Job summary
SENIOR PRINCIPAL CLINICAL SCIENTIST IN IMAGING AND RADIATION PROTECTION
MEDICAL PHYSICS EXPERT & RADIATION PROTECTION ADVISER
(DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY)
Band 8b Full Time 37.5 Hours
The Clinical and Radiation Physics Group provides scientific and technical support services for diagnostic radiology, nuclear medicine and radiation protection within the NHS, private and academic sectors. The team provide radiation protection advice across a wide range of modalities including Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine.
The post holder will act as a Medical Physics Expert (MPE) and appointed Radiation Protection Adviser to University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust and other customers and organisations supported by the group.
You will provide MPE advice to support compliance with the Ionising Radiation Medical Exposure Regulations 2017 (IRMER 17), e.g. undertake audits, support drafting and review of procedures, provide response to relevant clinical governance queries.
Plymouth is a friendly and vibrant city surrounded by some of the best countryside and beaches in the UK. There are excellent health and leisure services at the main site. For further information or to arrange an informal visit please contact Rob Loader, Head of Clinical & Radiation Physics, Tel 01752 439669, robert.loader@nhs.net or Dan Shaw, Tel 01752 432459, daniel.shaw12@nhs.net
Main duties of the job
PRIMARY DUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
- Specialist Duties / Appointed Expert
- The post holder will act as a Medical Physics Expert (MPE) for an agreed range of modalities and curstomers, provide advice on optimisation of equipment and technical factors for radiological procedures in conjunction with other Medical Physics Experts as appropriate. The post holder will review equipment test results and provide appropriate advice on the required actions.
- The post holder will act as an appointed Radiation Protection Adviser to UHPT and other supported customers and organisations as directed by the Head of Clinical and Radiation Physics. The post holder will provide expert advice to the Trust and other organisations regarding the Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017.
- The post holder will work autonomously to achieve the expected results, guided by broad occupational policies & guidance from Trust appointed advisers of which the post holder is
- The post holder will provide MPE advice to support compliance with the Ionising Radiation Medical Exposure Regulations 2017 (IRMER 17), e.g. undertake audits, support drafting and review of procedures, provide response to relevant clinical governance queries.
- The post holder will support the investigation of adverse events involving ionising radiation. Calculate dose and risk in the event of unnecessary, inadvertent or accidental irradiation or doses greater than intended
About us
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust is the largest hospital in the south west peninsula, providing comprehensive secondary and tertiary healthcare. Our geography gives us a secondary care catchment population of 450,000 with a wider peninsula population of almost 2,000,000 people who can access our specialist services. The population is characterised by its diversity - the rural and the urban, the wealthy and pockets of deprivation, and wide variance in health and life expectancy. We work within a network of other hospitals to offer a range of specialist services such as kidney transplant, cardiothoracic surgery and neonatal intensive care and high risk obstetrics.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Purpose:
Act as Medical Physics Expert (MPE) as required by the Ionising Radiations (Medical Exposure) Regulations 2017
Act as appointed Radiation Protection Adviser (RPA) as required by the Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017.
Provide advice, as a Radiation Protection Adviser and Medical Physics Expert, to ensure that UHPT, other contracted NHS Trusts and organisations/customers can meet their statutory obligations.
The post holder is required: - to plan own workload, organise own projects and prioritise requests; to adapt schedules in response to unpredictable urgent requests; to discuss highly complex aspects of diagnostic x-ray equipment performance and radiation protection with managers, medical staff, scientists, technologists, radiographers, engineers, architects and builders; to initiate and participate in research and development; to be accountable for the work of staff and students whose work they are supervising.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Purpose:
Act as Medical Physics Expert (MPE) as required by the Ionising Radiations (Medical Exposure) Regulations 2017
Act as appointed Radiation Protection Adviser (RPA) as required by the Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017.
Provide advice, as a Radiation Protection Adviser and Medical Physics Expert, to ensure that UHPT, other contracted NHS Trusts and organisations/customers can meet their statutory obligations.
The post holder is required: - to plan own workload, organise own projects and prioritise requests; to adapt schedules in response to unpredictable urgent requests; to discuss highly complex aspects of diagnostic x-ray equipment performance and radiation protection with managers, medical staff, scientists, technologists, radiographers, engineers, architects and builders; to initiate and participate in research and development; to be accountable for the work of staff and students whose work they are supervising.
Person Specification
KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Specialist theoretical and practical expert knowledge of the field of radiation protection in Medicine.
- Specialist knowledge of all areas of radiation protection legislation in healthcare and biomedical research.
- Extensive knowledge and experience of the techniques employed to measure the performance and radiological safety of state of the art Medical imaging equipment.
Desirable
- Specialist theoretical and practical expert knowledge of other imaging modalities (NM, MRI etc)
- Specialist theoretical and practical expert knowledge of other imaging modalities (NM, MRI etc)
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- 1st or 2nd class Honours degree in a relevant subject [e.g. Physics]
- HCPC Registration as Clinical Scientist
Desirable
- Postgraduate level specialist certificated courses in relevant areas of Medical Physics.
- Radioactive Waste Adviser (RWA) Certification (Recognised by RPA 2000)
Person Specification
KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Specialist theoretical and practical expert knowledge of the field of radiation protection in Medicine.
- Specialist knowledge of all areas of radiation protection legislation in healthcare and biomedical research.
- Extensive knowledge and experience of the techniques employed to measure the performance and radiological safety of state of the art Medical imaging equipment.
Desirable
- Specialist theoretical and practical expert knowledge of other imaging modalities (NM, MRI etc)
- Specialist theoretical and practical expert knowledge of other imaging modalities (NM, MRI etc)
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- 1st or 2nd class Honours degree in a relevant subject [e.g. Physics]
- HCPC Registration as Clinical Scientist
Desirable
- Postgraduate level specialist certificated courses in relevant areas of Medical Physics.
- Radioactive Waste Adviser (RWA) Certification (Recognised by RPA 2000)
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
