Job summary
We
are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Clinical Scientist to act as
a permanent additional member of staff to replace someone who is leaving the
Radiological Physics and Radiation Protection Service (RPRPS).
The
post holder will act as a lead MPE/RPA for specified customers/areas of work
as well as being involved in all other aspects of the sections work.
Candidates
with less experience who are working towards gaining MPE/RPA status in
Diagnostic Radiology are encouraged to apply as training and support will be
available (subject to an amended job description and salary band).
RPRPS
is part of the Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering Department at Leeds
Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, one of the largest hospital trusts in the
country. We provide scientific, technical and radiation protection advice and
measurement services for ionising and non-ionising radiation across West
& North Yorkshire.
The
department is an established training centre for clinical scientists being
accredited and having trained for all of the National School for Health Care
Science Scientific Training Programme specialisms in medical physics.
Recently we also achieved accreditation to train under the Higher Scientific
Specialist Training scheme. We hold BSI ISO9001 accreditation and have
recently implemented Qpulse quality management system software.
Expected Shortlisting
Date
13/01/2026
Planned Interview
Date
22/01/2026
Main duties of the job
The
post holder will be involved in supporting radiology and other departments
from the purchase of new equipment and software until the equipment is
disposed; using patient dose management systems (Qaelum and Teamplay) for
audit and optimisation purposes including the setting and review of local
Diagnostic Reference levels; optimising the performance of radiographic
equipment across all modalities including state of the art hybrid imaging
units and advising on the use of AI. Practically, this work will include
evaluating and testing x-ray equipment, requiring high precision measurements
as well as developing new protocols and procedures.
The
post holder will develop and participate in promoting the radiation
protection safety culture to assess and improve legislative compliance with
IRR17 ensuring the safety of staff and public, providing MPE/RPA advice to
the Trust and for our external contracts including the provision of national
and local radiation approvals for research studies.
The
post holder will participate in the teaching and training commitments of the
section including scientific staff and clinical staff in addition to FRCR
teaching.
It
is expected that the post holder will maintain up to date CPD training and
records, registration with HCPC and accreditation as an MPE/RPA.
As
we support two major hospital Trusts in the nearby area alongside our own,
the posts require travel to additional sites.
About us
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest teaching hospitals in the
UK. Although our new hospital build has been delayed, we are continuing to
upgrade our equipment to transform clinical services and develop an
Innovation District for Leeds. This post is an opportunity to join an
expanding team of scientists and technologists who will support this work.
RPRPS
provides scientific, technical and radiation protection advice and
measurement services for ionising and non-ionising radiation to a number of
NHS Trusts in West & North Yorkshire and private clients.
Medical
Physics and Engineering operates under a BSI registered ISO 9001:2015 Quality
Management System, has an extensive research portfolio and opportunities for
collaboration with the University of Leeds and other organisations for
research and technical development/innovation.
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'
members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts
are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove
adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the
shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this
process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any
questions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Act as the lead Medical Physics
Expert to Diagnostic Radiology departments served by RPRPS, having specific
responsibility for particular areas/customers as agreed with the Head of
Service/Clinical Scientist Service
Manager/s and as part of this role to:
Play a significant role in the
optimisation of the radiation protection of patients and other individuals
subject to exposures including the application and use of diagnostic
reference levels
Provide expert advice on equipment
specification and the installation design of new diagnostic x-ray facilities
and equipment
Provide expert advice and lead on the
design and implementation of quality assurance programs for diagnostic x-ray
equipment including acceptance testing
Assess patient doses in a variety of
complex situations. Use expert knowledge to determine relevant parameters,
derive effective radiation doses and advise on radiation risks and
appropriate courses of action;
Provide expert advice on the
selection of suitable equipment required to perform radiation protection
measurements
Assist in the investigation of
accidental or unintended x-ray exposures to patients and advise the Trust and
its clients on the requirements for the notification of incidents to the
enforcement authorities and liaise with these authorities on behalf of the
Trust and its clients
Participate in the training of
operators, practitioners and other staff in relevant aspects of radiation
protection and IR(ME)R compliance;
Provide advice to the Trust/clients
relating to compliance with the IR(ME) regulations;
Perform the necessary assessment of
submissions for ethical approval of research studies both nationally and
internally.
Perform duties as a designated
operator under the IR(ME) regulations.
To fully participate and comply
with the requirements of the sections ISO9001:2015 quality management system
including taking responsibility for writing process and procedures for their
own areas of work and for staff under their supervision;
Participate in the training of
Clinical Scientists and Clinical Technologists and other scientific staff
including STP/PTP trainees. Responsible for trainee competency assignment and
assessment.
Participate in formal training and
teaching programmes and courses (including preparation and presentation of
lectures) for healthcare professionals on all areas of Radiation Protection
and Radiological Physics including:
Fellowship of the Royal College of
Radiologists
Post/Undergraduate teaching for
University of Leeds students
Staff training under IRR17 and
IRMER17 (e.g. RPS courses)
To be responsible for carrying out
evaluation, research and development, and for initiating, directing and
carrying this out in the post holders areas of responsibility; to improve
the clinical practice and the understanding of diagnostic radiological physics
and diagnostic radiology technology.
To liaise with clinicians, other
physicists, etc. to support and participate in the Directorate and
Departments research and development programme, with the aim of continuous
improvement of the clinical service.
To publish novel and interesting
work in internationally recognised journals, and present at national and
international conferences
To line manage and/or mentor
scientists as determined by the Head of Service/Clinical Scientist Service
Manager(s)
To supervise other scientists,
technologists, other staff groups, research assistants and research students
from time to time.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Act as the lead Medical Physics
Expert to Diagnostic Radiology departments served by RPRPS, having specific
responsibility for particular areas/customers as agreed with the Head of
Service/Clinical Scientist Service
Manager/s and as part of this role to:
Play a significant role in the
optimisation of the radiation protection of patients and other individuals
subject to exposures including the application and use of diagnostic
reference levels
Provide expert advice on equipment
specification and the installation design of new diagnostic x-ray facilities
and equipment
Provide expert advice and lead on the
design and implementation of quality assurance programs for diagnostic x-ray
equipment including acceptance testing
Assess patient doses in a variety of
complex situations. Use expert knowledge to determine relevant parameters,
derive effective radiation doses and advise on radiation risks and
appropriate courses of action;
Provide expert advice on the
selection of suitable equipment required to perform radiation protection
measurements
Assist in the investigation of
accidental or unintended x-ray exposures to patients and advise the Trust and
its clients on the requirements for the notification of incidents to the
enforcement authorities and liaise with these authorities on behalf of the
Trust and its clients
Participate in the training of
operators, practitioners and other staff in relevant aspects of radiation
protection and IR(ME)R compliance;
Provide advice to the Trust/clients
relating to compliance with the IR(ME) regulations;
Perform the necessary assessment of
submissions for ethical approval of research studies both nationally and
internally.
Perform duties as a designated
operator under the IR(ME) regulations.
To fully participate and comply
with the requirements of the sections ISO9001:2015 quality management system
including taking responsibility for writing process and procedures for their
own areas of work and for staff under their supervision;
Participate in the training of
Clinical Scientists and Clinical Technologists and other scientific staff
including STP/PTP trainees. Responsible for trainee competency assignment and
assessment.
Participate in formal training and
teaching programmes and courses (including preparation and presentation of
lectures) for healthcare professionals on all areas of Radiation Protection
and Radiological Physics including:
Fellowship of the Royal College of
Radiologists
Post/Undergraduate teaching for
University of Leeds students
Staff training under IRR17 and
IRMER17 (e.g. RPS courses)
To be responsible for carrying out
evaluation, research and development, and for initiating, directing and
carrying this out in the post holders areas of responsibility; to improve
the clinical practice and the understanding of diagnostic radiological physics
and diagnostic radiology technology.
To liaise with clinicians, other
physicists, etc. to support and participate in the Directorate and
Departments research and development programme, with the aim of continuous
improvement of the clinical service.
To publish novel and interesting
work in internationally recognised journals, and present at national and
international conferences
To line manage and/or mentor
scientists as determined by the Head of Service/Clinical Scientist Service
Manager(s)
To supervise other scientists,
technologists, other staff groups, research assistants and research students
from time to time.
Person Specification
Skills & Behaviours
Essential
- Describe your experience in performing and developing QA procedures in different Diagnostic Radiology modalities.
- What experience do you have in teaching and training of scientific and clinical staff?
Desirable
- Describe your experience in the approvals of research ethics processes.
- What experience do you have in directing and supervising the work of others?
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Are you able to travel independently and transport bulky equipment to remote sites?
Experience
Essential
- Which modalities do you have experience at an expert level in radiological physics?
Desirable
- What experience do you have in using or developing specialist image analysis software (e.g. ImageJ macros)?
- What experience do you have in staff recruitment / interviewing / appraisal skills?
Qualifications
Essential
- HCPC Registration as Clinical Scientist
- Have you got Certification as Radiation Protection Adviser under IRR17 within the field of diagnostic radiology?
- Have you got Certification as Medical Physics Expert under IR(ME)R17 within the field of diagnostic radiology?
- What experience do you have working at or towards qualified Medical Physics Expert or Radiation Protection Advisor level in Diagnostic Radiology?
- What management or supervisory experience do you have?
Desirable
Person Specification
Skills & Behaviours
Essential
- Describe your experience in performing and developing QA procedures in different Diagnostic Radiology modalities.
- What experience do you have in teaching and training of scientific and clinical staff?
Desirable
- Describe your experience in the approvals of research ethics processes.
- What experience do you have in directing and supervising the work of others?
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Are you able to travel independently and transport bulky equipment to remote sites?
Experience
Essential
- Which modalities do you have experience at an expert level in radiological physics?
Desirable
- What experience do you have in using or developing specialist image analysis software (e.g. ImageJ macros)?
- What experience do you have in staff recruitment / interviewing / appraisal skills?
Qualifications
Essential
- HCPC Registration as Clinical Scientist
- Have you got Certification as Radiation Protection Adviser under IRR17 within the field of diagnostic radiology?
- Have you got Certification as Medical Physics Expert under IR(ME)R17 within the field of diagnostic radiology?
- What experience do you have working at or towards qualified Medical Physics Expert or Radiation Protection Advisor level in Diagnostic Radiology?
- What management or supervisory experience do you have?
Desirable
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).
