Job summary
Band : 8a £55,690 - £62,682 pro rata, per annum
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Location: Queen Alexandra Hospital, Southwick Hill Road, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3LY
The Radiological Sciences Group at the Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth is seeking an enthusiastic physicist to join a friendly team who provide comprehensive physics support to radiology departments and clinical users of ionising radiation modalities within and outside of Portsmouth.
Main duties of the job
The Medical Physics department in Portsmouth is an accredited training centre, including for Higher Specialist Scientific Training which would provide a future development opportunity for the successful candidate. There are strong links with Portsmouth, UCL and Surrey universities. The group in which you will work also encourages staff to be involved in national professional groups / working parties and to present / publish scientific work in support of their professional development.
About us
Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking to recruit someone who has or is close to holding Medical Physics Expert (diagnostic radiology) certification and/or who has a strong desire to develop their role to become a future Radiation Protection Advisor. A full development plan and support will be provided where required. Candidates should be HCPC registered and have several years of experience working at Band 7 level or equivalent in at least one of these areas: radiation protection (ionizing or non-ionizing) and X-ray physics. The role involves travel to other sites, so a driving licence is essential. Please include a full personal statement in your application detailing relevant experience.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking to recruit someone who has or is close to holding Medical Physics Expert (diagnostic radiology) certification and/or who has a strong desire to develop their role to become a future Radiation Protection Advisor. A full development plan and support will be provided where required. Candidates should be HCPC registered and have several years of experience working at Band 7 level or equivalent in at least one of these areas: radiation protection (ionizing or non-ionizing) and X-ray physics. The role involves travel to other sites, so a driving licence is essential. Please include a full personal statement in your application detailing relevant experience.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc in Physics or Physical Science
- MSc (or equivalent e.g. MPhil) in relevant Medical Physics-related subject
- Registration with HCPC as Clinical Scientists in Medical Physics
- Extensive experience and highly specialized knowledge in X-ray physics
- and/or radiation protection
- Be on the UKs register for Medical Physics Experts (MPE) or Radiation
- Protection Advisor (RPA)
Desirable
- PhD in related subject area
- Experience of leading and managing teams and projects
- Track record of presenting scientific papers at conferences/specialist interest groups
- Professional involvement with special interest groups, national working parties or advisory bodies
- Record of publications in peer reviewed journals, specialist publications
Experience
Essential
- Well-developed and effective communication skills, both written and spoken
- Able to organize own work, data, documentation
- Evidence of leadership and supervision of projects and the work of others
- Able to prioritise work according to service demands and competing pressures
- Able to develop policy and implement within own sphere of responsibility
- Well developed, analytical approach to problem solving
- Significant experience using computers and standard Microsoft Office applications (Excel and Word) to a high level.
- Able to analyze facts and data methodically and accurately and extract significance
- Highly developed skills to perform complex scientific measurements and tests with high precision, speed and accuracy, occasionally in hazardous conditions
- Highly skilled in working carefully, safely and competently with highly complex & costly equipment
- Advanced skills for working safely with radiation sources, machines and of ionizing radiation legislation
- Well-developed skills for teaching and training to professional, clinical and support staff
- Able to balance competing priorities and demands within pressing time-scales
Desirable
- Experience using advanced data handling packages and computer programming languages (e.g. Matlab, Image J etc)
- Experience of research and development
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc in Physics or Physical Science
- MSc (or equivalent e.g. MPhil) in relevant Medical Physics-related subject
- Registration with HCPC as Clinical Scientists in Medical Physics
- Extensive experience and highly specialized knowledge in X-ray physics
- and/or radiation protection
- Be on the UKs register for Medical Physics Experts (MPE) or Radiation
- Protection Advisor (RPA)
Desirable
- PhD in related subject area
- Experience of leading and managing teams and projects
- Track record of presenting scientific papers at conferences/specialist interest groups
- Professional involvement with special interest groups, national working parties or advisory bodies
- Record of publications in peer reviewed journals, specialist publications
Experience
Essential
- Well-developed and effective communication skills, both written and spoken
- Able to organize own work, data, documentation
- Evidence of leadership and supervision of projects and the work of others
- Able to prioritise work according to service demands and competing pressures
- Able to develop policy and implement within own sphere of responsibility
- Well developed, analytical approach to problem solving
- Significant experience using computers and standard Microsoft Office applications (Excel and Word) to a high level.
- Able to analyze facts and data methodically and accurately and extract significance
- Highly developed skills to perform complex scientific measurements and tests with high precision, speed and accuracy, occasionally in hazardous conditions
- Highly skilled in working carefully, safely and competently with highly complex & costly equipment
- Advanced skills for working safely with radiation sources, machines and of ionizing radiation legislation
- Well-developed skills for teaching and training to professional, clinical and support staff
- Able to balance competing priorities and demands within pressing time-scales
Desirable
- Experience using advanced data handling packages and computer programming languages (e.g. Matlab, Image J etc)
- Experience of research and development
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).
