Job vacancy: Research Imaging Physicist, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Chelsea

Job summary

Main area: Radiology Physics
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 282-SB210

Employer: The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: The Royal Marsden Chelsea
Town: Chelsea
Salary: £54,320 - £60,981 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 26/02/2025 23:59

Research Imaging Physicist

NHS AfC: Band 7

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

Research Radiology Review Service

Provide specialist radiological imaging knowledge and radiation dose information to the clinical research units and commercial sponsors. This requires the post holder to be actively involved in all matters concerning diagnostic and interventional radiology exposures of patients.
Provide information to the clinical research units and commercial sponsors on the requirements for research exposures arising from UK legislation, the Health Research Authority etc.
Provide, in collaboration with the clinical research units, accurate and timely synopses of the type and frequency of radiological exposures required by research study protocols and undertaken as part of routine clinical care.

Diagnostic Radiology Physics Service

Participate, as appropriate, in the provision, planning, and development of the Diagnostic Radiology Physics Group’s quality assurance service to ensure compliance with the requirements of clinical research studies. This includes acceptance testing, commissioning and periodic quality control testing of complex, patient-critical x-ray equipment. Equipment testing requires high precision measurements using sophisticated x-ray measuring equipment; analysis of complex and inter-dependent test data; preparation of reports in a well-presented, timely manner using complex computer spreadsheets; interpretation of test results for radiology staff, research staff and research associates; and making recommendations in order to ensure compliance with relevant legislation, national and local standards and agreed good practice.

Radiation Protection

Participate in the design of radiation protection facilities and the layout of X-ray rooms in order to minimise radiation dose to staff, patients and members of the public. This work includes carrying out measurements using radiation monitoring equipment and performing highly complex shielding calculations. It involves liaison with Estates, building contractors and equipment suppliers.

Education, Research and Development Responsibilities

Undertake and participate in internally and externally funded research and development projects within the Diagnostic Radiology Physics Group. Areas may include development of patient dosimetry tools or image processing algorithms.

Person specification

Education

Essential criteria

1st or 2nd class Honours degree in physics or other related subject.
MSc in Medical Physics [or equivalent]
Achieved, or close to achieving, HCPC registration as a clinical scientist

Desirable criteria

Corporate membership of an appropriate professional body
Recent Good Clinical Practice training
PhD in physics related discipline.

Experience

Essential criteria

Relevant and structured experience across the range of working procedures and practices in diagnostic radiology physics
Demonstrable contributions to the development or applications of medical physics. Suitable research and development experience in other areas might also be considered acceptable.
Substantial experience of using PCs. Able to use Excel to develop custom spreadsheets with macros for data analysis
Experience of using image acquisition and image reviewing workstations for image manipulation and analysis. Experience of using computers in a networked and PACS environment.
Experience in programming using image processing software such as Python or IDL.
Current evidence of Continuing Professional Development.

Desirable criteria

Relevant and structured experience in the application of radiation legislation and Health Research Authority guidelines to the use of ionising radiation in research.
Experience of using dose management systems / software for auditing patient exposures
Relevant and structured experience in nuclear medicine physics.

The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.

All applicants will be contacted by email to the address supplied on your application. Applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly and to ensure that email filters are set to allow our emails.

Flu Vaccination – What We Expect of our Staff

At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease.

The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the upmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.