Clinical Scientist

An exciting career opportunity has arisen in the Radiation Physics section of Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering at UCLH Trust. We are looking for a self-motivated Clinical Scientist to make a major contribution to the radiation protection services provided by the department. We are particularly interested in those candidates with experience of ultrasound QA as well as a broad experience in all other aspects of radiation protection and diagnostic radiology.
Applications will only be accepted from individuals who are registered with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a Clinical Scientist or who will be eligible for registration within 6 months.
The post is a full time, permanent position working alongside a team of 7 Clinical Scientists and one clinical technologist.
The role requires knowledge of radiation protection in healthcare and academic research environments. The role also requires an understanding of other physics services such as Nuclear Medicine and Radiotherapy – for a more detailed description please refer to the job description.
As a member of the team providing medical physics services you will work across all departments and sites within UCLH and cover a broad range of external clients in and around London.
The department has close links with UCL and opportunities exist to take an active role in teaching and research.
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.
At UCLH, we have a real ‘One Team’ ethos, and our values – safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
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.