Lead Clinical Scientist | East And North Hertfordshire Nhs Trust

We are recruiting for a Lead Clinical Scientist who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
The successful candidate will be an appointed Medical Physics Expert under IR(ME)R 2017 to the ENHT NHS Trust and to specified other Trusts under contract.
As an appointed MPE for nuclear medicine services within ENHT and to other organisations, liaise as necessary with clinicians, radiologists, radiographers and other healthcare professionals on the protection of the patient and the necessary optimisation of dose and image quality.
You will also provide scientific support for the procurement of nuclear medicine equipment such as imaging systems, gamma probes, radionuclide dose calibrators and gamma counters; including specification, evaluation, selection, acceptance testing and commissioning as appropriate.
Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!
Provide a highly specialised scientific, safe, accurate physics support service to nuclear medicine within the Trust and to other organisations.
Lead on the implementation, development and optimization of nuclear medicine imaging, including CT in SPECT/CT.
Participate in the delivery of clinical Nuclear Medicine services provided by the department.
Calculate dose and risk in the event of unintended or accidental irradiation or doses, including radiation exposures of the unborn child. Advise the practitioners and referrers involved and participate in meetings with the patient if required.
Contribute to the development and maintenance of the department quality system.
Participate in the training of students, newly appointed staff and junior staff.
Participate in audit, research, development and implementation programmes, in conjunction with Clinical Scientists and other healthcare professionals.
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & 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; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
ENHT is seeking to maintain and expand the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre staff as we move to an exciting new future.
We welcome applications from those who would relish the opportunity to be part of new and developing cancer service, building on the excellent reputation, research and patient experience the Cancer Centre already delivers.
In addition, you will receive a High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of your basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £4,314 and a maximum payment of £5,436 per annum pro rata.
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
This advert closes on Tuesday 23 Jan 2024