Band 7 Registered Clinical Scientist (Medical Physics Computing)

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated Clinical Scientist or Bioinformatician to develop and support scientific solutions in clinical computing at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB).

The Clinical Computer and Imaging Sciences Service (CCISS), part of the Department of Medical Physics, has a team of 10.3 scientists and technologists, largely based at the QEHB site. CCISS provides clinical computing and bioinformatics support to the Radiotherapy Physics, Radiotherapy, Radiation Protection and Imaging services, with a strong focus on radiotherapy. The large, specialist radiotherapy service at UHB delivers nationally leading levels of technical radiotherapy (IG-IMRT, SABR etc). Underpinning this, CCISS provides maintenance and support for clinical systems within the Radiotherapy pathway, including Mosaiq, Prosoma, RayStation, Oncentra, IView, XVI and an RT PACS. The service is also responsible for the integration into the healthcare environment of Tomotherapy and Cyberknife radiotherapy delivery systems. Reliable operation and inter-operability between all systems are high priorities for the CCISS team.

CCISS also provides support for the computing infrastructure of the HSE Approved Dosimetry Service for RRPPS, the regional specialist service for radiation safety and imaging quality assurance advice. In addition the CCISS team supports the research activities of the Imaging service at UHB via a dedicated research PACS.

Main duties of the job

You may be involved in

developing and implementing software solutions for scientific and clinical issues and integrating these into the patient pathway;

providing data extraction and analysis services for clinical and scientific problems;

ensuring seamless and safe working of all computing components required for treatment delivery or diagnosis;

providing virtualisation platforms for clinical system testing, training, research and development.

providing training for STP trainees in Clinical Bioinformatics and Medical Physics

We use and support a variety of open source and proprietary systems, requiring experience in SQL (MS SQL, MySQL), scripting languages (e.g. Python, VBA, JS, Lua) and web technologies. In house solutions have been developed using Java/JakartaEE and PostgreSQL.

It is expected that you will possess computing or bioinformatics experience in a clinical medical physics discipline, ideally in Radiotherapy/Medical Imaging, and you will be registered, or close to registration, as a Clinical Scientist. Candidates who are not yet registered, e.g. trainees on the STP Bioinformatics or Medical Physics programmes or those with an appropriate PhD, will be considered for appointment at the appropriate NHS banding at Annex 21.

If you require further information please contact Ian Stronach Head of CCISS, email Ian.Stronach@uhb.nhs.uk; tel 0121 371 5069 or Adam Chalkley email Adam.Chalkley@uhb.nhs.uk; tel 0121 371 5067

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offering our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. We do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks, and so that we can support those who may be undecided about vaccination. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information at https://birminghamandsolihullcovidvaccine.nhs.uk where you can also find out more about how to access vaccination.

Date posted

18 July 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£40,057 to £45,839 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-1059030LP

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Certificate of completion of Post-qualification Higher Training or equivalent (e.g. Corporate Membership of IPEM or BCS or equivalent).
State registration as a Clinical Scientist (or eligible for such registration) with the Health and Care Professionals` Council
Good (1st or upper 2nd class) Honours degree in Physics, Computer Science, Electronic Engineering or an appropriate relevant science.
M.Sc in Medical Physics, Computer Science or relevant equivalent subject

Experience

Essential

Significant post graduate experience (4 years or more) in the application of Medical Physics and Computer Science, such as that offered through the IPEM Training Scheme or equivalent in other work places
Evidence through, for example, CPD and PDRS, to confirm professional career progression and continuing learning

Desirable

Experience in research and development activities
A track record to demonstrate developing experience in project management

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Certificate of completion of Post-qualification Higher Training or equivalent (e.g. Corporate Membership of IPEM or BCS or equivalent).
State registration as a Clinical Scientist (or eligible for such registration) with the Health and Care Professionals` Council
Good (1st or upper 2nd class) Honours degree in Physics, Computer Science, Electronic Engineering or an appropriate relevant science.
M.Sc in Medical Physics, Computer Science or relevant equivalent subject

Experience

Essential

Significant post graduate experience (4 years or more) in the application of Medical Physics and Computer Science, such as that offered through the IPEM Training Scheme or equivalent in other work places
Evidence through, for example, CPD and PDRS, to confirm professional career progression and continuing learning

Desirable

Experience in research and development activities
A track record to demonstrate developing experience in project management

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).