Lead Consultant Clinical Scientist: Radiotherapy/Specialised Services

Job Description

Lead Consultant Clinical Scientist: Radiotherapy(Band 8D)We are looking for a candidate with significant experience in radiotherapy physics, who is already a recognized Medical Physics Expert with a certificate of competence from RPA2000 and registration with the Academy of Healthcare Science (AHCS) as a Higher Specialist Scientist (HSS). In addition, the post will require the demonstration of practical management and leadership skills.The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s leading providers of non-surgical cancer treatment, caring for a population of 2.4 million people across Cheshire & Merseyside, North Wales, the Isle of Man and parts of Lancashire. Our flagship specialist cancer hospital in Liverpool opened in June 2020, supported by our hospital on the Clatterbridge Health Park in Wirral and our radiotherapy treatment centre on the Aintree Hospital site.Working with leading experts from The University of Liverpool and the Cancer Research UK Liverpool Cancer Trials Unit we strive to stay at the forefront of novel treatments and techniques to deliver more effective and personalised treatments than ever before.Most radiotherapy is provided from the new cancer centre, with additional radiotherapy services provided by two satellite radiotherapy treatment centres (CCC-Aintree and CCC-Wirral). We are also the only facility in the UK providing low-energy proton beam therapy to treat rare eye cancers (CCC-Wirral).Clatterbridge Cancer Centres Physics department employs over 30 clinical scientists involved either in the provision of support to the Radiotherapy or Imaging departments or in academic research. The department has a close working relationship with the University of Liverpools Physics Department with whom we collaborate to provide an MSc course in Clinical Science (Medical Physics) as part of the national Scientist Training Programme.Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.The Trust takes an active responsibility for ensuring systems, policies and processes are in place to safeguard Children, young people and Adults, supporting the national and local agenda around safeguarding, including local arrangements for the protection of children young person and adults at risk.This job is unlikely to attract a Tier 2 Certificate of Sponsorship (formerly a work permit). Applications from candidates who require Tier 2 immigration status to work in the UK may not be considered if there are a sufficient number of other suitable candidates. To apply for a Tier 2 Certificate of Sponsorship, employers need to demonstrate that they are unable to recruit a resident worker before recruiting an individual overseas. The Trust takes an active responsibility for ensuring systems, policies and processes are in place to safeguard Children and Adults, and support the national and local agenda around safeguarding, including local arrangements for the protection of children and adults at risk.For further details / informal visits contact:NameCarl RowbottomJob titleDirector of PhysicsEmail addressAdditional contact informationCarl Rowbottom,