Description
We are seeking an exceptional Consultant Clinical Scientist to provide scientific, strategic and managerial leadership within the Proton Beam Therapy Physics service at UCLH.
This is a rare opportunity to lead a key specialist area of a national proton therapy service, driving innovation, research and service development while ensuring the highest standards of patient safety and clinical excellence.
Working within a highly experienced multidisciplinary team, you will play a key role in developing advanced proton therapy techniques, leading complex projects and influencing the future direction of radiotherapy physics locally, nationally and internationally.
Main duties of the job
You will lead a key area of the Proton Beam Therapy Physics service, with responsibility for clinical service delivery, scientific leadership, treatment planning or dosimetry & quality assurance activities, and the implementation of new technologies and techniques.
Acting as a Medical Physics Expert, you will provide highly specialised advice on complex clinical and technical issues, oversee commissioning and quality assurance programmes, and ensure compliance with all relevant legislation and professional standards.
You will manage and develop staff, lead service improvement and research initiatives, contribute to strategic planning, and work closely with clinicians, radiographers, physicists, engineers, academic and industrial partners to deliver world-class proton therapy services.
You will also support education and training programmes and contribute to the national and international profile of UCLH through research, innovation and publication.
About us
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population.
We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas.
Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
Benefits
- Competitive salary: £88,250 to £100,355 a year
- Permanent, full-time position
- Opportunities for professional development and growth
Person Specification
Knowledge & Qualifications
- Good (1st or 2nd class) degree in Physics or another relevant subject
- Relevant Masters or higher degree
- HCPC registration as a Clinical Scientist
- Qualified to act as a Medical Physics Expert (MPE) under IRMER in the field of radiotherapy
- Advanced level of knowledge across the full range of working procedures and practices in radiotherapy or PBT physics, building on theoretical knowledge and practical experience
- Highly specialist knowledge of and practical experience with a wide range of radiotherapy or PBT equipment and clinical applications
- Expert understanding of relevant legislation, national standards, professional and other guidelines in radiotherapy and radiation safety
Experience
- Extensive experience applying advanced and practical techniques to relevant areas of radiotherapy physics
- Significant previous experience acting as a Medical Physics Expert (MPE) in radiotherapy
- Experience of introducing advanced radiotherapy techniques into clinical service
- Experience in project and people management
- Extensive experience and knowledge of Quality Management systems