Senior Clinical Scientist (Radiotherapy Physics)

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust ,
Reading, Berkshire

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Senior Clinical Scientist (Radiotherapy Physics) AfC Band 7 The Medical Physics & Clinical Engineering Department at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated Clinical Scientist to join its Radiotherapy Physics Section. The successful applicant will contribute to the development of the Radiotherapy Physics service as well as being involved in all routine aspects of the department's work including treatment planning, imaging, radiation dosimetry and machine QA. Applicants should hold, or be about to obtain, registration as a Clinical Scientist. The Royal Berkshire Hospital is based in central Reading, near the River Thames and a short walk from fast train links to London. Radiotherapy equipment currently includes Elekta Versa HD and Synergy linear accelerators, equipped with 4D-CBCT and AlignRT SGRT, two wide-bore GE CT scanners, an orthovoltage unit and a microSelectron HDR unit. Radiotherapy planning is provided by Eclipse, Monaco and Oncentra planning systems and the ProSoma virtual simulation software, with patient management provided by MOSAIQ. Radiotherapy services are also provided at our satellite centre in Bracknell. Candidates with active research interests are particularly welcome and will be supported through our growing collaboration with the Schools of Biomedical Sciences & Biomedical Engineering and Mathematical, Physical and Computational Sciences at the University of Reading. A substantial contribution towards relocation expenses is available for the successful candidate For further details / informal visits contact: Professor Colin Baker (Head of Radiotherapy Physics) on 0118 322 8155 or colin.baker@royalberkshire.nhs.uk Employment Type: FULL_TIME