Clinical Scientist - Radiotherapy Physics

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The closing date is 16 March 2026

The Radiotherapy Physics Section of the Portsmouth Medical Physics Department is a team we are proud of here at PHU. We are looking to appoint a Band 7 Clinical Scientist (or a trainee near completion) to join the established, friendly and enthusiastic team of 24 staff.

The role provides a flexible mix of responsibilities; duties may include treatment planning, quality control, research and development, support to clinical trials.

For further information, or to arrange an informal chat or visit, we would love to hear from you so please contact Dr Tony Palmer, Head of Radiotherapy Physics initially via email:

Queen Alexandra Hospital is a large modern hospital serving the population of Portsmouth and South‑East Hampshire. Portsmouth is a developing and historical, seaside city with mild sunny climate, beaches, and many cultural, sporting and leisure amenities. The New Forest, Isle of Wight and South Downs are within easy reach. The city has excellent road and rail links to London, as well as wider connections via the cross‑channel ferry port and nearby international airport.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on‑site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on‑site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veterans status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.

To provide specialised scientific support in the field of Radiotherapy Physics involving a broad range of specialised, complex, routine and non‑routine scientific work specifically in; quality control of radiotherapy equipment, radiation dosimetry, external beam treatment planning and brachytherapy planning.

Support the safe introduction, application and optimisation of new techniques and developments, contributing to service, protocol and procedure development for this area of work.

Undertaking development and research work, scientific publication, as appropriate.

Assist with the training and supervision of dosimetrists, pre‑registration Clinical Scientists, Clinical Scientists, and other students in the department.

Take responsibility for specific functions within the service.

Please see attached full Job Description.

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• BSc in physics or relevant physical science
  
• MSc or equivalent (or near completion) in relevant subject, ideally Medical Physics
  
• HCPC registration as a Clinical Scientists in Medical Physics, or near‑completion of registration with initial appointment at a lower grade
  
• PhD in related subject area
  

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• At least three years experience working in a relevant subject area
  
• Experience working in radiotherapy physics treatment planning
  
• Experience working in radiotherapy physics quality control
  
• Experience managing projects.
  
• Experience conducting research and development activities.
  
• Experience supervising staff.
  

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• Effective communication skills, both written and spoken
  
• Able to organise own work, data, documentation
  
• Able to provide leadership and supervision for projects and the work of others
  
• Able to prioritise work according to service demands
  
• Analytical approach to problem solving
  
• Experience using computers and standard Microsoft Office applications (Excel and Word) to a high level.
  
• Able to analyse facts and data methodically and accurately and extract significance
  
• Able to perform complex scientific measurements and tests with high precision, speed and accuracy, occasionally in hazardous conditions (ionising radiation sealed sources)
  
• Able to work carefully, safely and competently with highly complex & costly equipment
  
• Understanding and ability in working safely with radiation sources, machines and of ionising radiation legislation
  
• Able to provide teaching and training to professional, clinical and support staff
  
• Experience using advanced data handling packages (e.g. Matlab, IDL) and computer programming languages (e.g. Python)
  
• Experience of research and development
  
• Good leadership skills
  
• Able to work independently and within different teams
  
• Experience of working safely whilst under pressure
  
• Able to balance competing priorities and demands within pressing time‑scales
  

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust