SENIOR CLINICAL SCIENTIST AI FELLOWSHIP IN HEAD AND NECK RADIOTHERAPY
| Posting date: | 22 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £61,927 - £68,676 per annum inc. H.C.A. |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 July 2025 |
| Location: | London, SE1 3SS |
| Company: | Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7289374/196-LIS9645 |
Summary
A Vacancy at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.
Please see attached document for full JD/PS.
Guy’s Head and Neck Cancer Centre has established a number of innovative projects focused
on transforming care for patients with head and neck cancer, to deliver the right care, at the
right time, taking into account individual patient needs.
This post is a one-year fixed term post focused on Radiotherapy real world imaging data and
AI applications in Head and Neck Oncology. The post-holder will work as an independent
scientist within our established research team and take responsibility for the implementation
and extension of existing and planned R&D work in the area of Head and Neck Cancer AI
applications in Radiotherapy. The post-holder will maintain and expand Radiotherapy and
Imaging real world databases of head and neck cancer patients and contribute to the
development of AI tools in HN Radiotherapy, from data curation to clinical deployment, and
including development. The post would suit a clinical scientist/radiotherapy physicist with
relevant clinical experience in HN Radiotherapy at band 8A or equivalent seeking exposure
to imaging (diagnostic/RT) and clinical data analytics and development and applications of AI
in Radiotherapy. The post-holder will also assist other members of the research team with
recruitment of patients, project work and analysis as required and will contribute to the
integration of radiotherapy, imaging and clinical data with the tissue bank.
Please see attached document for full JD/PS.
• To lead in the development and implementation of Radiotherapy AI tools within the
Head and Neck Oncology unit.
• To lead the development of new procedures and policies in areas of clinical
deployment of AI tools and work closely with clinical colleagues, those in Radiotherapy
physics and the Clinical Scientific Computing group to ensure patient safety and
pathway efficiency.
• To ensure regular quality control measurements are carried out on AI tools prior to
deployment as well as setting policies for continued monitoring and subsequent
retraining/improvement, thereby closing the AI loop.
• To contribute to the maintenance of clinical radiotherapy, diagnostic imaging and
clinical data for the Radiotherapy HN database.
• To work with clinicians towards the curation of datasets for ML model development,
evaluation of AI tools and clinical deployment.
• To participate in ongoing Head and Neck research and development.
• To review and analyse radiotherapy data of HNC patients.
• To work with colleagues from the HN Tissue Bank to ensure data collection
harmonisation and aid monitoring of patient recruitment.
Please see attached document for full JD/PS.
Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation
trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south
3
London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal,
orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.
Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre
opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also
opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup.
St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest
emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital.
Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist
services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We
lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally
where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community
services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with longterm conditions.
Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we
serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary
sector organisations.
Please see attached document for full JD/PS.
This advert closes on Sunday 6 Jul 2025
Please see attached document for full JD/PS.
Guy’s Head and Neck Cancer Centre has established a number of innovative projects focused
on transforming care for patients with head and neck cancer, to deliver the right care, at the
right time, taking into account individual patient needs.
This post is a one-year fixed term post focused on Radiotherapy real world imaging data and
AI applications in Head and Neck Oncology. The post-holder will work as an independent
scientist within our established research team and take responsibility for the implementation
and extension of existing and planned R&D work in the area of Head and Neck Cancer AI
applications in Radiotherapy. The post-holder will maintain and expand Radiotherapy and
Imaging real world databases of head and neck cancer patients and contribute to the
development of AI tools in HN Radiotherapy, from data curation to clinical deployment, and
including development. The post would suit a clinical scientist/radiotherapy physicist with
relevant clinical experience in HN Radiotherapy at band 8A or equivalent seeking exposure
to imaging (diagnostic/RT) and clinical data analytics and development and applications of AI
in Radiotherapy. The post-holder will also assist other members of the research team with
recruitment of patients, project work and analysis as required and will contribute to the
integration of radiotherapy, imaging and clinical data with the tissue bank.
Please see attached document for full JD/PS.
• To lead in the development and implementation of Radiotherapy AI tools within the
Head and Neck Oncology unit.
• To lead the development of new procedures and policies in areas of clinical
deployment of AI tools and work closely with clinical colleagues, those in Radiotherapy
physics and the Clinical Scientific Computing group to ensure patient safety and
pathway efficiency.
• To ensure regular quality control measurements are carried out on AI tools prior to
deployment as well as setting policies for continued monitoring and subsequent
retraining/improvement, thereby closing the AI loop.
• To contribute to the maintenance of clinical radiotherapy, diagnostic imaging and
clinical data for the Radiotherapy HN database.
• To work with clinicians towards the curation of datasets for ML model development,
evaluation of AI tools and clinical deployment.
• To participate in ongoing Head and Neck research and development.
• To review and analyse radiotherapy data of HNC patients.
• To work with colleagues from the HN Tissue Bank to ensure data collection
harmonisation and aid monitoring of patient recruitment.
Please see attached document for full JD/PS.
Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation
trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south
3
London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal,
orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.
Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre
opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also
opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup.
St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest
emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital.
Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist
services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We
lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally
where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community
services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with longterm conditions.
Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we
serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary
sector organisations.
Please see attached document for full JD/PS.
This advert closes on Sunday 6 Jul 2025