Job summary
The post holder will be part of the Radiation Protection Service team (RPS Cardiff) that provides Radiation Protection Advisory and Support services, via Service Level Agreements, to all NHS Trusts in South East Wales and to other customers in the private health care sector, universities, industry, etc., throughout Wales and the rest of the UK.
The Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations 2018 require Employers to have access to a medical physics expert for consultation on optimisation of patient doses and quality assurance in diagnostic radiology and to provide advice on radiation protection relating specifically to medical exposures.
The Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017 require the Employer to appoint a radiation protection adviser A key purpose of this job is to fulfil this requirement. Arrangements will be made for formal recognition of status as MPE for diagnostic radiology in accordance with the statutory requirements of the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations 2017 with customers via service level agreements.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for:
Acting as a Radiation Protection Adviser for the service and to be appointed in this role by Velindre NHS Trust and its client organisations.
Acting as an MPE for diagnostic radiology in health care, medical research and development and teaching and to be appointed in this role by Velindre NHS Trust and its client organisations.
Planning and delivering a programme of audit of patient radiation doses in diagnostic radiology against national and local diagnostic reference levels
Managing projects undertaken in support of developments in radiation protection both within Velindre NHS Trust and its client organisations
Providing scientific support for all current metrology services and researching and developing new metrology services.
Providing software support where appropriate for IT applications associated with the work of RPS Cardiff and developing new applications as required.
About us
Here at Velindre University NHS Trust we are extremely proud of the specialist services we provide across the whole of Wales in our cutting-edge Velindre Cancer Centre and our award-winning Welsh Blood Service, as well as the expertise of our corporate functions that bring the two divisions together. We are also fortunate to host the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership and Health Technology Wales and have developed strong partnership working with these expert services.
Formed in 1999, the Trust has a dedicated workforce that continuously strives to provide the key principles of prudent healthcare through a wide array of roles. We play a vital role in the communities we support and have ambitious plans for the future to continue to improve the services we deliver. We strive to maintain our core values in everything we do by being; accountable, bold, caring and dynamic, and ensuring the best possible care for our patients and donors.
If you want to work for an organisation that prides itself on making a real difference and offers exciting career opportunities then Velindre University NHS Trust is the place for you. Visit our website to find out more https://velindre.nhs.wales/
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job Description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job Description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Appropriate experience compatible with acknowledgement of Medical Physics Expert status in diagnostic radiology physics/ imaging with ionising radiations.
- Experience in the application of radiation protection practice in the field of diagnostic radiology.
- Involvement with advising upon the application of radiation protection legislation.
Desirable
- Experience in the application of radiation protection practise in the fields of nuclear medicine and radiotherapy
Qualifications
Essential
- MSc Medical Physics or equivalent.
- UK HPC Clinical Scientist Registration to practise Medical Physics, but for non-UK candidates the certainty of getting i
- Accreditation as a Radiation Protection Adviser
- Accreditation as a Medical Physics Expert for diagnostic radiology
- Eligibility to hold MIPEM or equivalent status.
Desirable
- PhD in Medical Physics.
- Publication record in diagnostic radiology physics
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential
- Able to communicate difficult scientific issues to scientists and non-scientists with good verbal, written and audio-visual production & presentation skills.
- Good negotiator in advising on the implementation of statutory requirements where there may be local disagreement or competing requirements from legislation or professional guidance relating to other areas of endeavour.
Desirable
- Familiarity with a range of medical image processing software packages.
- Possession of a driving licence or the preparedness to obtain one.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Appropriate experience compatible with acknowledgement of Medical Physics Expert status in diagnostic radiology physics/ imaging with ionising radiations.
- Experience in the application of radiation protection practice in the field of diagnostic radiology.
- Involvement with advising upon the application of radiation protection legislation.
Desirable
- Experience in the application of radiation protection practise in the fields of nuclear medicine and radiotherapy
Qualifications
Essential
- MSc Medical Physics or equivalent.
- UK HPC Clinical Scientist Registration to practise Medical Physics, but for non-UK candidates the certainty of getting i
- Accreditation as a Radiation Protection Adviser
- Accreditation as a Medical Physics Expert for diagnostic radiology
- Eligibility to hold MIPEM or equivalent status.
Desirable
- PhD in Medical Physics.
- Publication record in diagnostic radiology physics
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential
- Able to communicate difficult scientific issues to scientists and non-scientists with good verbal, written and audio-visual production & presentation skills.
- Good negotiator in advising on the implementation of statutory requirements where there may be local disagreement or competing requirements from legislation or professional guidance relating to other areas of endeavour.
Desirable
- Familiarity with a range of medical image processing software packages.
- Possession of a driving licence or the preparedness to obtain one.
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
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).
