Job summary
RADIATION PROTECTION AND DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY
Applications are invited for a band 7 Clinical Scientist posts in the Regional Radiation Protection Service (RRPS) within the Department of Medical Physics at the Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford.
You will join a team of 25 medical physicists, technicians and computer scientists supported by an admin team. The service provides comprehensive radiation protection, diagnostic radiology and x-ray engineering services to a wide variety of NHS Trusts, private healthcare providers, dentists, veterinary practices and others. We are active in research, development and training, organising courses both locally and at a national level. The Service is closely involved in the University of Surrey's MSc programmes in Medical Physics, Medical Imaging and Radiation and Environmental Protection. Opportunities to participate in teaching, research and development are encouraged.
Main duties of the job
The Medical Physics Department provides radiation physics services to the St Luke's Cancer Centre at the Royal Surrey County Hospital and to a number of Hospitals and Healthcare Providers in South Surrey, West Sussex and beyond. The Medical Physics Department encompasses Radiotherapy Physics, Technical Services including electronics and computing support to the Cancer Centre, Nuclear Medicine, Scientific Computing and the Regional Radiation Protection Service (RRPS) to all the above hospitals and a wide range of external organisations. The Department of Medical Physics also hosts the National Coordinating Centre for the Physics of Mammography (NCCPM) on behalf of Public Health England. Close links exist with the University of Surrey, with a number of joint and visiting appointments.
About us
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.
We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.
Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.
Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
A video about the Royal Surrey - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96pMboIYdo
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification
To be a clinical scientist and a member of the RRPS team, working with other team members in the provision of a comprehensive radiation protection and radiological physics service to the NHS and outside bodies as above. In addition to aid Medical Physics Experts (MPE) under the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations 2017 (IR(ME)R2017) and to participate in all areas of work, but to take on responsibility for some key aspects of the service. The postholder will work at a senior professional level, providing advice and services to employers facilitating compliance with ionising radiation legislation and aiming for certification as an RPA. Issues are highly specialist, very varied and highly complex. He/she operates with a high degree of autonomy, particularly in the areas for which he/she is responsible.
The postholder will support all aspects of the work including calculations, measurements and radiation surveys on all types of diagnostic X-ray systems and involved in other non-ionising areas such as MRI, ultrasound, lasers and UV. Radiation protection support is also given to a number of Nuclear Medicine departments, PET/CT scanners and radiotherapy centres. You will need to be enthusiastic, good communicator and team player. The post holder will be actively encouraged to work towards MPE / RPA / RWA / LPA certification and potentially join the HSST training scheme in time. You should have a good honours degree in the physical sciences and have either completed or close to completing the STP training scheme or an equivalent. Travel is involved and a current driving licence is essential.
Applicants are encouraged to apply if not fully meeting the job description and are still in training and will be considered at a lower grade until meeting the full job description at which point they will be upgraded to the band 7 position.
Salary Scale: Band 7 (Band 6 if in development)
The Regional Radiation Protection Service (RRPS) provides comprehensive radiation protection, diagnostic radiology physics and X-ray engineering services over the above area and beyond. These include the statutory provision of Radiation Protection Advisers (RPA), Medical Physics Experts (MPE) in Diagnostic Radiology, Laser Protection Advisers (LPA), Radioactive Waste Advisers (RWA) and MR Safety Experts. It has a team of 11 clinical scientists, 8 medical physics practitioners and technologists, a computer scientist, office staff, plus researchers, postgraduate trainees and undergraduate students. The RRPS also provides advice and services to users of non-ionising radiations including MRI, ultrasound, lasers, radiofrequency and ultraviolet. The Service provides NHSBSP mammography physics services for the South East (East) region. The RRPS is active in income generation outside the NHS and provides a wide range of radiation protection advice and services to a variety of employers including corporate organisations, companies, private hospitals, dentists, vets and others. A successful integrated radiation protection and X-ray maintenance scheme provides services to over 80 dentist practices across the South-East. The service is active in research and development and training, including organising courses both locally and at a national level.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification
To be a clinical scientist and a member of the RRPS team, working with other team members in the provision of a comprehensive radiation protection and radiological physics service to the NHS and outside bodies as above. In addition to aid Medical Physics Experts (MPE) under the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations 2017 (IR(ME)R2017) and to participate in all areas of work, but to take on responsibility for some key aspects of the service. The postholder will work at a senior professional level, providing advice and services to employers facilitating compliance with ionising radiation legislation and aiming for certification as an RPA. Issues are highly specialist, very varied and highly complex. He/she operates with a high degree of autonomy, particularly in the areas for which he/she is responsible.
The postholder will support all aspects of the work including calculations, measurements and radiation surveys on all types of diagnostic X-ray systems and involved in other non-ionising areas such as MRI, ultrasound, lasers and UV. Radiation protection support is also given to a number of Nuclear Medicine departments, PET/CT scanners and radiotherapy centres. You will need to be enthusiastic, good communicator and team player. The post holder will be actively encouraged to work towards MPE / RPA / RWA / LPA certification and potentially join the HSST training scheme in time. You should have a good honours degree in the physical sciences and have either completed or close to completing the STP training scheme or an equivalent. Travel is involved and a current driving licence is essential.
Applicants are encouraged to apply if not fully meeting the job description and are still in training and will be considered at a lower grade until meeting the full job description at which point they will be upgraded to the band 7 position.
Salary Scale: Band 7 (Band 6 if in development)
The Regional Radiation Protection Service (RRPS) provides comprehensive radiation protection, diagnostic radiology physics and X-ray engineering services over the above area and beyond. These include the statutory provision of Radiation Protection Advisers (RPA), Medical Physics Experts (MPE) in Diagnostic Radiology, Laser Protection Advisers (LPA), Radioactive Waste Advisers (RWA) and MR Safety Experts. It has a team of 11 clinical scientists, 8 medical physics practitioners and technologists, a computer scientist, office staff, plus researchers, postgraduate trainees and undergraduate students. The RRPS also provides advice and services to users of non-ionising radiations including MRI, ultrasound, lasers, radiofrequency and ultraviolet. The Service provides NHSBSP mammography physics services for the South East (East) region. The RRPS is active in income generation outside the NHS and provides a wide range of radiation protection advice and services to a variety of employers including corporate organisations, companies, private hospitals, dentists, vets and others. A successful integrated radiation protection and X-ray maintenance scheme provides services to over 80 dentist practices across the South-East. The service is active in research and development and training, including organising courses both locally and at a national level.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good honours degree in relevant subject
- Educated to masters level in medical physics, radiation protection or equivalent
- Registration as a clinical scientist or working towards registration (HCPC)
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of the nature, use, risks and radiation protection of ionising radiations such as X-rays, gamma rays and electrons.
- Knowledge and understanding of all the areas of legislation, approved codes and good guidance, applicable to the use of ionising radiations in the field of medical, dental, veterinary and industry where appropriate.
- Specialist knowledge of the techniques employed to measure the performance and radiological safety of digital and analogue state of the art X-ray imaging equipment.
- Experience in medical physics and radiation protection. Analysing and interpreting highly complex and varied situations and judging measures required to assess performance, risk and benefit in comparison with relevant legislation, codes, guidance and standards.
- Specialist experience or awareness in the use of physics testing equipment and complex procedures employed to measure the application, performance and safety of a wide variety of X-ray and other ionising and non-ionising radiation equipment.
- A level of understanding of clinical risks to patients, staff and public arising from ionising radiation exposure.
- Capacity to act and to exercise own initiative when dealing with issues within own specialist areas of competence.
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of ultrasound and non-ionising radiations including magnetic, electric fields, ultraviolet, infrared, microwaves and particularly lasers.
- Knowledge of relevant legislation, national standards, professional and other guidelines:- [e.g. IRR17, IR(ME)R2017, ISO 9001, BSI , RIDDOR, NAIR, EPR16, REPPIR19, CDG2009, MDA/MHRA guidance, BS 60825, BS 207]
- Knowledge of management issues.
- Membership of IPEM
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good honours degree in relevant subject
- Educated to masters level in medical physics, radiation protection or equivalent
- Registration as a clinical scientist or working towards registration (HCPC)
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of the nature, use, risks and radiation protection of ionising radiations such as X-rays, gamma rays and electrons.
- Knowledge and understanding of all the areas of legislation, approved codes and good guidance, applicable to the use of ionising radiations in the field of medical, dental, veterinary and industry where appropriate.
- Specialist knowledge of the techniques employed to measure the performance and radiological safety of digital and analogue state of the art X-ray imaging equipment.
- Experience in medical physics and radiation protection. Analysing and interpreting highly complex and varied situations and judging measures required to assess performance, risk and benefit in comparison with relevant legislation, codes, guidance and standards.
- Specialist experience or awareness in the use of physics testing equipment and complex procedures employed to measure the application, performance and safety of a wide variety of X-ray and other ionising and non-ionising radiation equipment.
- A level of understanding of clinical risks to patients, staff and public arising from ionising radiation exposure.
- Capacity to act and to exercise own initiative when dealing with issues within own specialist areas of competence.
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of ultrasound and non-ionising radiations including magnetic, electric fields, ultraviolet, infrared, microwaves and particularly lasers.
- Knowledge of relevant legislation, national standards, professional and other guidelines:- [e.g. IRR17, IR(ME)R2017, ISO 9001, BSI , RIDDOR, NAIR, EPR16, REPPIR19, CDG2009, MDA/MHRA guidance, BS 60825, BS 207]
- Knowledge of management issues.
- Membership of IPEM
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).
