Consultant Clinical Scientist – Radiotherapy or PBT Physics in London

This consultant post leads one key area of the Proton Beam Therapy Physics service at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, part of a national proton therapy service. The work covers clinical service delivery, scientific and strategic leadership, commissioning and quality assurance, and managing and developing staff. The role also drives research, new techniques and service improvement, and includes acting as a Medical Physics Expert. Fit depends on HCPC registration as a clinical scientist and MPE status under IRMER in radiotherapy.

What the job involves

• Lead a key area of the Proton Beam Therapy Physics service, covering clinical delivery, scientific leadership and treatment planning or dosimetry and quality assurance
• Act as Medical Physics Expert, giving specialist advice on complex clinical and technical issues
• Oversee commissioning and quality assurance programmes
• Ensure compliance with legislation, professional standards and radiation safety requirements
• Manage and develop staff
• Lead service improvement and research initiatives
• Contribute to strategic planning for the service
• Implement new technologies and advanced proton therapy techniques and lead complex projects
• Work with clinicians, radiographers, physicists, engineers, and academic and industrial partners
• Support education and training programmes
• Contribute to the national and international profile of the trust through research, innovation and publication

Qualifications

• First or second class degree in Physics or a relevant subject, plus a relevant Masters or higher degree

Registration & licences

• HCPC registration as a Clinical Scientist
• Qualified as a Medical Physics Expert under IRMER in radiotherapy

Experience

• Extensive practical experience applying and introducing advanced radiotherapy techniques into a clinical service
• Significant previous experience as a Medical Physics Expert in radiotherapy
• Extensive quality management systems experience and project and people management

Skills & knowledge

• Advanced knowledge of radiotherapy or PBT working procedures and highly specialist knowledge of equipment and clinical applications
• Expert understanding of legislation, national standards and guidelines in radiotherapy and radiation safety
• Advanced understanding of patient and staff risks from planning system errors, equipment failure, treatment errors and incorrect dosimetry
• Proven ability to communicate complex material to professionals, with excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Proven ability to teach and train technical and non-technical staff on complex subjects

Other

• Ability to concentrate and vary working hours, including shifts and unsociable hours, with unpredictable patterns
• Able to cope with occasional distressing circumstances
• Physical accuracy and dexterity for precision measurements, and lifting medium weights on occasion
• Evidence of continuing professional development and willingness to attend courses
• Ability to write and present scientific papers at national and international conferences

Nice to have

• Doctoral degree or equivalent research experience in a relevant subject
• Higher Specialist Scientist Register (Radiotherapy Physics)
• Leadership and management qualification
• Track record of original peer-reviewed radiotherapy research
• Evidence of working at regional or national level in radiotherapy or PBT physics

What’s offered

• High Cost Area Supplement included in the annual pay
• Recognition of the benefits of flexible working for staff

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