Employer: The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Liverpool
Town: Liverpool
Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 04/02/2025 23:59
Principal Clinical Scientist
NHS AfC: Band 8a
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Job overview
Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust (CCC) is looking to appoint a Principal Clinical Scientist: Radiotherapy/Specialist Services to a permanent post. The Radiotherapy Physics group is responsible for the physics support to the Radiotherapy Business Unit at CCC.
CCC has a large physics department with over 40 clinical scientists involved either in the provision of support to Imaging, Radiotherapy, including low-energy proton therapy, or in academic teaching. CCC has 10 Linear Accelerators (including a PPJV) across three sites with a Halcyon Linac offering Hypersight and SGRT due to come online in Spring 2025.
The postholder will be responsible for assisting the Lead Consultant Clinical Scientists for Radiotherapy and Specialised Services in providing scientific support as directed. The postholder will be State Registered as a Clinical Scientist with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC).
The post holder will act as a Medical Physics Expert as defined by the ionising radiation (medical exposure) regulations with respect to all aspects of Radiotherapy.
Candidates that are not on the MPE register will be considered if they have a portfolio that is ready for submission or at least requires only minor amendment. Please send a draft (pdf) version to the lead contact for review when submitting your application - martyngilmore@nhs.net
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a candidate with significant experience in radiotherapy physics, HCPC registered and a recognised Medical Physics Expert (on the RPA2000 MPE list).
The right applicant will be interested in supporting our services development and leading on service development and research projects. Our physicists are committed to flexible working practices to meet the needs of the service, and some evening and weekend working is required. The role will include making a significant contribution to the day to day work of the Radiotherapy Physics team.
If you want to be part of a fantastic team and help support the Trust with our vision for providing the best cancer care in the country, then we want to hear from you.
Working for our organisation
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre is one of three specialist cancer centres in England. With 1,800 specialist staff and three sites, we are one of the largest NHS providers of non-surgical cancer treatment. The Trust has a unique multi-site care model serving the 2.4 million population across Cheshire and Merseyside and is consistently rated by patients as one of the best performing hospitals.
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
Detailed job description and main 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
* HCPC Registered Clinical Scientist
* BSc (Hons) Physics or equivalent
* MSc in Medical Physics or equivalent
* Certified Medical Physics Expert (MPE) with RPA2000
* PhD or equivalent R&D experience
Knowledge and Expertise
* Specialist knowledge in radiation physics as applied in Medicine
* Specialist knowledge of the techniques employed to measure the performance of a range of Radiotherapy equipment
* In-depth knowledge of radiation protection legislation in healthcare and biomedical research
* Evidence of relevant CPD and developing scientific practice
* Awareness of national standards, professional and other guidelines relevant to the specialist area
Experience
* Significant experience in radiotherapy equipment quality control performance tests.
* Significant experience in radiotherapy dosimetry and treatment planning.
* Understanding of patient and staff risks arising from radiation exposure for a range of radiotherapy procedures.
* Experience necessary to act as a Medical Physics Expert as defined in the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposures) Regulations.
* Experience of teaching & training of scientific staff.
* Experience of coaching and developing staff.
* Experience of managing staff performance.
* Publication of research in peer-reviewed journal.
If you are successfully shortlisted, you will be invited for an interview via email. Please ensure you regularly check your emails (including junk folders) following your application and let us know if you have any problems. If you would prefer for us to communicate with you in a different way, or need adjustments to the interview process, please contact the Recruitment Team on 0151 556 5176 or ccf-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.
The cost of processing a new DBS application is met by the successful applicant. DBS costs are recovered via salary deduction following commencement in post - further details including cost are available from the Recruitment Team. It is a Trust recommendation that candidates requiring a DBS check subscribe to the DBS Update Service - further details are available here - https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service. Candidates who withdraw post-DBS submission will be invoiced for the full cost of the check including administration fee.
The Trust takes active responsibility for meeting national guidance and legal requirements in relation to our Safeguarding Policy, including local arrangements for the protection of adults at risk.
The Trust is committed to providing high standards of both patient and staff experience. To support us in doing this the Trust, in partnership with Trade Unions has developed and embedded key values and behaviours that all staff are required to demonstrate throughout their employment. The Trust's values and behaviours support the Trust Vision 'to provide the best cancer care to the people we serve' and our Mission 'to improve health and wellbeing through compassionate, safe and effective cancer care'.
We promote and support diversity in our workforce. The Trust have staff networks for LGBTQ+, disability and long-term conditions, international and ethnically diverse staff and a menopause network. The Trust also holds Disability Confident Level 2 Status and provides supporting policies and processes to enable staff with disabilities and long-term conditions to work in a way that best meets their needs.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name: Dr Martyn Gilmore
Job title: Lead Consultant Clinical Scientist - Radiotherapy
Email address: martyngilmore@nhs.net
Telephone number: 0151 556 8421
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