Job summary
NHS Wales - Trainee Clinical Scientist (STP)
Imaging with Non-ionising Radiation
Exciting opportunities to use your science degree for patient and public benefit
Earn a competitive salary through a 3 year, full-time, nationally recognised training programme (STP)
Starting salary will be on the first point of Band 6 on a 3 year fixed term contract.
The NHS in Wales is offering two salaried post-graduate training post for a high calibre science graduate who is passionate about science and its role in patient care in the field of imaging with non-ionising radiation.
The successful candidate will follow the scientific training programme (STP) pathway which will lead to HCPC registration as a Clinical Scientist.
One successful candidate will be employed in Swansea Bay University Health Board (the MRI Physics training site) and one successful candidate will be based in Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (the ultrasound physics and other non-ionising radiations training site).
Each candidate will spend significant time in both Swansea and Cardiff to complete their training.
This post is fixed term for 3 years to meet the needs of the service.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
Our mission is "Caring for People, Keeping People Well",and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population's health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong.
Swansea - The Department of Medical Physics & Clinical Engineering is mostly based in the Singleton Hospital and operates across the Health Board and beyond, employing about 120 scientists, engineers and technicians. This is a particularly exciting time to train at Swansea with the successful candidate contributing to the development of the new MRI Physics service. MRI scientific services are provided to Health Boards across South Wales and to Swansea University. The department has very strong links with the university with an active established research collaboration.
Cardiff - The Department of Medical Physics is based at the Heath Hospital and provide a wide range of diagnostic imaging and non-imaging investigations, therapies and scientific services.There are 72 clinical scientist, engineers and technicians employed within the Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering departments
About us
The successful Swansea candidate will be based at Singleton Hospital in Swansea on the coast, adjacent to Swansea University.and be employed by Swansea Bay University Health Board for the duration of their training. There will also be some travel expected in order to attend other training centres, sites at which services are provided or workshops. The Health Board covers a population of approximately 0.5 million people and also provides tertiary services including cancer across southwest Wales for close to a population of 1 million. The Health Board provides a full range of services across Singleton & Morriston Hospitals in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot Hospital.
The successful Cardiff candidate will be based in South East Wales at the University Hospital of Wales (UHW) just North of Cardiff City Centre and employed by Cardiff & Vale University Health Board for the duration of their training. There will be some travel expected in order to attend other training centres, sites at which services are provided or workshops.
Cardiff & Vale University Health Boardis one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff & the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specificationattached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
On completion of training, prospects for permanent employment within Wales are excellent. For individuals with aptitude and commitment there are opportunities to progress through the career pathway to Consultant Clinical Scientist. This is an excellent opportunity for individuals who are motivated to pursue their career in Medical Physics within Wales.
Further information about the careers available in the Physical Sciences and Biomedical Engineering can be found at the following NHS Careers website:
https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/physical-sciences-and-biomedical-engineering
The Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine is the professional body for UK medical physicists and clinical engineers and the following website may be useful:
Your career - IPEM
Informal on-line visits are encouraged and these should be arranged with:
Dr. Jonathan Phillips (Magnetic Resonance Physics training Lead):
Jon.Phillips@wales.nhs.uk
Dr. Paul Williams (Ultrasound and non-ionising training Lead):
Paul.Williams13@wales.nhs.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specificationattached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
On completion of training, prospects for permanent employment within Wales are excellent. For individuals with aptitude and commitment there are opportunities to progress through the career pathway to Consultant Clinical Scientist. This is an excellent opportunity for individuals who are motivated to pursue their career in Medical Physics within Wales.
Further information about the careers available in the Physical Sciences and Biomedical Engineering can be found at the following NHS Careers website:
https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/physical-sciences-and-biomedical-engineering
The Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine is the professional body for UK medical physicists and clinical engineers and the following website may be useful:
Your career - IPEM
Informal on-line visits are encouraged and these should be arranged with:
Dr. Jonathan Phillips (Magnetic Resonance Physics training Lead):
Jon.Phillips@wales.nhs.uk
Dr. Paul Williams (Ultrasound and non-ionising training Lead):
Paul.Williams13@wales.nhs.uk
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Applicants must have an honours degree (1st or 2.1) in a pure or applied science relevant to the specialism for which they are applying. Applicants with a relevant 2.2 degree will also be considered if they have an MSc or PhD in the specialism for which they are applying.
- For all candidates evidence of research experience, e.g. in the form of a higher degree or equivalent evidence of scientific and academic capability, is considered desirable.
Scientific Skills Demonstrated in a work or study context
Essential
- A committed in depth interest in Scientific Practice and its application to direct clinical care of patients in a clinical environment
- Ability to design research investigations and experiments.
- Ability to analyze and assess scientific, technical and medical literature.
- Ability to make judgements, including clinical judgments involving facts or situations that impact on patients.
- Have an understanding of quality control and management assurance in a science or work based context
- Ability to develop proficiency in the performance of routine and complex techniques currently in use where they are training
- Has an understanding of the role of their chosen specialism in healthcare and disease and its application in a healthcare setting.
- Good IT skills and knowledge of common computing packages for word processing, spreadsheets, presentation packages and databases.
- Ability to analyse complex information comprising laboratory or workshop data, images and clinical details. Knowledge acquired through study and experience to formulate appropriate advice and judgments.
Transferable Skills Demonstrated in study, work or non-work contexts
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both writing and speaking in English language in order to: oExplain analytical, scientific and clinical aspects of the work to a variety of people including scientific colleagues, clinical professionals, service managers and patients and to listen to their needs. oMake formal presentations to groups of colleagues.
- Good active listening skills to build rapport with listener to encourage an open discussion.
- Self-aware and flexible enough to adopt a range of evaluative or empathising listening styles according to the needs of the listener and the situation.
- Ability to work autonomously in the planning and execution of their own work and under the guidance of their Departmental Supervisors. Flexibility to acquire the skills to organise, plan and monitor the workload of others.
- Demonstrable ability to lead others.
- Under guidance develops good interpretative skills in the formulation of advice to multi-disciplinary team members on diagnosis and appropriate treatment of patients.
- Ability to handle patient samples, hazardous reagents and chemicals in a safe manner in accordance with Health and Safety regulations.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Applicants must have an honours degree (1st or 2.1) in a pure or applied science relevant to the specialism for which they are applying. Applicants with a relevant 2.2 degree will also be considered if they have an MSc or PhD in the specialism for which they are applying.
- For all candidates evidence of research experience, e.g. in the form of a higher degree or equivalent evidence of scientific and academic capability, is considered desirable.
Scientific Skills Demonstrated in a work or study context
Essential
- A committed in depth interest in Scientific Practice and its application to direct clinical care of patients in a clinical environment
- Ability to design research investigations and experiments.
- Ability to analyze and assess scientific, technical and medical literature.
- Ability to make judgements, including clinical judgments involving facts or situations that impact on patients.
- Have an understanding of quality control and management assurance in a science or work based context
- Ability to develop proficiency in the performance of routine and complex techniques currently in use where they are training
- Has an understanding of the role of their chosen specialism in healthcare and disease and its application in a healthcare setting.
- Good IT skills and knowledge of common computing packages for word processing, spreadsheets, presentation packages and databases.
- Ability to analyse complex information comprising laboratory or workshop data, images and clinical details. Knowledge acquired through study and experience to formulate appropriate advice and judgments.
Transferable Skills Demonstrated in study, work or non-work contexts
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both writing and speaking in English language in order to: oExplain analytical, scientific and clinical aspects of the work to a variety of people including scientific colleagues, clinical professionals, service managers and patients and to listen to their needs. oMake formal presentations to groups of colleagues.
- Good active listening skills to build rapport with listener to encourage an open discussion.
- Self-aware and flexible enough to adopt a range of evaluative or empathising listening styles according to the needs of the listener and the situation.
- Ability to work autonomously in the planning and execution of their own work and under the guidance of their Departmental Supervisors. Flexibility to acquire the skills to organise, plan and monitor the workload of others.
- Demonstrable ability to lead others.
- Under guidance develops good interpretative skills in the formulation of advice to multi-disciplinary team members on diagnosis and appropriate treatment of patients.
- Ability to handle patient samples, hazardous reagents and chemicals in a safe manner in accordance with Health and Safety regulations.
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).
Additional information
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Health Education and Improvement Wales
Address
University Hospital Wales and Singleton Hospital Swansea
Cardiff and Swansea
CF14 4XW
Employer's website
https://heiw.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)
