Band 7 – Advanced Practitioner Clinical Trials and Development
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and experienced therapeutic radiographer to take up an Advanced Practitioner for Clinical Trials and Development radiographer position in our friendly team at the Edinburgh Cancer Centre.
The successful applicant will be an expert for coordination and implementation of radiotherapy clinical trials and be able to implement technical development within the wider radiotherapy service. They will develop good working relationships with all disciplines within the Scottish Cancer Research Network (SCRN) and operate inter-professionally with the medical staff, oncology physics, nursing and AHPs advising as necessary for each patient.
The Edinburgh Cancer Centre provides a wide range of radiotherapy services for patients from across SE Scotland Cancer Network and operates seven Varian Truebeam linacs, including two linacs with ExacTrac Dynamic imaging technology, Elekta HDR brachytherapy, Xstrahl superficial x-ray unit and two Philips Big Bore CTSimulators. The centre utilises advanced techniques including VMAT, IGRT, DIBH, SABR for lung and oligometastatic disease and SRS including the Scottish National Service for benign disease. We are research active and support CPD, furthering education and research activities including expanding our portfolio of clinical trials.
For informal enquiries, please contact Joanne Mitchell, Principal Radiographer, Research on 0131 537 3448 or email joanne.mitchell@.nhs.scot
We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/ record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.