Principal Clinical Scientist Treatment Planning Band 8A

Principal Clinical Scientist Treatment Planning Band 8A

NOTE:
Please be advised that the start date for the successful candidate will be into the new financial year (May 2026 onwards). The exact timing will be confirmed at offer stage.

We are looking for motivated and enthusiastic scientist to join our team.

The Radiotherapy Physics department provides a specialist technical radiotherapy physics service to the Lincolnshire Oncology Centre, contributing to safe treatment of patients for radiotherapy. It is responsible for ensuring the accurate calibration of all radiotherapy treatment machines and providing a routine quality control service for all equipment used in simulating, planning and treating radiotherapy patients.

We have 3 Varian True Beams and are currently about to commission a Varian Halcyon replacement, planned on Eclipse. Our LDR and HDR brachytherapy service covers both prostate and gynae.

• Treatment planning and checking for complex radiotherapy plans.
• To take a lead role in the implementation of new techniques with support from the Treatment Planning Lead or the Head of Radiotherapy Physics.
• Management of specified staff within the treatment planning team including strategic approach to their training and development.
• Assessment of competencies in treatment planning.
• Participation in department MPE support as appropriate within areas of expertise.
• Line management of staff including staff recruitment, development and appraisal.
• To liaise closely with radiotherapy staff to ensure appropriate training and procedures are in place prior to the implementation of any new equipment or techniques.
• To provide appropriate training for clinical, physics and radiotherapy staff with respect projects on which you have been leading.

Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment. From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

Pilgrim Hospital is situated in beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.

Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.

This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.

The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).

What should you do next?

Have a look at the job description and if you like what you see then apply today. Dont miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution. Your NHS needs you!!!

• Good (1st or 2nd class) honours degree in a relevant subject.
• Relevant MSc or higher degree.
• Completion of scientist training program or equivalent experience
• HCPC registered
• MPE registration or within 1 year of submission of portfolio

• Experience in Radiotherapy Physics analysing and judging treatment options, exercising judgement to solve problems
• Specialist training and practical experience in the use and calibration of radiotherapy equipment
• Significant experience in planning and checking complex patients treatment plans in one of brachytherapy, external beam or stereotactic radiotherapy (as appropriate to the post)
• Team leadership
• Experience in planning and checking patients treatment plans in an additional area from brachytherapy, external beam or stereotactic radiotherapy.
• Experience of imaging modalities other than CT.

• Broad knowledge of radiation and associated areas within Medical Physics.
• Highly developed, specialist level of theoretical and practical knowledge across the full range of working procedures and practices within Radiotherapy Physics.
• Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of Radiotherapy equipment, dosimetry and treatment planning, including sufficient knowledge and experience to act as a Medical Physics Expert in Radiotherapy Physics.
• Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of relevant legislation, national standards, professional and other guidelines, including IRR, IR(ME)
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