Senior Radiotherapy Clinical Scientist (Band 7)

Southend University Hospital NHS Trust; Leigh on Sea; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

Southend University Hospital NHS Trust in Leigh on Sea is seeking a Band 7 Clinical Scientist (Radiotherapy) to contribute to delivering high-quality radiotherapy services within the Radiotherapy Physics department. You will assist with external beam treatment planning, brachytherapy, QA, and provide expert scientific and technical advice to clinicians, radiographers and staff.

The role involves routine and complex treatment planning, manual calculations when needed, checking plans for safety

Qualifications

• HCPC registration ideally; we will consider appointing if close to HCPC registration and offer Annex 21.

Responsibilities

• Support external beam treatment planning, brachytherapy, and quality assurance processes.
• Check intricate radiotherapy plans to ensure accuracy and clinical suitability; provide expert scientific and technical advice to consultants, clinicians, radiographers and staff.
• Perform quality assurance tests on radiotherapy equipment and support dosimetry standards through calibration and measurements.
• Assist in developing processes and work instructions for brachytherapy, QA, dosimetry and treatment planning; support computational aspects of Radiotherapy Physics Services.
• Work on online adaptive radiotherapy treatments (Ethos) and related projects.

Job description

Southend University Hospital NHS Trust in Leigh on Sea is seeking a Band 7 Clinical Scientist (Radiotherapy) to contribute to delivering high-quality radiotherapy services within the Radiotherapy Physics department. You will assist with external beam treatment planning, brachytherapy, QA, and provide expert scientific and technical advice to clinicians, radiographers and staff.

The role involves routine and complex treatment planning, manual calculations when needed, checking plans for safety