Job overview

The Radiotherapy and Proton Beam Therapy (PBT) departments, in academic partnership with UCL, have an exciting opportunity for a Research and Development Specialist Therapeutic Radiographer posts. The successful post holder will be at the forefront of cutting edge research and technological developments across the departments.

The post holder will lead research and development in key areas including motion management, advanced imaging, including functional imaging, and adaptive techniques across the Radiotherapy and PBT services. It will be the responsibility of the post holder to lead on site-specific research and development as part of the academic collaboration with UCL. They will be required to facilitate the opening of clinical studies and trials in accordance with ICH Good Clinical Practice Guidelines and Research Governance requirements and to obtain informed patient consent for clinical trials. The post holder will agree, document, communicate and implement policies, protocols, guidelines and procedures necessary for optimum participation in, and recruitment to, clinical trials within the remit of their area of chosen doctorate research and other trials. The roles involve the collation and analysis of research data and the dissemination of findings locally, nationally and internationally via presentations and publications.

Main duties of the job

This is an autonomous role where the post holder is expected to manage their own case-load and is accountable for their own professional actions and the actions of more junior staff members.

Promote, develop, design and implement highly specialised clinical radiotherapy practices across the photon and proton departments using evidence-based research in conjunction with multi-disciplinary team.

Promote, develop, design and implement highly specialised clinical radiotherapy research projects using extensive knowledge base within radiotherapy, radiotherapy physics, UCL and medical equipment vendors.

As part of the multi-disciplinary team, agree, document, communicate and implement policies, protocols, guidelines and procedures necessary for optimum participation in and recruitment radiotherapy trials.

Undertaking a postgraduate doctorate is a requirement for the post which may will linking with other hospitals, industry and Higher Education Institutions.       

Working for our organisation

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.    

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:    

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)  
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery 
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals 
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building 
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine  
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre  
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases 
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street 

 We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.   

At UCLH, we have a real ‘One Team’ ethos, and our values – safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.