Clinical Scientist: Radiotherapy Physics & Clinical Computing

Clinical Scientist: Radiotherapy Physics & Clinical Computing, Band 7 Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Scientist (Radiotherapy Physics) Band 7

The Radiotherapy Physics team consists of 13 staff and is a multi-disciplinary team including Clinical Scientists and Clinical Technologists. The department provides scientific support within radiotherapy at both the main site in Cheltenham and at the satellite centre in Hereford.

The job will support the Radiotherapy service as well as being involved in aspects of clinical computing in Medical Physics and Radiotherapy.

Additional contract details: To cover training secondment.

The proposed interview date is 21st March.

Main duties of the job

1. To provide Radiotherapy Physics services to the Gloucestershire Oncology Centre so that patients' Radiotherapy can be delivered safely, accurately and efficiently using modern techniques and equipment.
2. To provide scientific advice to other staff groups.
3. To provide clinical computing support to Medical Physics within Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

About us

Gloucestershire Hospitals is one of the largest hospital trusts in England serving a diverse population of almost 620,000 people. We provide acute hospital services from two large district general hospitals, Cheltenham General Hospital and Gloucestershire Royal Hospital. Maternity Services are also provided at Stroud Maternity Hospital.

Our people are at the heart of what we do. Our workforce is almost 9,000 strong and our caring and dedicated staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care across a range of clinical areas. We also have exceptional teams of professional services staff underpinning our vision every step of the way.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our vision of providing Best Care for Everyone and our success depends on the commitment and dedication of our staff.

We are committed to diversity, inclusion and equality of opportunity for everyone, valuing and celebrating differences and encouraging a workplace and culture where all can thrive.

Job responsibilities

Further details of the role and responsibilities are given in the job description. Please refer to this document.

Person Specification Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience

• MSc in Medical Physics
• Experience of performing equipment QA
• Experience of working under IRR & IR(ME)R 2017 legislation
• HCPC registration
• Experience of clinical computing
• Effective teaching and research skills
• Experience of working in radiotherapy
• Ability to write scripts and compute programs
• Experience of working in other areas of Medical Physics
• Evidence of maintaining CPD
• Experience of performing radiation risk assessments
• Evidence of project management

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.