Clinical Scientist (Nuclear Medicine Physics)
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Hours / week
- 37.5
- Posted
- 18/08/2026
- Closes
- 31/08/2026
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Role summary
This role involves managing your own work within Nuclear Medicine Physics, providing scientific support and clinical services, and participating in external contracts. You will maintain your professional registration through CPD and train other Clinical Scientists. The position requires expertise in radiation protection, equipment management, and complex data analysis, ensuring high standards for patient care and service delivery. You will also communicate complex information to multidisciplinary teams and support clinical trials.
Essential criteria
- Ability to prioritise, plan and perform own work, to meet dynamic priorities of service.
- Ability to take initiative, lead and organise teamwork, to achieve long-term aims of service.
- Ability to work at sites in Portsmouth, and as applicable, elsewhere in Hampshire.
- Ability to communicate highly complex information, in verbal and written forms, to patients, professionals and public.
- Good theoretical knowledge and practical experience of Nuclear Medicine and PET.
- Application of theoretical knowledge and practical experience to practically solve problems.
- Highly developed physical dexterity and accurate data analysis for practical work.
- Application of radiation protection for safely working with ionising radiation.
- Advanced computational and numerical skills.
- Planning, performing, publishing and presenting research.
- Undergraduate Degree (BSc or MPhys) in Physics (Or Related Physical Science).
- Postgraduate Degree (MSc or MPhil) in Medical Physics.
- Registration as Clinical Scientist with Health and Care Professions Council.
- Experience of training Clinical Scientists.
- Skills and Knowledge
- Ability to prioritise, plan and perform own work, to meet dynamic priorities of service.
- Ability to take initiative, lead and organise teamwork, to achieve long-term aims of service.
- Ability to work at sites in Portsmouth, and as applicable, elsewhere in Hampshire.
- Ability to communicate highly complex information, in verbal and written forms, to patients, professionals and public.
- Good theoretical knowledge and practical experience of Nuclear Medicine and PET.
- Application of theoretical knowledge and practical experience to practically solve problems.
- Highly developed physical dexterity and accurate data analysis for practical work.
- Application of radiation protection for safely working with ionising radiation.
- Advanced computational and numerical skills.
- Planning, performing, publishing and presenting research.
- Undergraduate Degree (BSc or MPhys) in Physics (Or Related Physical Science).
- Postgraduate Degree (MSc or MPhil) in Medical Physics.
- Registration as Clinical Scientist with Health and Care Professions Council.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of training Clinical Scientists.
- Skills and Knowledge
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job summary
NHS Band 7 Salary: £49,387 -
£56,515 per annum
Hours Per Week: 37.5 full time
Contract Type: Permanent
Job Purpose
- To manage own work, for areas of responsibility.
- To participate in scientific support and clinical services
for Nuclear Medicine Physics.
- To participate in scientific support for Nuclear Medicine
and other departments, including external contracts.
- To maintain own registration, by performing/recording own
CPD.
- To train other Clinical Scientists, including Route 1
Trainee Clinical Scientists and Route 2 Trainee Clinical Scientists.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities
- Areas of responsibility are defined and delegated by the
Head of Nuclear Medicine Physics and Bone Densitometry and the Deputy Head of
Nuclear Medicine Physics.
- Manage own work.
Entailing highly complex and highly specialised scientific support, for
equipment management, radiodiagnostic tests, radiotherapeutic treatments and
radiation protection. Ensuring
scientific services are prioritised and performed, to the required standards in
the required timescales, via responsive strategies.
- Accurate and appropriate use of specialised complex
software, including application software (e.g. Microsoft Office) and utility
software (e.g. clinical applications).
- Participate in and propose changes to review/revision of
Standard Operating Procedures
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