Job summary
- Main area
- Radiotherapy Physics
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 158-26-259-PHY
- Employer
- The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Liverpool
- Town
- Liverpool
- Salary
- £57,528 - £64,750 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/10/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Principal Clinical Scientist
NHS AfC: Band 8a
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Job overview
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Principal Clinical Scientist (Band 8a), Permanent, 37.5 hours per week
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust (CCC) is seeking to appoint a Principal Clinical Scientist to provide physics support to the radiotherapy department.
CCC has a large physics department with over 30 clinical scientists involved in the provision of support to either Imaging or Radiotherapy (including low-energy proton therapy), or in academic research. The department has a close working relationship with the Physics Department at the University of Liverpool with whom we collaborate to provide an MSc course in Clinical Science (Medical Physics) as part of the Health Education England’s Scientist Training Programme.
Main duties of the job
The Radiotherapy Physics group is responsible for the physics support to Clinical Oncology for Radiotherapy and Specialised Services within the Radiation Services Directorate. The postholder will be responsible for assisting the Higher Principal and Consultant Clinical Scientists for Radiotherapy and Specialised Services in providing scientific support as directed.
The postholder will be State Registered as a Clinical Scientist, and accredited (or have a portfolio ready for submission) as a Medical Physics Expert as defined by the ionising radiation (Medical Exposure) regulations with respect to some aspects of Radiotherapy or Specialised Services clinical service lines.
The wide range of equipment and different clinical techniques at CCC provides an ideal opportunity to gain a broad experience in all aspects of radiotherapy including brachytherapy and low energy proton treatments. Flexibility exists for staff to become involved in specialist topics, subject to departmental priorities. Physicists are committed to flexible working practices to meet the needs of the service.
Working for our organisation
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s leading cancer centres providing highly specialist cancer care to a population of 2.4m people across Cheshire and Merseyside, and the surrounding areas, including North Wales and the Isle of Man.
Our vision is to not only maintain this level of commitment to excellence but to work with our academic and healthcare partners across the region to ensure care, treatment and patient outcomes continuously improve in the future. We are very proud of all our expert and loyal staff and we welcome people who share the collective aim of delivering excellence in everything that we do.
Our values represent who we are and what we believe in. They define how we act to deliver the best possible care for our patients and shape The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre as a great place to work.
We are -
- Kind
- Empowered
- Responsible
- Inclusive
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details about this exciting role on offer at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- HCPC registered Clinical Scientist
- BSc (Hons) Physics or equivalent
- MSc in Medical Physics or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- PhD or equivalent R&D experience
- Registered on the RPA2000 list of Medical Physics Experts
Knowledge and Expertise
Essential criteria
- Specialist knowledge in radiation physics applied to medicine
- Specialist knowledge of the techniques employed to measure the performance of a range of radiotherapy equipment
- In-depth knowledge of radiation protection legislation in healthcare and biomedical research.
- Evidence of relevant CPD and developing scientific practice
- Awareness of national standards, professional and other guidelines relevant to the specialist area
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant experience in radiotherapy equipment quality control performance tests.
- Significant experience in radiotherapy dosimetry and treatment planning
- Understanding of patient and staff risks arising from radiation exposure for a range of radiotherapy procedures.
- Experience necessary to act as a Medical Physics Expert as defined in the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposures) Regulations
- Experience of teaching & training of scientific staff
Desirable criteria
- Experience of managing staff performance
- Publication of research in a peer-reviewed journal
- Experience of teaching and training of scientific staff
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Ann-Marie Lee
- Job title
- Higher Principal Clinical Scientist - Radiotherapy
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0151 318 8421
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