Senior Clinical Scientist (Scientific Computing)

If you are a clinical scientist, specialising in clinical scientific computing, and passionate about making a positive difference to the delivery of healthcare within a leading London NHS Trust, keep reading! We have a vacancy for a senior clinical scientist to join our Clinical Scientific Computing team within the Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering at UCLH.

We are looking for a state registered clinical scientist, but welcome candidates with appropriate experience who could attain registration, via the equivalence route, within 3 years. You would be joining the team at a time of change, as we re-align to meet the challenges facing the Trust, support new digital technology, strengthen our interactions with clinical and technology stakeholders, and develop to provide a full range of scientific computing services.

If you understand the importance of developing your emotional intelligence, big picture thinking and communication skills alongside your scientific skills we’d like to talk!

This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

You will work closely with the Head Deputy Head of Clinical Scientific Computing as well as clinical scientists analysts within Clinical Scientific Computing other members of staff within Medical Physics. You will develop strong productive working relationships with clinicians, scientists clinical managers also with staff in UCLH Digital Healthcare Technology their commercial partners.

We have significant commitments to support clinical services in Radiotherapy, Proton Beam Therapy, Nuclear Medicine, Sterile Services, Neurophysiology Women’s Health but have a key role in implementing managing systems that cover many other clinical areas. You will be part of a specialist team providing some on-call support extended hours support to Radiotherapy Proton Beam Therapy.

You will use your organisational skills to manage projects involving multiple clinical, commercial technical stakeholders, whilst also bringing your technical scientific skills your understanding of the regulatory requirements, risk quality management to evaluate, specify, implement manage clinical systems.

We have close links with UCL are accredited by the National School of Healthcare Science to support trainees in Clinical Scientific Computing.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.  

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:  

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
  
  

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology. 

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Roger Waluubee Job title: Medical Physics General Manager Email address:

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