Principal Physicist - Radiation Safety and Diagnostic Radiology

Barts Health NHS Trust

The closing date is 27 April 2025

Job summary

The Clinical Physics team provide a wide range of physics and engineering services to the Trust. Radiation Safety provide diagnostic radiology physics services and radiation safety advice and support to all users of ionising radiation in the Trust including all modalities of Radiology, Radiotherapy, Nuclear Medicine/PET and Radiopharmacy. We also provide services to external customers.

We are looking for two motivated and dynamic Physicists to join our growing, friendly and brilliant Radiation Safety team. You will work as a Medical Physics Expert in Diagnostic Radiology gaining a breadth of experience across many areas of radiation safety. You will also have the opportunity to focus on a particular imaging modality and/or subject area including, but not limited to, Cardiology, Mammography, CT, practice education and AI, so this is a fantastic opportunity to expand your knowledge, impact services and contribute to radiation safety developments across the Trust.

Main duties of the job

The Trust includes St Bartholomew's Hospital, The Royal London Hospital, Newham University Hospital, Whipps Cross University Hospital and Mile End Hospital based across the City of London and East London. Radiation Safety is based at The Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel but you will be expected to work on all Trust and client sites.

The Barts and the Royal London sites have been built and equipped under a PFI and have a comprehensive equipment refresh programme resulting in state of the art imaging equipment. Our first photon counting CT scanner has just been installed and another will be installed in our CDC later this year, so there are exciting times ahead!

These new permanent posts are to expand the Radiation Safety team to provide closer MPE/ RPA working with the clinical departments and become more integrated into the clinical teams. The post holders will be expected to get involved with the wide range of radiation safety work provided by the section and support the site Radiation Safety leads.

You should have, or be in a position to achieve within 12 months of appointment, MPE certification. You should have experience in Diagnostic Radiology and radiation protection in healthcare. You must be registered with the HCPC as a Clinical Scientist.

Applicants with less experience can be considered for a development role, appointed at Band 7 initially.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.

Date posted

04 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£61,927 to £68,676 a year per annum inc

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

259-7128234SBH

Job locations

St Bartholomew's Hospital

London

EC1A 7BE

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

oExperience to act as a Medical Physics Expert in Diagnostic Radiology
oExperience of providing radiation safety advice in radiology

Skills

Essential

oAble to understand and operate a wide range of diagnostic imaging equipment
oAble to analyse complex data
oAble to interpret and apply relevant guidance and legislation

Knowledge

Essential

oSpecialist knowledge (MPE level) in radiation and imaging physics as applied in medicine

Qualifications

Essential

oBSc (Hons) Physics or equivalent.
oMSc in Radiation Physics or equivalent experience.
oNHS STP training in medical physics or equivalent experience
oRegistered Clinical Scientist
oMPE certificate of competence or able to submit within 1 year

Desirable

oRPA / RWA certificate of competence

Other

Essential

oAble to train and supervise clinical scientists and technicians

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

oExperience to act as a Medical Physics Expert in Diagnostic Radiology
oExperience of providing radiation safety advice in radiology

Skills

Essential

oAble to understand and operate a wide range of diagnostic imaging equipment
oAble to analyse complex data
oAble to interpret and apply relevant guidance and legislation

Knowledge

Essential

oSpecialist knowledge (MPE level) in radiation and imaging physics as applied in medicine

Qualifications

Essential

oBSc (Hons) Physics or equivalent.
oMSc in Radiation Physics or equivalent experience.
oNHS STP training in medical physics or equivalent experience
oRegistered Clinical Scientist
oMPE certificate of competence or able to submit within 1 year

Desirable

oRPA / RWA certificate of competence

Other

Essential

oAble to train and supervise clinical scientists and technicians

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).