Chief Radiation Protection Technologist

Job summary

We are looking for an experienced radiation protection technologist with leadership skills to join our expanding Radiation Protection & Radiology Physics team within the Medical Physics Service based at Hull University Teaching Hospitals as our Chief Radiation Protection Technologist.

The team currently comprises of seven physicists, three band 6 technologists (plus this new post) and three trainees, including a PTP technologist apprentice trainee. We are based at Castle Hill Hospital on the slopes of the Yorkshire Wolds, and provide physics support to the acute Trusts either side of the Humber Estuary, as well as other trusts and private providers, for a wide range of specialisms including radiology, nuclear medicine and radiotherapy. We support a substantial number of private dental clinics and veterinary centres over a large part of England.

In our team, we believe in utilising the knowledge and skills of clinical technologists to their full extent, to provide the highest quality service to our clients and their patients.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. You can determine the likelihood ofobtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the post by assessing your circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website.

Main duties of the job

• Lead the radiation protection technologist team under the Principal Physicist responsible for the X-ray Survey
• Provide, develop and manage on a day to day basis a programme of radiation and image quality measurement and testing
• Undertake testing of imaging equipment, test equipment, and other medical devices covered by the team
• Provide radiation protection and image quality advice to clients, under the overall direction of RPAs and MPEs

More information on the role and the department can be found in the job description, at hullmedicalphysics.uk and hullrad.org.uk, and by contacting Tim Wood (tim.wood3@nhs.net, 01482 461332).

About us

WORKING FOR OUR ORGANISATION

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.