Medical Physicist (PET Imaging)

Job title:

Medical Physicist (PET Imaging)

Company

King’s College London

Job description

​​​We are looking for an enthusiastic medical physicist to join our PET imaging team at King’s College London (KCL) & Guy’s and St Thomas’ (GSTT) PET Centre. The PET Centre is part of both King’s College London’s School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences in the Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, and Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust.​We run a clinical PET service in parallel with an extensive programme of clinical research. Facilities currently include 2 cyclotrons, radiochemistry labs, 3 PET-CT scanners and a PET-MR scanner.About the roleThe purpose of this post is to provide scientific, regulatory and technical expertise to support the operation and development of clinical and research PET scanning activities in the PET Centre, working as a member of a team of medical physicists.​The department has just been awarded a £13 million grant from the Medical Research Council for a Total Body PET scanner as part of a new national PET research initiative. This will be an exciting time to join our team with ample opportunity to contribute to an ambitious programme developing the clinical and research capabilities of the department.​​Key roles will include participation in the medical physics scanning rota, development of clinical and research procedures, data processing and handling of PET-CT and PET-MR data, writing/documenting software tools and utilities, and providing radiation protection support to the department. There will also be opportunities to contribute to the extensive teaching program provided by the school.​​The successful candidate will ideally be a state registered clinical scientist, although we will consider candidates nearing the end of training. Salary offered will be subject to negotiation based on experience/qualifications. Ideally you will have some experience of working as a clinical scientist in a Nuclear Medicine department.​You should be highly motivated, able to multi-task, work well within a team, and be keen to learn. The postholder will be expected to work on-site for the majority of the week. The position is in a friendly and supportive multi-disciplinary department, with opportunities for involvement in research projects.This is a full-time post (35 hours per week), and you will be offered an indefinite contract.About youTo be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:Essential criteria * ​Good BSc in physics or similar appropriate subject

• Knowledge of nuclear medicine technology, methodology, equipment, radiation safety procedures and current legislation, clinical and research applications and basic science
• ​State registered Clinical Scientist (or equivalent qualification) or on route to attaining state registration
• ​Ability to work to clinical and scientific deadlines
• ​Ability to plan and prioritise workload

Desirable criteria * State registered Clinical Scientist

• ​MSc or other higher degree in medical physics or related subject
• ​Extensive computing and programming knowledge/experience
• Experience as a medical physicist working in a Nuclear Medicine department
• Experience of performing research projects and providing technical, scientific and regulatory support to clinical and research PET studies

Downloading a copy of our Job DescriptionFull details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the next page after you click “Apply Now”. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.Further informationThis post is subject to Disclosure and Barring Service and/or Occupational Health clearances.We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community. We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King’s.We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘ ‘ pages.CompanyKing’s College London is one of the top 20 universities in the world and among the oldest in England. King’s has more than 27,600 students (of whom nearly 10,500 are graduate students) from some 150 countries worldwide, and some 6,800 staff.King’s has an outstanding reputation for world-class teaching and cutting-edge research. In the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF) King’s was ranked 6th nationally in the ‘power’ ranking, which takes into account both the quality and quantity of research activity, and 7th for quality according to Times Higher Education rankings. Eighty-four per cent of research at King’s was deemed ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ (3* and 4*). The university is in the top seven UK universities for research earnings and has an overall annual income of more than £684 million.King’s has a particularly distinguished reputation in the humanities, law, the sciences (including a wide range of health areas such as psychiatry, medicine, nursing and dentistry) and social sciences including international affairs. It has played a major role in many of the advances that have shaped modern life, such as the discovery of the structure of DNA and research that led to the development of radio, television, mobile phones and radar.King’s College London and Guy’s and St Thomas’, King’s College Hospital and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trusts are part of King’s Health Partners. King’s Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC) is a pioneering global collaboration between one of the world’s leading research-led universities and three of London’s most successful NHS Foundation Trusts, including leading teaching hospitals and comprehensive mental health services. For more information, visit: .King’s £600 million campaign, World questions|KING’s answers, has delivered huge global impact in areas where King’s has particular expertise. Philanthropic support has funded new research to save young lives at Evelina London Children’s Hospital; established the King’s Dickson Poon School of Law as a worldwide leader in transnational law; built a new Cancer Centre at Guy’s Hospital; allowed unique collaboration between leading neuroscientists to fast-track new treatments for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, motor neurone disease, depression and schizophrenia at the new Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute; created the Cicely Saunders Institute: the first academic institution in the world dedicated to palliative care, and supported the King’s Sierra Leone Partnership in the Ebola crisis. Donations provide over 300 of the most promising students with scholarships and bursaries each year. More information about the campaign is available at .Company info Mini-site Telephone +(44)02078365454 Location STRAND
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Expected salary

£44105 – 51485 per year

Location

Central London

Job date

Tue, 28 Jan 2025 23:02:33 GMT

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