South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Scientist - GI Physiology

The closing date is 16 March 2026

Job summary

The Medical Physics Department of The South Tees NHS Foundation Trust comprises four main sections; Radiotherapy, Nuclear Medicine, Clinical Measurement and Medical Photography.

The Clinical Measurement Section delivers scientific clinical support and development work for a range of specialties including intraoperative neuromonitoring, intracranial pressure measurement, overnight home sleep studies and UV quality assurance.

The postholder will be part of the Clinical Measurement team andwill be responsible for the delivery of an upper and lower GI physiology service for patients in the Tees Valley. They will perform, interpret, and report on a range of diagnostic tests, ensuring a professional and patient focused service.

Main duties of the job

Duties include:

Diagnostic testing and analysis for upper and lower GI studies
Clinical reporting
Patient care
Quality assurance
Service development
MDT collaboration

About us

We support the Making Every Contact Count approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions:

o Your Leadership Impacto Leading your Team to Successo Leading Into the Futureo Service Improvement for Beginnerso Developing your Service Improvement Skillso Lean Practitioner

The leadership and improvement programme aims to:

o Explore leadership within the NHSo Promote Trust values and behaviourso Develop your leadership effectiveness and skillso Equip staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.

After you complete these six and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house and externally provided courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.

Date posted

02 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

328-CI-7683952

Job locations

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential

Qualified Clinical Scientist in GI physiology through the NHS Scientist Training Programme (STP) or equivalent.
Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).

Experience

Essential

Experience of performing a range of GI investigations on patients.
Clinical reporting skills in GI physiology studies.
Experience in dealing with ill and/or distressed patients (of all ages) and their relatives including the ability to explain complex test/therapy details to patients in simple terms
Experience of reporting GI investigations on patients

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

Good knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathology relating to diseases relevant to specialty areas of practice.
Very good knowledge of clinical procedures involved in specialty areas of practice.
Ability to work both independently and as a member of the team.
Good communication skills with all staff groups.
Evidence of knowledge of current scientific and technological developments in clinical measurement.
Knowledge and understanding of current legislation, knowledge of codes of practice in relation to speciality area.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential

Qualified Clinical Scientist in GI physiology through the NHS Scientist Training Programme (STP) or equivalent.
Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).

Experience

Essential

Experience of performing a range of GI investigations on patients.
Clinical reporting skills in GI physiology studies.
Experience in dealing with ill and/or distressed patients (of all ages) and their relatives including the ability to explain complex test/therapy details to patients in simple terms
Experience of reporting GI investigations on patients

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

Good knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathology relating to diseases relevant to specialty areas of practice.
Very good knowledge of clinical procedures involved in specialty areas of practice.
Ability to work both independently and as a member of the team.
Good communication skills with all staff groups.
Evidence of knowledge of current scientific and technological developments in clinical measurement.
Knowledge and understanding of current legislation, knowledge of codes of practice in relation to speciality area.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW

Employer's website

https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW

Employer's website

https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)