Principal Clinical Scientist (Medical Physicist)

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, City of Westminster

Principal Clinical Scientist (Medical Physicist)

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University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, City of Westminster

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 1 week ago, 15 Jul | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 4bd53088353a41be9d8a91994ccdefe2

Full Job Description

This exciting role is to act as a principal clinical scientist in a joint clinical-academic department in a large London teaching hospital. The role covers the whole breadth of nuclear medicine physics practice. From the scientific; QA and technical support of our wide range of cutting-edge equipment; work in our extensive in and outpatient radiopharmaceutical therapy service; and the radiation safety infrastructure that keeps our patients and staff safe. As a senior member of our nuclear medicine physics team of 8 medical physicists and one physics assistant you will also have a key role to play in the management and support of the team and will also be expected to help provide Medical Physics Expert support. With academic and honorary academic appointments within the department, there will also be opportunities for research and teaching., To contribute a high standard of scientific and technical support to the clinical and research activities of the department.To give advice, training and practical support on the correct operation and quality assurance of a range of nuclear medicine, PET/CT and PET/MR instrumentation and computer systems.To perform routine clinical procedures and undertake clinical projects.To contribute significantly to the specification and development of new and existing clinical and research protocols, and the introduction and evaluation of new procedures and equipment.To provide Duty Physicist cover to the Clinical Nuclear Medicine Service.To contribute to audit activities within the department.To contribute to the implementation of relevant policies, legislation, governance, audit and quality standards.To contribute to the research, development and teaching programmes of the department and to take part in research projects undertaken in collaboration with other departments and external institutions.To undertake teaching and lecturing as required, and in the training, education and supervision of local and visiting staff; contributing to their continuing education and to the development of their competencies.To act as Medical Physics Expert for the department and any external departments supported by the Institute of Nuclear MedicineTo take responsibility for the day-to-day management of the nuclear medicine physics team.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research. We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

  • University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing), We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
  • We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

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