East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Consultant Clinical Scientist – Lead for Radiotherapy Physics
The closing date is 19 May 2026
ESNEFT is seeking an experienced Radiotherapy Physicist to provide leadership of the Radiotherapy Physics service at Colchester Hospital, under the overall responsibility of the Head of Service. This is an exciting opportunity for someone looking for a new career challenge by moving up to Consultant level and further developing their leadership skills.
ESNEFT is one of the largest radiotherapy providers in the East of England, delivering services across Colchester and Ipswich hospital sites. Predominantly based in Colchester, you will be responsible for the day to day delivery of the service, managing a small, friendly team of clinical scientists, engineers and dosimetrists.
Colchester has recently completed a full equipment replacement programme and is equipped with multi-modality Varian TrueBeam linear accelerators, Halcyon and Hypersight imaging. Treatment planning is undertaken on the Varian Eclipse system integrated with ARIA patient management system. The department has a dedicated CT scanner and access to MR for radiotherapy planning. Gynae brachytherapy is delivered on a HDR system and the department has an orthovoltage treatment unit.
Planned developments include Papillon contact brachytherapy and expansion of SABR treatments. ESNEFT participates in a wide range of clinical trials involving radiotherapy.
We are looking for a HCPC registered Clinical Scientist with Medical Physics Expert certification.
Main duties of the job
* Provide scientific and technical expertise for Radiotherapy and Radiotherapy Physics
* To be part of the Radiation Services senior leadership team, including having close collaboration with the Ipswich site lead physicist, the wider multidisciplinary team and Head of Service to ensure a safe, high quality consistent cross‑site service, developing treatment techniques and coordinating research activity.
* Provide professional, operational and clinical leadership for the radiotherapy physics service at Colchester Hospital. Providing line management, leadership and support to a team of clinical scientists, engineers and dosimetrists, promoting professional development.
* Act as Medical Physics Expert in radiotherapy in accordance with IR(ME)R.
* Contribute to the development of advanced techniques including SABR, adaptive radiotherapy and brachytherapy.
Benefits
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options. Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Qualifications
* Master's degree in an area of Medical Physics or equivalent level of specialist knowledge
* HCPC registered Clinical Scientist
* Inclusion on RPA2000 list of Medical Physics Experts
* PhD
* Membership of relevant professional body
Knowledge and Experience
* Expert knowledge of all aspects of external beam radiotherapy physics including technologically advanced planning and treatment
* Extensive knowledge and experience to act as Medical Physics Expert under IR(ME)R17 within the field of radiotherapy
* Specialist training and practical experience in dosimetry and quality control of radiotherapy treatment and ancillary equipment
* Ability to act as an Operator under IR(ME)R17
* Broad advanced knowledge of other areas of medical physics
* Specialised knowledge of wider clinical issues and their implications for radiotherapy
* High level of understanding of patient and staff risks arising from equipment failure
* Knowledge of employment procedures and practices to a level appropriate for supervising individuals or small groups of staff
* Ability to prioritise and manage own work
* Ability to exercise initiative when dealing with issues within own specialist area of competence
* Understanding of leadership qualities in a healthcare setting
* In depth knowledge and understanding of all relevant legislation, standards, guidelines and safety principles relating to radiotherapy
* Experience of provision of radiation protection advice in a radiotherapy setting
* Knowledge of governance issues including ethical and regulatory considerations
* Detailed knowledge of risk management systems
* Understanding of incident reporting pathways (internal and external) in the context of radiotherapy
* Ability to design and implement clinical and service audits
* Experience of supervising STP / Route 2 physics trainees
* Experience of training a wide range of professionals
* Ability to identify relevant areas for R&D focus
* Involvement in randomised controlled clinical trials
* Expert knowledge of all aspects of brachytherapy physics including technologically advanced planning and treatment
* Knowledge of radiobiology in the context of clinical radiotherapy
* Experience in managing departmental budgets
* Formal training in healthcare leadership
* Experience of setting up and supervising research projects
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer name
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
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