Main area: Clinical Scientist Radiotherapy
Grade: Band 7
Contract: Fixed term: 2 years (To cover training secondment)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 318-25-T0143
Employer: Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Cheltenham General Hospital
Town: Cheltenham
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 02/03/2025 23:59
Interview date: 21/03/2025
Clinical Scientist: Radiotherapy Physics & Clinical Computing, Band 7
Join us at an exciting time for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust! We have an ambitious plan for our journey to Outstanding and are looking for aspirational, committed individuals to join us, making a real difference to both staff and patients.
Job overview
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.
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.
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
The health and wellbeing of our staff and patients remains the priority of the Trust. Vaccination remains the best chance we have of conquering COVID and the Trust encourages everyone to take up this offer.
Please note, this vacancy may close as soon as sufficient applications have been received, so please apply as soon as possible if you are interested.
Committed to safeguarding our community
If applicable for the post, all successful candidates will be required to pay for their own Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The Trust is a safeguarding employer committed to the safeguarding and promotion of welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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