Expected Shortlisting Date:
27/09/2024
Planned Interview Date:
11/10/2024
Applications are invited for a permanent Band 8A Clinical Scientist (Treatment Planning) in the Leeds Cancer Centre, St James's University Hospital.
We are looking for a Clinical Scientist with expert experience in radiotherapy physics to join a team of 17 physicists working in the treatment planning section. We have a strong multi-disciplinary approach to working and the successful candidate will participate in clinical trial support, quality management as well as provide expert medical physics support to the radiotherapy physics service. Research and innovation are at the heart of the service, with opportunities to be part of development work as well as support a large portfolio of local and national clinical trials. We have an advanced extra-cranial SABR service and treat sites including the spine, liver and pelvis. Within the Leeds Cancer Centre, all VMAT is planned and delivered using flattening filter free beams.
This post also has responsibility for supporting the training of STP trainees within the radiotherapy physics section.
Main duties of the job:
This post is based in the radiotherapy treatment planning group within the Radiotherapy Physics section of Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering. The main responsibilities are:
- To provide Medical Physics Expert (MPE) advice and support for the provision of radiotherapy within the Trust, including radiotherapy treatment planning, imaging, research and innovation.
- Duties to include equipment installation, acceptance, commissioning, calibration, dosimetry, quality assurance and quality control.
- Radiotherapy treatment planning, plan checking and technique development.
- Radiotherapy Imaging clinical support, technique development and clinical implementation.
- To give expert Medical Physics advice on radiotherapy dosimetry, planning, imaging, computing and technology.
- To develop radiotherapy technology, techniques, utilisation, verification and quality assurance.
- To design, develop and manage appropriate radiotherapy systems, usage, data and databases.
About us:
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest and busiest acute hospital trusts in the UK. We are committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time. Our staff helped to define the values and behaviours that we should work to so that we can achieve this vision.
The radiotherapy service in St James's treats over 7500 new radiotherapy patients per annum. The centre is equipped with the latest technology, including 12 Versa HDs, RayStation treatment planning, a Flexitron HDR remote afterloading platform for advanced image guided brachytherapy, I-125 prostate brachytherapy service and Gamma Knife ICON. The managed equipment service was recently renewed, ensuring equipment replacement and comprehensive support for the next 15 years.
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Job description:
Job responsibilities:
PRINCIPAL DUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:
Scientific and Clinical:
- To provide expert medical physics support to the provision of radiotherapy within the Trust.
- To deputise for a Head of Section or other senior staff to be responsible for the relevant parts of the Sections service in his/her absence.
- To supervise other staff, as agreed with Section Heads.
- To act as a Medical Physics Expert as defined in the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations 2017.
- To provide expert advice in the event of technology failure.
- To manage quality assurance work of the Medical Physics department for relevant systems.
- To monitor the training needs and competencies of the members of the Medical Physics department.
- To assist in the planning of new radiotherapy facilities, technology & its use & development.
- To perform acceptance testing on new radiotherapy technology systems and imaging facilities.
- To manage the commissioning of new radiotherapy technology.
Teaching and training:
- To provide teaching and training of students, radiographers, physicists, clinicians, management and members of the public on relevant aspects of radiotherapy as required.
Research and Development:
- To be responsible for carrying out evaluation, research and development.
Professional:
- To participate in a Continuing Professional Development scheme.
- To keep abreast of the latest technical and scientific developments.
Person Specification:
Experience:
- Qualifications, knowledge and experience to act as Medical Physics Expert under IR(ME)R within the field of radiotherapy.
- Expert knowledge and extensive practical experience of all main areas of radiotherapy physics.
- Acceptance testing and commissioning of radiotherapy equipment.
- Radiation Protection.
Qualifications:
- Good (1st or 2nd class) honours degree in a relevant subject.
- MSc or equivalent in radiotherapy physics.
- HCPC registration as a Clinical Scientist.
Skills & Behaviours:
- To act at all times in a professional manner.
- Maintain patient dignity and confidentiality.
- Creative lateral thinker.
Employer details:
Employer name:
Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Address:
St. James's University Hospital
Beckett Street
Leeds
LS9 7TF
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