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Clinical Scientist
2 months ago
We are seeking a highly skilled Clinical Scientist to join our Radiotherapy Physics team at Leeds Teaching Hospitals. As a key member of our team, you will play a vital role in ensuring the safe and effective delivery of radiotherapy treatments to our patients.
Key Responsibilities- Scientific and Clinical Expertise
- Provide expert medical physics support to the provision of radiotherapy within the Trust.
- Deputise for a Head of Section or other senior staff; responsible for the relevant parts of the Sections service in their absence.
- Supervise other staff, as agreed with Section Heads.
- Assess competency of trainees and recommend when staff are competent to carry out procedures unsupervised.
- Act as a Medical Physics Expert as defined in the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations 2017, providing expert medical physics, radiation protection and dosimetry advice to clinical oncologists and others in the Trust or outside.
- Provide expert advice in the event of technology failure; determine when technology is fit for clinical use.
- Manage quality assurance work of the Medical Physics department for relevant systems.
- Monitor the training needs and competencies of the members of the Medical Physics department in the field of radiotherapy physics and perform training when required.
- Ensure that there is adequate equipment and resources for the areas of work to be carried out efficiently.
- Assist in the planning of new radiotherapy facilities, technology and its use and development.
- Perform acceptance testing on new radiotherapy technology systems and imaging facilities.
- Manage the commissioning of new radiotherapy technology.
- Manage relevant Quality Assurance data, imaging and other databases.
- Advise consultant clinical oncologists and management on the implications of radiotherapy treatment and technology innovations.
- Calibrate Radiotherapy treatment machines.
- Develop links between all sections of Radiotherapy Physics.
- Develop and manage relevant data and databases for the archiving of quality assurance, imaging and dosimetry records.
- Be responsible for relevant radiotherapy data.
- Develop QA equipment and procedures appropriate to new techniques, e.g., IMRT, VMAT, SABR.
- Use scientific judgment to determine the suitability of highly specialist equipment for clinical use; carry out risk assessments as appropriate and be responsible for removing or approving the equipment for clinical use, reporting the situation to relevant members of staff.
- Maintain equipment and data records.
- Co-ordinate and provide training as required, particularly for physicists, radiographers, clinicians, nurses and visiting research fellows.
- Ensure compliance with ionising radiation regulations and local rules.
- Perform duties as a designated Operator, as appropriate, under the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations 2017 (IRMER).
- Participate in national professional groups to develop national guidelines.
- Liaise with equipment manufacturers, materials and component suppliers, external contractors and different NHS Trust employees as part of normal duties.Clinical Service Development
- Radiotherapy Improvements
- Identify areas where radiotherapy improvements can be made and work as part of multidisciplinary teams.
- Implement new and improved techniques to maximize patient benefit from available equipment.
- Liaise with relevant section heads regarding development programmes and take responsibility for the development and evaluation of new equipment, accessories, techniques and highly complex specialist radiotherapy software and associated systems.
- Safety and Reliability
- Be aware of the safety and reliability aspects of any technology systems and take appropriate action to deal with discrepancies, including maintaining records and reporting the situation to relevant members of staff.
- Ensure safe working practices are employed at all times by themselves and any personnel under their control.
- Produce and update written work instructions and procedures relevant to their area of expertise.
- Contribute to the general departmental organisation when required.
- Liaise with senior clinicians, senior clinical scientists and other users of the technology to ensure consistency with clinical and technical requirements.
- Report unresolved issues to the relevant Section Head.
- Undertake other duties appropriate to the grade as requested by the Head of Radiotherapy Physics or other Section Heads.
- Education and Training
- Provide teaching and training of students, radiographers, physicists, clinicians, management and members of the public on relevant aspects of radiotherapy as required.
- Deliver lectures on University degree courses as appropriate, e.g., Medical Physics MSc.
- Participate in teaching and training of clinical oncologists (FRCR).
- Assist in training and supervision of trainee physicists.
- Research and Innovation
- Carry out evaluation, research and development to improve clinical practice and understanding of the radiotherapy process and technology.
- Liaise with clinicians and other physicists to support and participate in the Directorate and Department's research and development programme.
- Publish novel and interesting work in internationally recognised journals and present at national and international conferences.
- Supervise other physicists, staff groups, research assistants and research students as needed.
- Continuing Professional Development
- Participate in a Continuing Professional Development scheme (e.g., IPEM or HCPC).
- Prioritise and manage own work.
- Keep abreast of the latest technical and scientific developments and their applications in medical and associated fields.
- Attend suitable seminars and courses for training and personal development.
