Principal Clinical Scientist; Imaging Physics

Principal Clinical Scientist (Imaging Physics)

The closing date is 02 March 2026

We are growing our team to complement the opening of new Community Diagnostic Centres in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. The post holder will join our scientists and technologists providing comprehensive scientific support to the diagnostic radiology services at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and their external customers, including CDCs.

The role will include contributions to all scientific aspects of the service: routine, developmental and research. As a Medical Physics Expert, the post holder will have a key role in supporting optimisation in diagnostic radiology. The post holder will perform and analyse quality assurance tests and patient dose surveys across all modalities, and will have the opportunity to support the section's occupational radiation protection activities and to obtain RPA certification.

The post holder will be expected to undertake research and development and participate in the Department's teaching programmes.

Nottingham University Hospitals includes the City Hospital Campus and the Queen's Medical Centre Campus with the city centre CDC due to open later this year. The post holder will spend significant time at both campuses and will be required to travel to our external customers in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, as required. It is expected that the post holder will initially be based at the QMC Campus.

• Provide scientific support to Diagnostic Radiology.
• Participate in patient dosimetry programmes including coordinating the routine patient dosimetry programme, analysing the data and making recommendations on improvements to practice.
• Calculate information regarding radiation exposure to staff, patients, and others and put these into a context that can be understood.
• Perform risk assessments to ensure that radiation doses received by staff, patients and members of the public are "as low as reasonably practicable".
• Perform or support the performance of regulatory compliance audits.
• Participate in routine and acceptance testing of equipment to ensure that it meets specification and is safe to use with patients.
• Participate in the specification and procurement of medical radiological equipment.
• Identify possible service developments and new areas of work so as to maximise the benefit of our service to patients and other customers.

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team  are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Please carefully read the Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.

• MSc or equivalent in Medical Physics
• Registration as a Clinical Scientist
• Certification as Medical Physics Expert
• PhD or other research experience in a relevant subject

• Post-registration experience in diagnostic radiology and/or radiation protection

• Able to teach and assess STP & PTP trainees
• Able to present specialist information at conferences/meetings, in written reports or in peer reviewed journals

• Able to analyse complex data or test results and interpret them
• Experience in data analysis or image processing tools and programming languages

• Able to plan specialist workload and coordinate with other healthcare professionals and services within own and other organisations
• Able to see out appropriate training opportunities to maintain competence

• Driving license or ability to travel independently between customer sites in an efficient way

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working, Compressed hours