We are recruiting for a Clinical Scientist/Therapeutic Radiographer who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients. The post is based at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre .
The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic, motivated, have exemplary communication skills and enjoy working as part of a dynamic team.
The RTTQA Group is a centralised UK resource which designs and implements QA programmes for all NIHR CRN Portfolio trials that include a radiotherapy component. The group is a single multi-professional network of radiographers, clinical scientists, clinicians and IT staff working collaboratively across a number of NHS sites.
In addition, you will receive a High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of your basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £4,552 and a maximum payment of £5,735 per annum pro rata.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to be involved in practice changing developments in areas including 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 physicist on at least one of the trials within the national RTTQA Group portfolio and will be expected to design and develop the RT QA programme for that trial.
You will liaise with both the extended trial team and the individual recruiting centres on aspects related to trial RTQA.
Prospective applicants are welcome to discuss this post, in particular the opportunities for part-time and flexible working and alternative RTTQA site base with Elizabeth Miles (RTTQA Group Lead) -
[email protected] 02038262329.
Applicants not meeting the person specification at band 7 and anticipating registration as a clinical scientist within 12 months may be considered for a post at band 6.
At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We Run The Following Hospitals
- The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
- Hertford County, Hertford
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Elizabeth Miles Job title: RTTQA Group lead Email address:
[email protected] Telephone number: 02038262329
