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Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.

Band : 7 £47,810 - £54,710

Hours:  Full time 37.5 per week

Contract - 18 Months Fixed Term 

The Radiotherapy Physics Section of the Portsmouth Medical Physics Department is a team we are proud of here at PHU. We are looking to appoint a Band 7 Clinical Scientist (or a trainee near completion) to join the established, friendly and enthusiastic team of 24 staff. The role provides a flexible mix of responsibilities; duties may include treatment planning, quality control, research and development, support to clinical trials.

Key responsibilities:

• To provide specialised scientific support in the field of Radiotherapy Physics involving a broad range of specialised, complex, routine and non-routine scientific work specifically in; quality control of radiotherapy equipment, radiation dosimetry, external beam treatment planning and brachytherapy planning.
• Support the safe introduction, application and optimisation of new techniques and developments, contributing to service, protocol and procedure development for this area of work.
• Undertaking development and research work, scientific publication, as appropriate.
• Assist with the training and supervision of dosimetrists, pre-registration Clinical Scientists, Clinical Scientists, and other students in the department.
• Take responsibility for specific functions within the service.

For further information, or to arrange an informal chat or visit, we would love to hear from you so please contact Dr Tony Palmer, Head of Radiotherapy Physics initially via email: [email protected] 

If you are new to the area, we have so much on offer! Portsmouth is a vibrant city and tourist destination on the south coast with convenient access to the South Downs National Park, New Forest, and the Isle of Wight, and just 90 minutes from London Waterloo by train.  Whether your passion is the outdoors, with beaches, sailing, kite surfing, horse-riding and hiking on our doorstep, or culture, in the birthplace of Charles Dickens, with two theatres and a major concert venue in the city, and the Historic Dockyard of Britain’s naval history, Portsmouth has something for everyone. If you like to travel and explore, Portsmouth ferries sail to the Channel Islands, France and Spain and cruise ships depart from nearby Southampton to the Mediterranean, Baltic, Carribean and Nordic seas. Southampton airport is just 20 miles away, serving destinations across the British Isles and Europe. 

For additional information please see attached job description.

• BSc in physics or relevant physical science
• MSc or equivalent (or near completion) in relevant subject, ideally Medical Physics
• HCPC registration as a Clinical Scientists in Medical Physics, or near-completion of registration with initial appointment at a lower grade
• Desirable but not essential: PhD in related subject area

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most. 

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.