Clinical Scientist or Therapeutic Radiographer, National RTTQA Group
Closing date: 27 April 2026.
We are recruiting for a Clinical Scientist or Therapeutic Radiographer in the National Radiotherapy Trials Quality Assurance (RTTQA) Group, based at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre. This role supports our vision to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to patients.
Compensation: £49,387 – £56,515 per annum plus a High‑Cost Area Supplement of 15 % of your basic salary (subject to a minimum payment of £4,870 and a maximum payment of £6,137 pro rata).
Core values: Include, Respect, and Improve – these guide the recruitment process and your daily work.
Main Duties of the Job
In the UK, new technologies and techniques are used in clinical trials. The RTTQA Group engages early in clinical trial development, providing QA programmes across NIHR CRN Portfolio trials that include a radiotherapy component. You will have the opportunity to be involved in practice‑changing developments such as proton beam therapy, adaptive treatments, MR‑Linac and SABR. This is an exciting time in radiotherapy addressing high‑level RT QA and audit for radiotherapy trials.
You will be the lead contact for a number of trials, performing or assisting with all aspects of RT QA, including protocol development, contour and planning reviews, and dosimetry audit. You will work closely with trial recruiting centres and support trial participation through interactive workshops and educational sessions, collaborating with national and international groups.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Training
* Appropriate qualification for registration as an HCPC‑registered radiographer or clinical scientist (radiotherapy physics).
* Registration as a Therapeutic Radiographer or Clinical Scientist, or eligible to apply for registration within 1 year.
* Post‑graduate qualification in a relevant subject or evidence of study at this level.
* Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
Previous Experience
* Experience working within a radiotherapy or radiotherapy physics environment.
* Specialist training and practical experience on linear accelerators, treatment planning systems, and dosimetry.
* Training in either stereotactic physics or brachytherapy.
* Experience of multimodality imaging and adaptive treatment delivery techniques.
* Experience of rotational techniques, gating and/or stereotactic radiotherapy.
* Clinical trial work.
Skills
* Able to communicate complex information to other professional groups.
* Ability to present complex information in scientific papers to large multidisciplinary groups at national and international meetings.
* Prepare and collaborate on papers for publication in national and international journals.
* Apply judgment involving complex facts that require analysis, interpretation, and comparison of options, such as analysing scientific measurements or processes that may conflict, and deciding on an appropriate course of action.
* Create spreadsheets, electronic documents, and individual 3‑D computerised patient treatment plans for radiotherapy.
* Possess highly developed physical accuracy and dexterity to manipulate equipment, e.g., setting up delicate instruments to make precise measurements to detect and calibrate radiation doses within phantom patients; use 3‑D visualisation skills in treatment planning.
* Work independently, organise own workload within professional guidelines, follow protocols where existing, and refer to manager when necessary.
* Maintain concentration when writing reports and analysing results, adjusting tasks to accommodate changing workload priorities.
* Previous experience of presenting scientific papers and publishing work.
* Use of macros in Excel and relevant computer programming skills.
Knowledge
* Specialist knowledge of the planning and treatment of patients.
* Knowledge of patient and machine dosimetry QC in radiotherapy.
* Understanding of patient and staff risks arising from treatment‑planning computer system errors, equipment failure, treatment errors, and incorrect dosimetry.
* Broad knowledge of radiotherapy techniques and clinical applications.
* Understanding of relevant legislation, national standards, professional and other guidelines (e.g., IRR, IRMER, ISO 9001, BSI and ISO standards, professional and regulatory body reports and guidelines).
Other Requirements
* Highly self‑motivated.
* Able to work with radiotherapy equipment and manoeuvre associated physics equipment.
* Prepared to interact with cancer patients and manage occasional exposure to distressing circumstances.
* Understand hazards of ionising radiation and high‑voltage sources in a radiation‑hazard environment.
* Flexibility to work out of hours, including occasional Saturday working with compensatory time off during Monday to Friday.
* Evidence of engagement around equality, diversity and inclusion issues in policy, service development, and delivery for both staff and users.
* Role model the Trust values daily.
* Capable of manoeuvring heavy loads such as radiotherapy dosimetry phantoms within manual‑handling limits.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure and Barring Service check for any previous convictions.
Compensation
£49,387 – £56,515 per annum, plus 15 % High Cost Area Supplement.
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