the use of sophisticated scientific and technical equipment
• Expertise in using VDUs and have the ability to create and develop electronic documents, spreadsheets and Clinical Applications software.
• Ability to teach, train and supervise students and other members of staff across the whole range of MR safety.
• Ability to apply knowledge and experience of practical diagnostic imaging and MR safety in order to propose and manage the implementation of new procedures and equipment, and the development of existing ones.
• Ability to manage priorities and respond flexibly to changing requirements.
• Occasional requirement to exert moderate physical effort for several short periods during a shift
• Frequent requirement for prolonged concentration
• Frequent exposure to distressing or emotional circumstances (e.g. when communicating results of radiation dose measurements to staff)
• Occasional exposure to highly unpleasant working conditions

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge in MRI (clinical, technical and scientific).
• In depth knowledge and understanding of relevant legislation, national standards, professional and other guidelines
• Extensive knowledge and expertise across clinical, research and development and personnel areas
• Specialist knowledge of the techniques employed to measure the performance and radiological safety of a wide variety of modern MRI imaging equipment.
• Specialist knowledge to advise on the safety of implanted medical devices undergoing MRI imaging.

Other requirements

Essential criteria

• Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
• Must be able to concentrate where the work pattern is unpredictable.
• Be flexible in their approach to coordinating workload
• Be prepared to work in an environment where there is a high magnetic field hazard.
• Be able to work both independently and within a small team.
• Be aware of own limitations and when to ask for advice from senior members of the team

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

• Lead Clinical Scientist - Applicant Pack (PDF, 960.2KB)
• Must Read Guidance Notes - Application Forms (PDF, 91.9KB)
• Guidance Notes for Applicants - How your data is used and stored (PDF, 416.6KB)
• Policy Statement - Recruitment of Ex-Offenders (PDF, 101.1KB)
• Guidance on secondments for internal applicants (PDF, 101.3KB)
• Showcasing our teaching commitment (PDF, 5.0MB)