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Job summary

Main area
Radiological Physics
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 8c
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Flexible working
  • Home or remote working
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
391-RFL-7886597
Employer
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Free
Town
London
Salary
£88,250 - £100,355 per annum inclusive of HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
15/04/2026 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Consultant Clinical Scientist, Radiological Physics & Radiation Safety

NHS AfC: Band 8c

Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community.  This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

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Job overview

The Radiological Physics and Radiation Safety team at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust are looking to recruit a Band 8c Consultant Clinical Scientist. We are a friendly and dynamic team based at the Royal Free Hospital in central London, delivering diagnostic radiology physics services to our trust and several other NHS organisations. Working closely with our clinical colleagues, our aim is to provide a responsive, effective and high quality service for the benefit of patients and staff.

Main duties of the job

You must be an HCPC registered Clinical Scientist and hold MPE and RPA certificates of competence, specialising in diagnostic radiology physics. You will deputise for the head of department in leading and managing the team, and you will manage the radiological equipment performance testing service. The team actively supports training and development and there will be plenty of opportunities for these activities. 

Working for our organisation

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top
For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Person specification

Education & professional Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • • Honours First Degree in Physics or equivalent, or containing a major physics component
  • • Postgraduate degree or equivalent in medical or radiation physics
  • • HCPC registered as a Clinical Scientist
  • • Certificate of competence to act as a Radiation Protection Adviser (RPA)
  • • Certificate of competence to act as a Medical Physics Expert (MPE)
Desirable criteria
  • • Inclusion on the AHCS Higher Specialist Scientist Register

Experience

Essential criteria
  • • Appropriate and sufficient experience to be appointable as an RPA for the group’s work
  • • Appropriate and sufficient experience to be appointable as an MPE for the group’s work
  • • Appropriate and sufficient experience to be appointable as an operator under IR(ME)R
  • • Active evidence of pursuing professional advancement (CPD)
  • • Experience of supervising other staff and trainees
  • • Experience of training a wide range of professionals in radiation safety
  • • Experience of setting up and supervising research projects
Desirable criteria
  • • Experience of managing a service or team
  • • Experience of managing a budget

Skills and aptitudes

Essential criteria
  • • Advanced specialist knowledge and skills in diagnostic radiology physics and the techniques employed to measure the performance and radiological safety of state of the art x-ray imaging equipment
  • • Advanced specialist knowledge and skills in practical radiation safety, relevant legislation and standards
  • • Specialised knowledge of wider clinical issues and their implications in diagnostic imaging
  • • High level of understanding of patient and staff risks associated with ionising radiation
  • • Detailed knowledge of risk management systems
  • • Understanding of incident reporting pathways in the context of diagnostic imaging
  • • Ability to design and implement clinical and service audits.
  • • Knowledge of employment procedures and practices to a level appropriate for supervising individuals or small groups of staff
  • • Understanding of leadership qualities in a healthcare setting
  • • Knowledge of governance issues including ethical and regulatory considerations
  • • Ability to identify relevant areas for R&D focus
  • • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills including report writing and presentations
  • • Ability to communicate with staff at all levels within the organisation and external agencies and provide highly specialist advice
  • • Highly effective communication and persuasive skills in the advocacy of measures necessary for radiation safety and legislative compliance to senior managers
  • • Ability to explain complicated concepts of diagnostic imaging and radiation risks to lay persons
  • • Ability to communicate complex information at postgraduate level to other professional groups
  • • Ability to present scientific papers at national and international conferences
  • • Ability to plan the introduction of new techniques, procedures and equipment
  • • Advanced analytical, reasoning and problem solving skills
  • • Advanced scientific skills including application of scientific method and interpretation of data
  • • Advanced report writing skills
  • • Ability to deliver training on complex subjects
  • • Ability to give radiation safety advice to patients in differing circumstances
  • • IT literate and competent in the use of Excel, Word and Powerpoint
  • • Ability to use image analysis software
  • • Ability to operate highly complex equipment with a high degree of accuracy
  • • Highly developed skills to manipulate complex diagnostic tools
  • • Ability to undertake manual lifting – for example setting up a technical test
Desirable criteria
  • • Formal training in healthcare leadership
  • • Ability to use patient dose management systems

Personal Qualities & attributes

Essential criteria
  • • Ability to be flexible and adaptive and to show initiative
  • • Ability to work effectively within a team
  • • Ability to work unsupervised
  • • Ability to undertake and promote innovative work
  • • Ability to concentrate frequently when subjected to unpredictable work patterns
  • • Ability to concentrate for prolonged periods
  • • Ability to deal with distressing circumstances
  • • Self motivated, organised and able to work to deadlines

Other

Desirable criteria
  • • Clean driving license
  • • Own car for visits to other hospitals carrying equipment

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Claire Skinner
Job title
Head of Radiological Physics and Radiation Safety
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
02078302158
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