We are looking for an enthusiastic physicist to join the Diagnostic Radiology Physics team at The Royal Marsden Hospital on a fixed term 13-month contract to cover maternity leave. The post holder will be a HCPC registered clinical scientist, supporting the group in procuring, accepting, commissioning and optimising x-ray and CT equipment, and contributing to routine quality control testing, patient dosimetry and radiation protection services.

The Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a tertiary centre for cancer treatment and together with the Institute of Cancer Research forms the largest comprehensive cancer centre in Europe. The Department of Physics provides clinical services to the Trust and undertakes extensive basic and translational research. The Diagnostic Radiology Physics Group provide diagnostic radiology physics and radiation protection services to The Royal Marsden and to other hospitals. The Royal Marsden has sites in Chelsea, Sutton and Marylebone. The group is a friendly team and consists of 7.2 WTE scientists, a senior healthcare science practitioner and a senior radiology review coordinator, and we are based at the Cheslea site. We encourage all staff to participate in the Group's research and development activities and its extensive teaching and training commitments. For informal visits and further enquiries, contact Ed McDonagh, Head of Diagnostic Radiology Physics on 020 7808 2512

Main duties of the job

1.1 Participate in the provision and development of the group's comprehensive diagnostic radiology physics including x-ray equipment testing, patient dosimetry, and radiation protection.

1.2 Assist the medical physics experts and radiation protection adviser in the group in the provision of their services.

1.3 Participate in teaching, training, research and development.

About us

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals - one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey - as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

2.1 Participate in the provision, planning, and development of the Groups diagnostic radiology physics service. This includes performing periodic quality control testing of complex, patient-critical x-ray equipment located both within and outside the Trust. Quality control testing requires high precision measurements using sophisticated x-ray measuring equipment analysis of complex and inter-dependent test data preparation of reports in a well-presented, timely manner using complex computer spreadsheets interpretation of test results for radiology staff and x-ray engineers and making recommendations in order to ensure compliance with relevant legislation, national and local standards and agreed good practice.

2.2 Accept into clinical use, perform a critical examination (to demonstrate compliance with the Ionising Radiation Regulations 2017 (IRR)) and commission general patient-critical x-ray equipment, and to participate in the acceptance and commissioning of complex, patient-critical x-ray equipment such as multi-slice CT and digital mammography. This involves liaison with equipment suppliers, installation x-ray engineers, application specialists and radiology staff.

2.3 Perform regular quality assurance testing of complex, patient-critical X-ray equipment, analyse results and formulate a scientific opinion regarding the performance of the unit and its suitability for clinical use.

2.4 Investigate equipment faults, including those arising from quality control surveys and those reported to the Group, and provide recommendations and expert advice to radiology staff and x-ray engineers to ensure that faults are corrected or, if necessary, reported to the appropriate authorities in accordance with radiation legislation.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

• Good (1st or 2nd class) Honours degree in physics or other related subject.
• MSc in Medical Physics [or equivalent].
• Achieved, or close to achieving, HCPC registration as a clinical scientist

Desirable

• Corporate membership of an appropriate professional body

Experience

Essential

• Relevant and structured experience across the range of working procedures and practices in diagnostic radiology physics.
• Demonstrable contributions to the development or applications of medical physics. Suitable research and development experience in other areas might also be considered acceptable.
• Substantial experience of using PCs. Able to use Excel to develop custom spreadsheets with macros for data analysis.
• Experience of using image acquisition and image reviewing workstations for image manipulation and analysis. Experience of using computers in a networked and PACS environment
• Experience in programming using image processing software such as Python or IDL.
• Current evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Desirable

• Experience of using dose management systems / software for auditing patient exposures

Employer details

Employer name

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Royal Marsden Chelsea

Fulham Road

Cheslea

SW3 6JJ

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