Joint Head of Nuclear Medicine Physics

London, England, United Kingdom

6/30/2025

Clinical Scientist (Medical Physicist) in Nuclear Medicine

AfC Band 8D 0.4 WTE 3 years Fixed Term

This position is to backfill the current Consultant Clinical Scientist for two days a week (or equivalent). This backfill will last for three years to match the available funding.

The post-holder will help lead and manage the work of an established team of nine clinical scientists who provide critical scientific and technical support to the work of this large department. We have a wide range and expanding portfolio of equipment which includes PET/MR, three PET/CT systems, and four SPECT/CT systems, together with DXA bone densitometry and a full range of supporting nuclear medicine instrumentation. A wide range of routine and innovative experimental inpatient and outpatient radionuclide therapy procedures are also performed, and we have a large central radiopharmacy with laboratory facilities on-site. In addition to scientific and technical support, the role has key responsibilities in governance, and radiation safety including patient safety where the role holder will be expected to as a Medical Physics Expert. There will also be an expectation that the post holder will participate in the very wide range of research and development activities of the department by contributing to the introduction of new procedures, research projects, and supporting the operation of our SPECT/CT, PET/CT, and PET/MR instrumentation. This post offers an excellent opportunity to work as a clinical scientist in nuclear medicine at a highly regarded centre that develops and practices cutting-edge techniques.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
  
  

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Prof John Dickson Job title: Head of Nuclear Medicine Physics Email address: [email protected]

Informal enquiries are welcomed; to find out more please contact Prof John Dickson, Head of Nuclear Medicine Physics ([email protected]).