Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced, enthusiastic and highly motivated Clinical Scientist to join our Radiotherapy team. The Department has completed the replacement of our fleet of linacs in 2022 following the installation of our second Halcyon, and the associated IT infrastructure replaced in May 2024. Additionally, the Trust is working closely with local charities to upgrade one of our Halcyon linacs so that adaptive radiotherapy can be delivered to the patients of Staffordshire through Varian’s Ethos Adaptive Therapy System. Plans are also in place for the expansion of our brachytherapy service to include prostate needle therapy. 

Main duties of the job

You will be expected to have the experience required to act at a Consultant Clinical Scientist level, and work in collaboration with our clinical, scientific and management teams to ensure that the cancer service provided by the University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is exemplar.  Specifically, the postholder will be expected to

·         Deputise for the Head of Radiotherapy Physics in managing the scientific and technical services at the University Hospitals of North Midlands

·         Take the scientific lead for Quality Assurance/Dosimetry and for the scientific component of clinical implementation for new treatment techniques

·         Have specific responsibilities for mentoring and co-ordinating the Clinical Scientist Trainees across the Medical Physics Directorate

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential. 

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.