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Radiotherapy Research Scientist – Band 6 (intern) Jobs in Manchester, England, United Kingdom at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
Title: Radiotherapy Research Scientist – Band 6 (intern)
Company: The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
Location: Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Applications are invited for a Scientist to undertake a 10-week long fellowship in the radiotherapy physics team.
This fellowship is hosted in memory of our friend and colleague Andrew Nixon and will be focused on the completion of a service improvement project within our proton therapy physics group.
The successful applicant will undertake a project which will develop a software tool to be used by treatment planning staff and clinical oncologists which will help them to compare a given proton therapy treatment plan with other, previous patients. This tool will then be commissioned for routine use by the proton therapy team to drive quality improvements for direct patient benefit.
The successful applicant will be supervised and supported by experts in the field for the duration of the fellowship and will have the opportunity to gain hands-on insight into the role of a Clinical Scientist, hone specialised technical skills, and gain invaluable clinical experience in a supportive, forward-thinking environment.
Professional registration is not a pre-requisite for this role, and applications will be accepted from individuals with an appropriate degree and who possess a foundational understanding of radiotherapy.
The successful applicant will undertake a project entitled “The Andrew Nixon Fellowship: Doses in context” under the supervision of Clinical Scientists and Medical Physics Experts in the Proton Therapy Physics group.
The successful applicant will develop a software solution to extract pertinent information from a given treatment plan and place it in the context of dose information from comparable plans. This information will then be presented to a user in an interactive form which will be developed by the successful applicant.
Working closely with a multi-disciplinary team in the Proton Therapy department, the successful applicant will actively test and refine this solution until it is ready to be commissioned for clinical use.
Upon completion, the successful applicant will present their work in the form of a memorial lecture to an audience consisting of experts and interested lay people.
The Christie is one of Europe’s leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country. We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Matthew Clarke Job title: Radiotherapy Physics Group Leader Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01610 918 7180
