This role sits in Radiology Physics at Poole Hospital, University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust, supporting diagnostic radiology physics and radiation protection across East Dorset. The work centres on administrative and QC support for the radiology physicists, keeping databases and QC records and following up issues with scientific staff. The role covers a range of imaging modalities across several hospital sites and the region, and some services may move site. Applicants need a good honours degree in physics or a related subject, or equivalent experience.
What the job involves
- Monitoring client QC spreadsheets day to day and ensuring issues are followed up by scientific staff
- Entering information on the group's work into databases and spreadsheets
- Creating and maintaining records of equipment QC testing and audits
- Developing spreadsheets and databases as scientific staff require
- Assisting the radiology physicists with administrative work
- Reviewing and writing departmental protocols and procedures to reflect best practice and legislation
- Booking client visits, rooms and meetings with QC and client groups
- Preparing documentation and equipment for work outside the department
- Organising training meetings for external clients and delivering training to internal and external clients
- Explaining the significance of adverse QC findings to users, who may need to take equipment out of service
- Analysing complex results with a high degree of accuracy to work through scientific and technical problems
- Liaising with professional staff inside and outside the Trust on the Medical Physics service
What’s required
Qualifications
- Good honours degree in physics or a related subject, or equivalent knowledge or experience
Skills & knowledge
- Use of Excel, Word and Access to set up documents, spreadsheets and databases and extract information
- Use of specialised scientific software to analyse complex data
- Some knowledge of a range of medical imaging applications
- Able to speak and write English as necessary for the role
- Confident speaking on the telephone
Checks & eligibility
- Full UK driving licence held for over one year
Other
- Good manual dexterity
- Able to prioritise and manage own work
Nice to have
- Registration with the Register of Clinical Technologists (currently voluntary, may soon be required)
- Knowledge of a range of routine and non-routine healthcare science duties
- Knowledge of radiation protection legislation
- Understanding of risks arising from a range of medical imaging applications
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The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
