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Company: The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
Location: New Cross Hospital
Salary: £91,342 to £105,337 per annum
Schedule: Full-time
Employment Type: Permanent
Language: English
Education: Experience/skills
Experience: Qualifications
Essential Qualification: Extensive relevant experience in one discipline of Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering
Desirable Qualification: Not provided
Essential Experience: Holds valid HCPC registration
Contact: Malcolm Foley (Head of MPCE)
Email: malcolm.foley@nhs.net
Phone: 01902695522
Apply Instructions: Apply via NHS Jobs website
Certificate of Sponsorship: Certificate of Sponsorship
Employer Website: https://www.royalwolverhampton.nhs.uk/
Application Deadline: 25 January 2026
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced and innovative clinical scientist to lead our Medical Physics & Clinical Engineering service. This senior role offers the chance to guide a highly skilled and enthusiastic team to ensure the safe and effective delivery of specialist support across the Trust.
As Head of Department, you will provide strategic, professional and operational leadership across diagnostic imaging and radiation protection physics, radiotherapy physics, nuclear medicine physics and clinical engineering. You will work closely with clinical and managerial colleagues across the Trust to maintain high standards of quality, safety and regulatory compliance that supports a modern patient-centred care approach.
A requirement for this role is certification as a Medical Physics Expert (MPE) and be active in one area of medical physics practice. You will act as the Trusts lead on the portfolio of services and be part of the Divisional Management team. Ideally you will have (or be working towards) RPA certification.
You will lead and develop a multidisciplinary team that promotes a culture of learning and continuous improvement. You must be HCPC-registered with significant leadership experience and a strong record of delivering complex technical services in healthcare.
If you are passionate about advancing medical physics within the NHS and want a role where your expertise will make an impact, we would be delighted to hear from you.
Main Duties of the Job
You will be a State Registered Consultant Clinical Scientist and the scientific and managerial lead for Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering. You will advise the Trust on all aspects of the field and provide strategic leadership across services including radiotherapy physics, nuclear medicine, radiopharmacy, diagnostic radiology, non-ionising radiation, specialist computing and medical equipment management. You will be professionally accountable for the delivery of these services ensuring high-quality patient care.
The role includes managing service leads, overseeing business performance, clinical governance, and health and safety and working closely with clinical colleagues to ensure alignment with Trust and Divisional goals. You will manage a budget of around £9m and ensure services remain cost-effective. It is desirable to be a Radiation Protection Adviser or working towards certification, and you will oversee the department’s ability to provide radiation protection and medical device advice to the Trust and contracted organisations.
You will support strategic planning, manage Research and Development within the department and lead education and training activities. You will also ensure staff are appropriately qualified, experienced, and state registered where required.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential:
- Holds valid HCPC registration
- Has valid MPE certification
- Relevant first degree and MSc in radiation physics
- PhD or equivalent evidence of research training
Desirable:
- Holds or working towards RPA certification
- MBA/PgD or equivalent in management
Experience/Skills
Essential:
- Extensive relevant experience in one discipline of Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering
- Broad and well-developed knowledge across whole of MPCE disciplines
- Proven managerial and leadership skills
- Expert understanding of relevant UK ionising radiation legislation
Communications
Essential:
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
About The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.
How to Apply
Apply via NHS Jobs website. 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.
International Applicants Checklist:
- Verify your eligibility for UK work visa with the employer
- Prepare your HCPC registration documentation
- Gather evidence of your MPE certification
- Prepare proof of relevant qualifications and experience
- Contact Malcolm Foley via email or phone with any specific questions about the application process
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.
Additional Information
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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see the NHS Careers website.
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust’s privacy notice is available at: https://www.royalwolverhampton.nhs.uk/patients-and-visitors/privacy-ico/our-services/royal-wolverhampton-nhs-trust-privacy-notice/
The reference number for this position is 225-EST-7665184.
The date posted is 22 December 2025. The pay scheme is Agenda for change and the band is 8d.
The job location is New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton, WV10 0QP. The working pattern is full-time, and the contract type is permanent.
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.