Senior Clinical Scientist – Radiotherapy Physics

Senior Clinical Scientist – Radiotherapy Physics role at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT). The department delivers radiotherapy treatments to patients across Ipswich and Colchester. The position requires registration as a Medical Physicist Expert (MPE) in radiotherapy and involvement in a broad range of radiotherapy physics activities including quality assurance, treatment planning, and computing support within a multidisciplinary team of physicists, engineers, radiographers and clinicians.

Ipswich Hospital is equipped with 3 TrueBeam linear accelerators (VMAT, FFF, SABR) and an Ethos system with Hypersight imaging. The department uses Aria, Eclipse, a Philips Big Bore CT, TumorLoc, AI volume delineation and MR radiotherapy slots. A molecular radiotherapy service is delivered in collaboration with Nuclear Medicine.

• Fulfil the role of Medical Physics Expert (MPE) for Radiotherapy as described in Regulation 14 of the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposures) Regulations 2017.
• Assist in provision of the Radiotherapy Physics service (external beam radiotherapy and molecular radiotherapy) at Ipswich Hospital.
• Quality assurance of radiotherapy treatment equipment, treatment planning, and general radiotherapy physics activities.
• Provide day-to-day management of clinical scientists and trainees and work with Clinical Oncology staff to ensure a high-quality clinical, scientific and technical service.
• Maintain high standards in the safe and effective application of physical principles to Radiotherapy Physics in staff performance, procedures, and equipment usage.
• Participate in research and development activities.

• RPA2000 certificate of competence to act as an MPE and HCPC registration as a clinical scientist.
• Honours degree in physics with relevant postgraduate experience.

We are ESNEFT and provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. We employ more than 12,000 staff across acute hospitals, community hospitals, clinics and in patients’ homes. We offer training and development opportunities, flexible working options, a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments where applicable, 27 days annual leave pro rata, and NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme provides a range of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. We are investing in a digital transformation with Epic to bring a world-class EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, we want to hear from you. For further details or informal visits contact: Name: Joanna Barraclough, Head of Radiotherapy Physics; Email: ; Telephone: