Healthcare Scientist Specialist (Clinical Scientist) - Band 7/8aNHS

Job summary

Please note we open to recruiting candidates with less experience to a Band 7 position, please see person specification for minimum requirements.

We're looking for an enthusiastic Clinical Scientist with experience of working with MRI and ultrasound to join our Radiation Protection & Diagnostic Radiology team in Lincoln.

Main duties of the job

o Act as a clinical scientist specialist for MRI providing expert advice on safety, equipment QA and imaging protocolso Provide specialist scientific support to users of MRI for equipment purchase, acceptance testing, commissioning and lifetime performance testing.o Manage the work of clinical scientists and technologists involved in this worko Undertake research and development in all scientific aspects of the work of the departmento Participate in the training of clinical scientists, technologists, other healthcare professionals and studentso Act as a medical physics specialist for other areas of non-ionising radiation as determined by the head of serviceo Participate in the provision of scientific support to non-ionising radiation services (UV, lasers, ultrasound, etc.).

Job description

For full details of the job description and main responsibilities please see the pdf files attached to this advert.

About us

Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment. From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

Pilgrim Hospital is situated in beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.

Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.

This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.

The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).