Consultant Clinical Scientist (Radiotherapy)

The Northern Centre for Cancer Care (NCCC) has created a new 8B role to act as the Lead for Clinical Developments and Deputy Head of Treatment Planning and is looking for a highly experienced registered radiotherapy Medical Physics Expert to fill it. NCCC runs services at both Freeman Hospital, Newcastle and Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle and provides a highly specialised clinical service for the treatment of cancer patients. The successful candidate will be based primarily at the Freeman Hospital but would be required to work occasionally in the Carlisle site.

• Interview Date Tuesday 14 July 2026
• 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy, You will be responsible for supporting the head of treatment planning by providing scientific expertise, managing clinical and scientific teams and driving development of the clinical planning service to ensure a high quality service. You will have operational management responsibility for a range of aspects of the planning service and assure quality of dose modelling in a range of planning software. You will line-manage clinical scientists and advise and mentor clinical technologists. You must have significant experience in development, commissioning and QA of treatment planning processes and systems, including automated and AI systems, radiobiology and adaptive planning. Proven experience of leading teams and leading change is essential.
  
  As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:
• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Freeman Hospital
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Cramlington Manor Walks
• Urgent treatment centres
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS. We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.