Research Imaging Physicist

The Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a tertiary centre for cancer treatment and together with the Institute of Cancer Research forms the largest comprehensive cancer centre in Europe. The Department of Physics provides clinical services to the Trust and undertakes extensive basic and translational research.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and versatile physicist for this band 7 post in the Diagnostic Radiology Physics Group. The Group consists of seven scientists and is based at the Chelsea site, enjoying a pleasant working environment and good facilities. It provides medical physics expert and radiation protection services to The Royal Marsden and other Trusts.

The post holder will provide specialist radiological imaging knowledge to clinical researchers and support local radiation experts in the approval of clinical research studies. Depending on the candidate, the post holder will also support scientific and clinical research and development of x ray imaging techniques.

We particularly welcome applications from early career researchers working in radiation imaging who want to transfer to a clinical physics environment, and we will support training to state registration as a clinical scientist. We will also consider applications from physicists who are state registered or are working towards state registration, have appropriate experience in diagnostic radiology physics and are conversant with radiological imaging techniques using ionising radiation.

1.1 Provide specialist radiological imaging knowledge to principal investigators and their team and commercial sponsors to facilitate the approval of clinical research studies. Support medical physics experts (MPEs) and clinical radiation experts (CREs) undertaking radiology reviews of these studies.

1.2 Participate in the provision and development of the group's comprehensive diagnostic radiology physics including x ray equipment testing, patient dosimetry, and radiation protection.

1.3 Support scientific and clinical research and development of x ray imaging techniques.

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals - one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey - as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on going achievements.

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

These responsibilities will be carried out under the guidance of the head of the Diagnostic Radiology Physics Group.

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Provide, in collaboration with the clinical research units, radiation statements for inclusion in the participant information leaflet as required.

• Demonstrable contributions to the development or applications of medical physics. Suitable research and development experience in other areas might also be considered acceptable.
• Experience of using image acquisition and image reviewing workstations for image manipulation and analysis. Experience of using computers in a networked environment.
• Relevant and structured experience across the range of working procedures and practices in diagnostic radiology physics.
• 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.

• Knowledge and understanding of working procedures and practices in diagnostic radiology physics and patient dosimetry.
• Knowledge of the radiation legislation controlling the use of ionising radiation in research
• Analytical: able to grasp complex physical and medical ideas and issues quickly: to pick out key points from scientific and medical documents; to review the strengths and weaknesses of various options.
• Interpersonal: able to deal effectively with a wide range of people using tact and diplomacy; willing to work as part of a team and to build good relationships with colleagues; able to deal confidently with staff of all grades and when appropriate to deal assertively but politely with visitors.
• Knowledge of nuclear medicine physics and patient dosimetry.
• Knowledge of the use of radiological imaging in oncology research.
• Teaching and supervising: able to teach physicists and other staff groups and to supervise technical staff.
• Innovation: able to introduce and implement new ideas and working practices

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. Please ensure your information is accurate to avoid errors with processing your application

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.

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.