Clinical Scientist or Therapeutic Radiographer, National RTTQA Group

Job responsibilities

ENHT is seeking to maintain and expand the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre staff as we move to an exciting new future.

We welcome applications from those who would relish the opportunity to be part of new and developing cancer service, building on the excellent reputation, research and patient experience the Cancer Centre already delivers.

In the UK new technologies and techniques are used and often introduced in clinical trials. The RTTQA Group engages early in the clinical trial development process. You would have the opportunity to be involved in practice changing developments in areas including proton beam therapy, adaptive treatments, MR-Linac, SABR and SRS.

In addition, you will receive a High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of your basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £4,314 and a maximum payment of £5,436 per annum pro rata.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification information pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Qualifications/Training

Essential

• Qualification Appropriate to registration as an HCPC registered radiographer or clinical scientist (radiotherapy physics)
• Registration as a Therapeutic Radiographer or Clinical Scientist (or eligible to apply within 1 year for registration)
• Post graduate qualification in a relevant subject or evidence of study at this level
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

Previous Experience

Essential

• Experience working within a radiotherapy or radiotherapy physics environment
• Specialist training and practical experience on linear accelerators, treatment planning systems and dosimetry

Desirable

• Training in either stereotactic physics or brachytherapy
• Experience of multimodality imaging and adaptive treatment delivery techniques
• Experience of rotational techniques, gating and/or stereotactic radiotherapy.
• Clinical Trial work

Skills

Essential

• Able to communicate complex information to other professional groups
• Ability to present complex information in scientific papers to large multidisciplinary groups of staff at national and international meetings
• Prepare and collaborate on papers for publication in national and international journals
• Able to use judgement involving complex facts that require analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options, for example in analysing the results of scientific measurements or processes, which may conflict, and deciding upon an appropriate course of action
• Able to create spreadsheets, electronic documents and individual 3D computerised patient treatment plans for radiotherapy
• Have highly developed physical accuracy and dexterity in order to be able to manipulate equipment, for example, in setting up and using delicate instruments to make precise measurements to detect and calibrate radiation doses within "phantom" patients. The post holder is also required to use 3D visualisation skills in treatment planning
• Expected to work independently, organising own workload, within professional guidelines, following protocols where these exist and referring to his/her manager where necessary. The individual's manager assesses work at intervals
• Ability to concentrate when report writing and analysing results. Occasionally be required may have to change tasks to accommodate changing workload priorities
• Able to concentrate where the work pattern is unpredictable. Occasionally, there will be a requirement for prolonged concentration

Desirable

• Previous experience of presenting scientific papers at national meetings
• Previous experience of publishing work
• Use of Macros in Excel
• Relevant use of computer programming skills

Knowledge

Essential

• Specialist knowledge of the planning and treatment of patients.
• Knowledge of patient and machine dosimetry QC in radiotherapy
• Understanding of patient and staff risks arising from treatment planning computer system errors, equipment failure, treatment errors and incorrect dosimetry
• Broad knowledge of radiotherapy techniques and clinical applications
• Understanding of relevant legislation, national standards, professional and other guidelines (e.g. IRR, IRMER, ISO 9001, BSI and ISO standards, professional and regulatory body reports and guidelines)

Other Requirements

Essential

• Must be highly self-motivated
• Able to work with radiotherapy equipment and to manoeuvre associated physics equipment
• The post holder works in an environment of cancer patients, and may have to interact with them (for example, in performing measurements on a patient undergoing radiotherapy). Therefore there may be occasional exposure to distressing circumstances
• The post holder must be prepared to work in an environment where there is a radiation hazard, and so must understand the hazards posed by ionising radiation and sources of high voltage
• Work hours necessary for the proper and efficient performance of the work. This may necessitate some out of hours work. Saturday working may occasionally be required with compensatory time off during Monday to Friday
• Experience and evidence of engagement around equality, diversity and inclusion issues in relation to policy, service development and service delivery in respect of both services to users and the management of staff
• Role model our Trust values every day

Desirable

• May occasionally be expected to manoeuvre, within the limits required for manual handling, heavy loads such as radiotherapy dosimetry "phantoms" for several short p

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).