Job summary
The Medical Physics Department of The South Tees NHS Foundation Trust comprises four main sections; Radiotherapy, Nuclear Medicine, Clinical Measurement and Medical Photography.
The Clinical Measurement Section undertakes both clinical support and development work for a range of specialties.
The Section provides highly specialist measurement services in such areas as intraoperative neuromonitoring, intracranial pressure measurement, overnight home sleep studies and UV quality assurance. A specific aspect of this post involves working in theatres, wards and diagnostic areas. Post-holders will have direct patient contact in these, and other clinical areas.
The team are heavily involved in the Trust's innovation pathway - in particular the development of prototypes of new medical devices and software. The section also runs the Trust's 3D printing lab which creates custom 3D prints to be used in surgical planning.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to work across all areas in Clinical Measurement, with a particular emphasis on innovation (software, medical devices and 3D printing), UV safety and intraoperative neuromonitoring.
About us
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions:
o Your Leadership Impacto Leading your Team to Successo Leading Into the Futureo Service Improvement for Beginnerso Developing your Service Improvement Skillso Lean Practitioner
The leadership and improvement programme aims to:
o Explore leadership within the NHSo Promote Trust values and behaviourso Develop your leadership effectiveness and skillso Equip staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.
After you complete these six and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house and externally provided courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A first or second class honours degree in physics or engineering.
- A postgraduate degree or equivalent experience.
Knowledge
Essential
- Highly developed specialist knowledge and understanding of the underlying physics/engineering for the specialty areas of practice.
- Good knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathology relating to diseases relevant to specialty areas of practice.
- In depth knowledge and understanding of all relevant legislation, standards, protocols and rules.
- Very good knowledge of clinical procedures involved in specialty areas of practice.
- Evidence of knowledge of current scientific and technological developments in clinical measurement.
- Ability to work both independently and as a member of the team.
Experience
Essential
- Experience in clinical measurement.
- Experience of completed research and development projects
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A first or second class honours degree in physics or engineering.
- A postgraduate degree or equivalent experience.
Knowledge
Essential
- Highly developed specialist knowledge and understanding of the underlying physics/engineering for the specialty areas of practice.
- Good knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathology relating to diseases relevant to specialty areas of practice.
- In depth knowledge and understanding of all relevant legislation, standards, protocols and rules.
- Very good knowledge of clinical procedures involved in specialty areas of practice.
- Evidence of knowledge of current scientific and technological developments in clinical measurement.
- Ability to work both independently and as a member of the team.
Experience
Essential
- Experience in clinical measurement.
- Experience of completed research and development projects
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).
