Career Grade/Lead Clinical ScientistNHS

Job summary

We are seeking to recruit a highly motivated and enthusiastic clinical scientist with knowledge and experience in diagnostic radiology physics to join our expanding team of clinical scientists and technologists. You will work within one of the largest regional medical physics services in the UK, where you will be appointed as a diagnostic radiology medical physics expert to one or more organisations and play a lead role in the development and delivery of diagnostic radiology physics services to a wide range of NHS Trusts and private customers across the north of England. As part of our large and friendly team you will be supported to further develop your skills and interests and participate in the research activity of the department plus a structured HSS equivalence programme which is currently under local development.

• Interview Date Wednesday 21 October 2026
• 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

Main duties of the job

Applicants should have a degree in physics, or other appropriate subject, plus an appropriate post-graduate degree at master's level, or equivalent level of specialist knowledge and experience. Applicants should be registered as a clinical scientist and have experience as a diagnostic radiology medical physics expert (MPE) or be in a position to apply for certification as an MPE within 6 months of appointment. Applicants who have appropriate experience but are some way from being able to apply for MPE certification, may be appointable at Band 7 pending certification. In such cases it is anticipated that MPE certification will be attained within 2 years of appointment. A current UK driving licence and a willingness to drive are essential as the post involves regular visits to other sites across Cumbria and the northeast of England.

Job description

Band 8a

• Performs a range of advanced healthcare science activities
• Participates in the teaching and training commitments of the Service
• Maintains and develops high standards of service provision throughout their area of responsibility
• Contributes to the development, implementation and monitoring of clinical and organisational strategies within area of expertise
• Initiates, in collaboration with the line manager, the development and delivery of research and development activities for healthcare advancement

Band 7 - Salary £49,387- £56,515

• Perform a range of advanced healthcare science activities
• Provide highly specialist advice and training to staff within own area and other professionals
• Be actively involved in research and development projects
• Supervise and train less experienced staff and trainees

Whilst Newcastle Hospitals are a forward thinking and highly innovative organisation, the use of Third-Party Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents a risk to the integrity of our Recruitment & Selection processes. If you use AI, and it poses a risk to the integrity of your individual application or to the recruitment process, we may withdraw your application at any stage of the process.

About us

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:

• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Freeman Hospital
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Cramlington Manor Walks
• Urgent treatment centres
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.

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