• Job Description

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  Job summary

  We have a vacancy for a Clinical Scientist within the Radiotherapy Physics Department at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We are seeking an experienced, highly skilled and motivated HCPC registered clinical scientist to join our multidisciplinary team at the Rosemere Cancer Centre . Applications from staff close to registration will be considered for appointment under the terms of Agenda for Change annex 21.

  You will join an enthusiastic and friendly team of 17 clinical scientists, 12 dosimetrists, 8 engineers and a quality manager. In addition to this we also currently have 3 STP trainees and looking to actively recruit apprentice engineers into our team.

  • Treatment planning is conducted on Pinnacle throughout the department. Some treatment planning is also being carried out on Raystation.
  • Independent VMAT plan verification is carried out using Sun Nuclear DoseCHECK.
  • Rosemere is commissioned to provide SABR for primary lung tumours and oligometasteses (non-spine and spine, lung, liver and adrenal) in addition to intracranial SRS.

  Main duties of the job

  This post is concerned with the delivery of a radiotherapy physics service at Rosemere Cancer Centre. The post holder will perform day to day scientific tasks across all areas of radiotherapy physics, which will ensure: that equipment is commissioned for clinical use; clinical equipment is operating within defined specification, and that individual patient treatment plans are produced and checked accurately.

  You will also support research and development work across all aspects of the service that the radiotherapy physics team covers.

  Rosemere Cancer Centre is on the Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Royal Preston Hospital site and provides an external beam radiotherapy service for the adult population of Lancashire and South Cumbria (1.6 Million population). The centre has:

  • • Eight clinical Elekta linacs (including two Harmony Pro linacs), all with Vision RT surface guided technology, CBCT, flattening filter free treatment capability and equipped with Response ABC system.
    • Two dedicated Philips Big Bore CT scanners with Vision RT surface guided technology.
    • MOSAIQ and SYNERGISTIQ(TM).

  About us

  We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

  Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

  You'll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you'd never have done. You'll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.

  You'll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care and enhancing their experience which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.

  Details

  Date posted

  23 July 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 7

  Salary

  £47,810 to £54,710 a year Per annum/Pro rata

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  438-PB3303

  Job locations

  Royal Preston Hospital

  Sharoe Green Lane

  Preston

  PR2 9HT

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  See attached Job Description for details of main responsibilities.

  To produce and check routine and complex radiotherapy treatment plans in accordance with agreed local and national standards and evidence based guidelines. To perform quality assurance on the treatment planning computer based on departmental practice. To be involved in aspects of the commissioning of radiotherapy treatment planning equipment and software upgrades as and when necessary, liaising with all involved parties to coordinate the required activities.

  To perform highly accurate routine and non-routine quality control checks of the radiotherapy equipment to ensure that it remains within clinically acceptable tolerances. To contribute to the commissioning of dosimetry, radiotherapy treatment delivery and pretreatment equipment and software upgrades as and when necessary, liaising with all involved parties to coordinate the required activities.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  See attached Job Description for details of main responsibilities.

  To produce and check routine and complex radiotherapy treatment plans in accordance with agreed local and national standards and evidence based guidelines. To perform quality assurance on the treatment planning computer based on departmental practice. To be involved in aspects of the commissioning of radiotherapy treatment planning equipment and software upgrades as and when necessary, liaising with all involved parties to coordinate the required activities.

  To perform highly accurate routine and non-routine quality control checks of the radiotherapy equipment to ensure that it remains within clinically acceptable tolerances. To contribute to the commissioning of dosimetry, radiotherapy treatment delivery and pretreatment equipment and software upgrades as and when necessary, liaising with all involved parties to coordinate the required activities.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications & Education

  Essential

  • Honours degree in an appropriate physical science
  • Postgraduate Degree (e.g. Masters level and above)
  • State Registered Clinical Scientist

  Desirable

  • Membership of IPEM or other equivalent professional body
  • PhD or equivalent evidence of research training

  Knowledge & Experience

  Essential

  • Treatment planning experience
  • Dosimetry experience
  • Knowledge of relevant legislation, national standards, professional guidelines
  • Knowledge of computer software packages used for analysing and presenting data

  Desirable

  • Working knowledge of quality management systems
  • Understanding of research and clinical governance
  • Knowledge of one or more computer programming languages

  Person Specification

  Qualifications & Education

  Essential

  • Honours degree in an appropriate physical science
  • Postgraduate Degree (e.g. Masters level and above)
  • State Registered Clinical Scientist

  Desirable

  • Membership of IPEM or other equivalent professional body
  • PhD or equivalent evidence of research training

  Knowledge & Experience

  Essential

  • Treatment planning experience
  • Dosimetry experience
  • Knowledge of relevant legislation, national standards, professional guidelines
  • Knowledge of computer software packages used for analysing and presenting data

  Desirable

  • Working knowledge of quality management systems
  • Understanding of research and clinical governance
  • Knowledge of one or more computer programming languages

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  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.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  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.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Royal Preston Hospital

  Sharoe Green Lane

  Preston

  PR2 9HT

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Royal Preston Hospital

  Sharoe Green Lane

  Preston

  PR2 9HT

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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