South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Clinical Scientist: Radiotherapy Physics

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Job summary

University Hospitals Tees is a hospital group formed by North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust and South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Radiotherapy Physics is situated at the James Cook University Hospital in South Tees.

Radiotherapy Physics is comprised of Treatment Planning, Machines and Computer Science. We are looking to recruit an outstanding individual to lead the Treatment Planning section. The successful candidate will be an experienced scientist working at consultant level with familiarity across all areas of radiotherapy physics and expertise in treatment planning, with competence to act as a Medical Physic Expert. The individual will be someone who can create a vision for the future of the treatment planning section and take the action needed to achieve those goals.

This is an exciting time for the radiotherapy service with a major capital equipment replacement program in progress. Alongside this the department has a strong track record of innovation and service development in areas such as SABR, advanced IGRT and innovative machine QA techniques. Current priorities include introducing online adaptive radiotherapy and increased usage of AI tools.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will provide scientific, clinical and professional leadership and has an essential role in ensuring safe, high-quality service delivery.

Key elements are:

developing and enacting a strategy for the treatment planning service at JCUH
managing resources & staff
overseeing academic, strategic & project work
working with senior Radiotherapy and Clinical Oncology colleagues to develop and deliver continual service improvement in treatment planning
provision of expert advice to medical and clinical staff
responsibility for compliance with statutory obligations

About us

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust have come together to form University Hospitals Tees. As a result, post holders may be required to work across sites within both organisations.Across University Hospitals Tees, our ambition is to be the best place to work, ensuring we have the right staff in the right roles at the right time to deliver outstanding patient care and experience.We are committed to supporting our staff through an inclusive and supportive working environment, offering health and wellbeing initiatives, staff benefits, and opportunities for personal and professional development.We support the 'Making Every Contact Count' approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.

Date posted

16 July 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£66,582 to £77,368 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

328-CI-8025317

Job locations

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW

United Kingdom

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

Knowledge and skills

Essential

Knowledge of current and emerging scientific and technological developments in radiotherapy
Excellent communication skills across all staff groups
Knowledge and understanding of current radiation legislation, knowledge of codes of practice and recommendations in quality assurance and radiation dosimetry
Knowledge of clinical oncology
Teaching and training skills
Ability to work both independently, as a member of the team and to lead a team

Desirable

Expertise in relevant fields demonstrated on the national or international stage
Ability to take new work through the publication process to well recognised journals or other platforms

Qualifications and training

Essential

A first- or second-class honours degree in physics
Masters level degree in medical physics or equivalent
Registered with the HCPC as a clinical scientist
Hold certificate as a Medical Physics Expert in radiotherapy

Desirable

A postgraduate degree (PhD / DClinSci)
Attendance at conferences or training courses intended to extend the breadth and depth of knowledge

Experience

Essential

Evidence of completed research and development projects
Evidence of career progression demonstrating both breadth and depth of experience

Desirable

Track record of development projects in treatment planning
Experience managing staff and projects
Experience of commissioning treatment planning systems, algorithms and planning techniques

Person Specification

Knowledge and skills

Essential

Knowledge of current and emerging scientific and technological developments in radiotherapy
Excellent communication skills across all staff groups
Knowledge and understanding of current radiation legislation, knowledge of codes of practice and recommendations in quality assurance and radiation dosimetry
Knowledge of clinical oncology
Teaching and training skills
Ability to work both independently, as a member of the team and to lead a team

Desirable

Expertise in relevant fields demonstrated on the national or international stage
Ability to take new work through the publication process to well recognised journals or other platforms

Qualifications and training

Essential

A first- or second-class honours degree in physics
Masters level degree in medical physics or equivalent
Registered with the HCPC as a clinical scientist
Hold certificate as a Medical Physics Expert in radiotherapy

Desirable

A postgraduate degree (PhD / DClinSci)
Attendance at conferences or training courses intended to extend the breadth and depth of knowledge

Experience

Essential

Evidence of completed research and development projects
Evidence of career progression demonstrating both breadth and depth of experience

Desirable

Track record of development projects in treatment planning
Experience managing staff and projects
Experience of commissioning treatment planning systems, algorithms and planning techniques

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.

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Additional information

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UK Registration

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Employer details

Employer name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW

United Kingdom

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

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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