Radiation Protection and Radiology Physicist

Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities

For further details regarding this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. You can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the post by assessing your circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential Criteria

1. 1st or 2nd class Physics degree or equivalent
2. Master’s degree in Medical Physics, PhD, or equivalent
3. HCPC registration as a clinical scientist (or anticipated imminent registration)
4. Current driving license

Desirable Criteria

1. Chartered Scientist
2. Corporate Membership of the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (MIPEM), or equivalent

Experience

Essential Criteria

1. Experience in medical physics

Desirable Criteria

1. Presentation of work at national or local meetings
2. Experience in interpreting different situations and judging measures required to ensure compliance in areas that relate to the legislation listed above.
3. Experience in the use of specialist testing equipment employed to measure the safety and performance of radiological, ultrasound, MRI, and ultraviolet equipment.

Skills, Knowledge and Ability

Essential Criteria

1. Basic knowledge of relevant legislation in healthcare and biomedical research.
2. Computer skills (Word, Excel)

Desirable Criteria

1. Computer programming skills. Programming and system development skills.
2. Able to use Excel, Word, Access etc. to set up documents and spreadsheets and extract information.
3. Able to set up and manage the acquisition and structure of information.
4. Image processing – DICOM, Matlab
5. Lecturing & teaching skills
6. Basic knowledge of the techniques employed to measure the performance of state-of-the-art imaging equipment.
7. Basic knowledge of how to measure the leakage from sealed radioactive sources.
8. An understanding of patient and staff risks arising from radiation and laser exposure.

Other Requirements

Essential Criteria

1. Able to prioritise and manage own workload
2. Able to exercise own initiative when dealing with common issues within own specialist area of competence
3. Ability to give and take criticism constructively and to know when to seek advice from others
4. Team worker. Independent learner. Self-motivated.
5. Willing to work flexible hours when necessary

Desirable Criteria

1. Good communication and interpersonal skills.
2. Self-motivated
3. Own car

Employer Certification / Accreditation Badges

Applicant Requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to Download

1. Job Description (PDF, 448.4KB)
2. Person Specification (PDF, 120.4KB)

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