Senior Clinical Scientist

Radiotherapy UK; Liverpool; Híbrido; GBP 43.000 - 52.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust in Liverpool invites applications for a Senior Clinical Scientist (Band 7) to provide physics support to the radiotherapy department. The role features a broad range of techniques, including brachytherapy and proton therapy, with opportunities for involvement in specialist topics and service development.

You will be HCPC registered or expected to register soon, with a strong background in medical physics, radiation protection, and QA.

Formación

• HCPC registered Clinical Scientist
• BSc (Hons) Physics or equivalent
• MSc in Medical Physics or equivalent
• Knowledge of radiation physics applied to medicine
• Experience with radiotherapy equipment and QA procedures

Responsabilidades

• Provide physics support to the radiotherapy department
• Contribute to QA tests and performance checks for radiotherapy equipment
• Support clinical staff with safety and radiation protection practices
• Collaborate with academic partners on MSc Medical Physics programme

Conocimientos

Clinical Scientist HCPC

Quality control

Radiotherapy knowledge

Educación

BSc Physics

MSc Medical Physics

Descripción del empleo

Right to work: We actively promote diversity and inclusion. This role may be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. We recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position. Skilled Worker sponsorship will be assigned in line with Trust procedure. Visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

Senior Clinical Scientist (Band 7), Permanent, 37.5 hours per weekThe Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust (CCC) is seeking to appoint a Senior Clinical Scientist to provide physics support to the radiotherapy department.CCC has a large physics department with over 30 clinical scientists involved in the provision of support to either Imaging or Radiotherapy (including low-energy proton therapy), or in academic research. The department has a close working relationship with the Physics Department at the University of Liverpool, with whom we collaborate to provide an MSc course in Clinical Science (Medical Physics) as part of the Health Education England's Scientist Training Programme.

Main duties of the job

The wide range of equipment and different clinical techniques at CCC provides an ideal opportunity to gain a broad experience in all aspects of radiotherapy including brachytherapy and low energy proton treatments. Flexibility exists for staff to become involved in specialist topics, subject to departmental priorities. Physicists are committed to flexible working practices to meet the needs of the service. We are seeking a physicist who is either a State Registered Clinical Scientist or expects to become registered in the near future. Candidates not yet registered may be appointed at a lower Band or Annex 21 until registration achieved. You will need to be well motivated and be able to contribute to the continued service provision and development.

About us

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's leading cancer centres providing highly specialist cancer care to a population of 2.4m people across Cheshire and Merseyside, and the surrounding areas, including North Wales and the Isle of Man.

Our vision is to not only maintain this level of commitment to excellence but to work with our academic and healthcare partners across the region to ensure care, treatment and patient outcomes continuously improve in the future. We are very proud of all our expert and loyal staff and we welcome people who share the collective aim of delivering excellence in everything that we do.

Our values represent who we are and what we believe in. They define how we act to deliver the best possible care for our patients and shape The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre as a great place to work.

We are -

• Kind
• Empowered
• Responsible
• Inclusive

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details about this exciting role on offer at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Education

• HCPC registered Clinical Scientist
• BSc (Hons) Physics or equivalent
• MSc in Medical Physics or equivalent

Knowledge and Expertise

• Specialist knowledge in radiation physics applied to medicine
• Specialist knowledge of the techniques employed to measure the performance of a range of radiotherapy equipment
• Knowledge of radiation protection legislation in healthcare and biomedical research in UK
• Evidence of relevant CPD and developing scientific practice
• Awareness of UK national standards, professional and other guidelines relevant to the specialist area

Experience

• Experience in the use of ionising radiation in medical physics
• Experience of performing quality control performance tests in radiotherapy
• Understanding of patient and staff risks arising from radiation exposure and of image quality requirements for a range of radiotherapy procedures

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.

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Liverpool

Higher Principal Clinical Scientist - Radiotherapy

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Liverpool