Job summary
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Guy's Head and Neck Cancer Centre has established a number of innovative projects focusedon transforming care for patients with head and neck cancer, to deliver the right care, at theright time, taking into account individual patient needs.This post is a one-year fixed term post focused on Radiotherapy real world imaging data andAI applications in Head and Neck Oncology. The post-holder will work as an independentscientist within our established research team and take responsibility for the implementationand extension of existing and planned R&D work in the area of Head and Neck Cancer AIapplications in Radiotherapy. The post-holder will maintain and expand Radiotherapy andImaging real world databases of head and neck cancer patients and contribute to thedevelopment of AI tools in HN Radiotherapy, from data curation to clinical deployment, andincluding development. The post would suit a clinical scientist/radiotherapy physicist withrelevant clinical experience in HN Radiotherapy at band 8A or equivalent seeking exposureto imaging (diagnostic/RT) and clinical data analytics and development and applications of AIin Radiotherapy. The post-holder will also assist other members of the research team withrecruitment of patients, project work and analysis as required and will contribute to theintegration of radiotherapy, imaging and clinical data with the tissue bank.
Main duties of the job
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o To lead in the development and implementation of Radiotherapy AI tools within theHead and Neck Oncology unit.o To lead the development of new procedures and policies in areas of clinicaldeployment of AI tools and work closely with clinical colleagues, those in Radiotherapyphysics and the Clinical Scientific Computing group to ensure patient safety andpathway efficiency.o To ensure regular quality control measurements are carried out on AI tools prior todeployment as well as setting policies for continued monitoring and subsequentretraining/improvement, thereby closing the AI loop.o To contribute to the maintenance of clinical radiotherapy, diagnostic imaging andclinical data for the Radiotherapy HN database.o To work with clinicians towards the curation of datasets for ML model development,evaluation of AI tools and clinical deployment.o To participate in ongoing Head and Neck research and development.o To review and analyse radiotherapy data of HNC patients.o To work with colleagues from the HN Tissue Bank to ensure data collectionharmonisation and aid monitoring of patient recruitment.
About us
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Guy's and St Thomas' is among the UK's busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south 3 London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.
Guy's is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup.St Thomas' has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children's Hospital.Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locallywhere possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long term conditions.Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical:The postholder will not have routine clinical duties, other than those directly related to this post.
Training of junior staff:The postholders will take responsibility for the training and direction of junior staff allocated to him/her under aegis of the training plan that that postholders has agreed with their supervisingconsultant.
Teaching:The postholders will be expected to contribute as appropriate in the teaching of undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Clinical Governance:All medical and dental staff are expected to take part in clinical governance activity, including clinical audit, clinical guideline and protocol development and clinical risk management. They will be expected to produce evidence of their contribution in these areas and their auditof their own clinical work as part of their appraisal.
Mutual Obligation to Monitor Hours:There is a contractual obligation on employers to monitor working hours through robust local monitoring arrangements supported by national guidance, and on individual doctors to cooperate with those monitoring arrangements.
European Working Time Directive (EWTD):All posts and working patterns are under constant review in line with EWTD guidelines.
Educational Programme:Neither the London Deanery not the Royal College of Radiologists accredits this post for postgraduate training. However the postholder will be expected to attend and contribute to educational activities e.g. departmental meetings, x-ray meetings, pathology meetings,multidisciplinary meetings, journal clubs etc.
Appraisal:All medical and dental staff are required to undertake appraisal.
Please see attached document for full JD/PS.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical:The postholder will not have routine clinical duties, other than those directly related to this post.
Training of junior staff:The postholders will take responsibility for the training and direction of junior staff allocated to him/her under aegis of the training plan that that postholders has agreed with their supervisingconsultant.
Teaching:The postholders will be expected to contribute as appropriate in the teaching of undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Clinical Governance:All medical and dental staff are expected to take part in clinical governance activity, including clinical audit, clinical guideline and protocol development and clinical risk management. They will be expected to produce evidence of their contribution in these areas and their auditof their own clinical work as part of their appraisal.
Mutual Obligation to Monitor Hours:There is a contractual obligation on employers to monitor working hours through robust local monitoring arrangements supported by national guidance, and on individual doctors to cooperate with those monitoring arrangements.
European Working Time Directive (EWTD):All posts and working patterns are under constant review in line with EWTD guidelines.
Educational Programme:Neither the London Deanery not the Royal College of Radiologists accredits this post for postgraduate training. However the postholder will be expected to attend and contribute to educational activities e.g. departmental meetings, x-ray meetings, pathology meetings,multidisciplinary meetings, journal clubs etc.
Appraisal:All medical and dental staff are required to undertake appraisal.
Please see attached document for full JD/PS.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good (1st or 2nd class) Honours degree in a relevant subject. Relevant MSc or higher degree.
Desirable
- Qualified to act as a Medical Physics Expert (MPE) under IRMER in the field of radiotherapy.
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Registered Clinical Scientist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Desirable
- Experience in Head and Neck Radiotherapy. Full member of the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (or Equivalent).
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Coding experience (e.g. Python, or Eclipse API), software development skills, knowledge of DICOM-RT
- In depth knowledge of relevant legislation, national standards, professional and other guidelines in relevant areas of patient safety
- Able to perform complex scientific analysis of data and write computer code.
Desirable
- Specialist training on and practical experience with a range of radiotherapy clinical applications, such as treatment planning, imaging and computing.
- Advanced experience postregistration working in radiotherapy physics
Research
Essential
- Experience of involvement in original research or innovative service development
- Able to present scientific papers at national and international conferences
Desirable
- Evidence of original research
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good (1st or 2nd class) Honours degree in a relevant subject. Relevant MSc or higher degree.
Desirable
- Qualified to act as a Medical Physics Expert (MPE) under IRMER in the field of radiotherapy.
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Registered Clinical Scientist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Desirable
- Experience in Head and Neck Radiotherapy. Full member of the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (or Equivalent).
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Coding experience (e.g. Python, or Eclipse API), software development skills, knowledge of DICOM-RT
- In depth knowledge of relevant legislation, national standards, professional and other guidelines in relevant areas of patient safety
- Able to perform complex scientific analysis of data and write computer code.
Desirable
- Specialist training on and practical experience with a range of radiotherapy clinical applications, such as treatment planning, imaging and computing.
- Advanced experience postregistration working in radiotherapy physics
Research
Essential
- Experience of involvement in original research or innovative service development
- Able to present scientific papers at national and international conferences
Desirable
- Evidence of original research
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
