Principal Clinical Scientist

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Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Principal Clinical Scientist to join their Radiotherapy Physics Department. The successful candidate will work with a multidisciplinary team, focusing on clinical computing and data analysis to enhance radiotherapy services. This role offers an opportunity to lead and innovate in a supportive environment, ensuring the delivery of high-quality patient care.

Qualifications

• HCPC registered as a clinical scientist.
• Medical Physics Expert certification.
• Experience in clinical computing and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Act as a Medical Physics Expert in radiotherapy.
• Support management of radiotherapy systems.
• Collaborate with IT for data governance.

Skills

Scientific Leadership

Communication

Data Analysis

Education

Honours degree in an appropriate physical science

Postgraduate Degree

PhD or equivalent evidence of research training

Tools

Pinnacle

Raystation

Monaco

Mosaiq

Suncheck

QAtrack+

Limbus

ProKnow

SGRT

XVI

Job description

Employer Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Preston Hospital Town Preston Salary £53,755 - £60,504 Per annum/Pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 01/06/2025 23:59

Principal Clinical Scientist

Band 8a

Job overview

Are you looking for a role with increased responsibility? There is a vacancy for a Principal Clinical Scientist based in the Radiotherapy Physics Department at the Royal Preston Hospital.

You will join an enthusiastic and friendly team of 17 clinical scientists, 12 dosimetrists, 8 engineers and a quality manager. In addition to this we also currently have 3 STP trainees and looking to actively recruit apprentice engineers in to our team.

You will already be a HCPC registered as a clinical scientist and have or close to gaining Medical Physics Expert certification.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking an experienced, highly skilled and motivated clinical scientist to join our multidisciplinary team at the Rosemere Cancer Centre radiotherapy department. You will work in the Imaging and Clinical Computing section and act as a Medical Physics Expert within the broader radiotherapy department.

This is a unique opportunity for an individual with a strong background in clinical computing and data analysis to support management of a wide range of radiotherapy systems including treatment planning systems (Pinnacle, Raystation and Monaco), oncology management system (Mosaiq), quality control systems (Suncheck, QAtrack+), treatment delivery and support systems (Limbus, ProKnow, SGRT, XVI). The successful applicant will also collaborate with the Trust IT department to ensure effective system and data governance, ensuring safe delivery of state-of-the-art radiotherapy.

You will bring together the data generated from multiple systems in order to provide solutions to support decision making including in a-priori treatment planning as well as adaptive radiotherapy with a vision for evaluating clinical outcomes. You will also use data to inform and optimise quality assurance practice, ensuring efficient and effective delivery of care.

Working for our organisation

Rosemere Cancer Centre is on the Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Royal Preston Hospital site and provides an external beam radiotherapy service for the adult population of Lancashire and South Cumbria (1.6 Million population). The centre has:

• Eight clinical Elekta linacs (including two Harmony Pro linacs), all with Vision RT surface guided technology, CBCT, flattening filter free treatment capability and equipped with Response ABC system.
• Two dedicated Philips Big Bore CT scanners with Vision RT surface guided technology.
• Treatment planning is conducted on Pinnacle throughout the department. Some treatment planning is also being carried out on Raystation.
• Independent VMAT plan verification is carried out using Sun Nuclear DoseCHECK.
• Rosemere is commissioned to provide SABR for primary lung tumours and oligometasteses (non-spine and spine, lung, liver and adrenal) in addition to intracranial SRS.
• Commissioning and implementation of Monaco treatment planning system to replace Pinnacle.
• Evaluation of Sun Nuclear PerFRACTION for pre-treatment and in vivo QA.
• Roll out use of Vision RT surface guided technology for all sites. System already in use for all palliative, breast, lung and prostate patients as a result we are offering tattoo-less radiotherapy for some of these sites.
• Implementation of Elekta ONE Smart View

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

See attached Job Description for details of main responsibilities.

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Recognising Individuality

Appreciating differences, making staff and patients feel respected and valued.

Seeking to Involve

Actively gets involved and encourages others to contribute and share their ideas, information, knowledge and skills in order to provide a joined up service.

Building Team Spirit

Working together as one team with shared goals doing what it takes to provide the best possible service.

Taking Personal Responsibility

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Person specification

Qualifications & Education

• State Registered Clinical Scientist
• Honours degree in an appropriate physical science
• Postgraduate Degree (e.g. Masters level and above)
• Registered as a MPE with RPA 2000
• Full membership of IPEM or other equivalent professional body
• PhD or equivalent evidence of research training

Knowledge & Experience

• Sufficient experience to act as a Medical Physics Expert (MPE) in the required areas of radiotherapy
• Expert knowledge in one or more aspects of radiotherapy physics
• Experience of planning/implementation of new facilities/techniques/equipment within a team
• Knowledge of computer software packages used for analysing and presenting data
• Working knowledge of quality management systems
• Knowledge of appropriate health and safety legislation
• Involved with the operation of Quality management systems
• Supervision of students and trainees
• Planning / implementation of new facilities
• Basic understanding of HR policies and procedures
• Understanding of research and clinical governance

Skills & Abilities

• Strong scientific leadership
• Clear and articulate communicator of complex scientific concepts
• Record of dissemination / publication of scientific work
• Effective collaboration with other organisations
• Successful completion of externally funded research projects
• Previous experience of teaching

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Name Imran Patel Job title Head of Radiotherapy Physics Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01772 522054 Additional information

Safdar Hassan, Head of Imaging and Clinical Computing
(01772 523085 / [e-mail])