Job summary
Applications
are invited for both a 1 year fixed term & 3 year fixed term band 6
Healthcare Science Practitioner post in the Regional Radiation Protection
Service (RRPS) within the Department of Medical Physics at the Royal Surrey
County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Guildford.
You will
join a team of 20 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 Surreys MSc programmes in Medical Physics,
Medical Imaging and Radiation and Environmental Protection. Opportunities to
participate in teaching, research and development are encouraged.
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.
Main duties of the job
You will need to be enthusiastic,
good communicator and team player. You should have a
good honours degree in the physical sciences/engineering or equivalent
experience in your field and should be either on or eligible to join the
Register of Clinical Technologists. This post may suit someone coming from a medical
engineering background with relevant experience with medical devices. A relevant MSc or PhD and a desire to want to become a
Healthcare Scientist via Route 2 would be advantageous. Career development is
actively encouraged, providing continual learning opportunities and there is
the scope and support to progress into alternative training schemes.
Travel is involved and occasional
overnight stays is involved. A current driving licence is required.
Applicants with less experience may be
considered at a lower banding.
About us
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust is a friendly, supportive, busy but welcoming acute and community Trust that is ambitious about developing our services and your career.
Our compassionate, caring and friendly colleagues make up our Royal Surrey family and are at the heart of what we do. We all have a passion for learning, continuous improvement and excelling together through innovation, research and development. There are over 4,500 members of our Royal Surrey family.
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 the community and homes across Guildford and Waverley.
We have received an overall Good rating from the CQC with Medical care (including older peoples care), End of Life Care and Maternity services being deemed Outstanding by the CQC. We are investing in our colleagues through our health and wellbeing programme and a 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To act as a Healthcare Science Practitioner providing wide support across a range of
services, in particular to support the annual physics quality assurance programme of
medical x-ray equipment and dental scheme to a wide range of clients. To assist in the
provision of X-ray engineering services to the NHS and NHSBSP.
Work is generally in the south east but occasionally UK wide. The postholder will be
working at a professional level closely supported by Healthcare Scientists and
Specialist Healthcare Science Practitioners but will also operate with a degree of
autonomy for the tasks for which they are responsible for.
The Medical Physics Department provides radiation physics services to the St Lukes
Cancer Centre at the Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and to a
number of Hospitals and Healthcare Providers nationwide. The Medical Physics
Department encompasses Radiotherapy Physics, Nuclear Medicine and
Radiopharmacy, Scientific Computing, the National Coordinating Centre for the
Physics of Mammography (NCCPM) and the Regional Radiation Protection Service
(RRPS). Close links exist with the University of Surrey, with a number of joint and
visiting appointments. The Department of Medical Physics is also active in research
and holds grants worth approximately £2M, including a CRUK Cancer Imaging
Programme Grant.
The Regional Radiation Protection Service (RRPS) provides comprehensive radiation
protection, diagnostic radiology physics and X-ray engineering services. These include
the statutory provision of Radiation Protection Adviser (RPA), Medical Physics Expert
(MPE) in Diagnostic Radiology, Laser Protection Adviser (LPA), Radioactive Waste
Adviser (RWA) and MR Safety Expert (MRSE). It has a team of 12 Healthcare
scientists, 6 Healthcare Science Practitioners, a computer scientist and 3
administrative staff, plus postgraduate trainees and undergraduate students. The
RRPS also provides advice and services to users of non-ionising radiations including
MRI, lasers, radiofrequency, ultraviolet and microwaves. The Service provides
NHSBSP mammography services for the South East (East) and South West regions.
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 100 GP dentists across the South-East. The service is active in
research and development and training, including organising courses both locally and
at a national level.
Please see the attached job description for full
details the successful candidate will be required to undertake.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To act as a Healthcare Science Practitioner providing wide support across a range of
services, in particular to support the annual physics quality assurance programme of
medical x-ray equipment and dental scheme to a wide range of clients. To assist in the
provision of X-ray engineering services to the NHS and NHSBSP.
Work is generally in the south east but occasionally UK wide. The postholder will be
working at a professional level closely supported by Healthcare Scientists and
Specialist Healthcare Science Practitioners but will also operate with a degree of
autonomy for the tasks for which they are responsible for.
The Medical Physics Department provides radiation physics services to the St Lukes
Cancer Centre at the Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and to a
number of Hospitals and Healthcare Providers nationwide. The Medical Physics
Department encompasses Radiotherapy Physics, Nuclear Medicine and
Radiopharmacy, Scientific Computing, the National Coordinating Centre for the
Physics of Mammography (NCCPM) and the Regional Radiation Protection Service
(RRPS). Close links exist with the University of Surrey, with a number of joint and
visiting appointments. The Department of Medical Physics is also active in research
and holds grants worth approximately £2M, including a CRUK Cancer Imaging
Programme Grant.
The Regional Radiation Protection Service (RRPS) provides comprehensive radiation
protection, diagnostic radiology physics and X-ray engineering services. These include
the statutory provision of Radiation Protection Adviser (RPA), Medical Physics Expert
(MPE) in Diagnostic Radiology, Laser Protection Adviser (LPA), Radioactive Waste
Adviser (RWA) and MR Safety Expert (MRSE). It has a team of 12 Healthcare
scientists, 6 Healthcare Science Practitioners, a computer scientist and 3
administrative staff, plus postgraduate trainees and undergraduate students. The
RRPS also provides advice and services to users of non-ionising radiations including
MRI, lasers, radiofrequency, ultraviolet and microwaves. The Service provides
NHSBSP mammography services for the South East (East) and South West regions.
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 100 GP dentists across the South-East. The service is active in
research and development and training, including organising courses both locally and
at a national level.
Please see the attached job description for full
details the successful candidate will be required to undertake.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- HTEC, SCOTVEC, City and Guilds, degree or other
- accredited qualification in relevant engineering/physics
- subjects or demonstrable equivalent level of knowledge
- Plus further training/short courses or demonstrable
- experience in specialist areas.
- Possess a current clean driving license so as to be able to
- drive on trust business.
Desirable
- Professional membership of IPEM, IET or other relevant
- professional body.
Knowledge, Experience, Skills & Capabilities
Essential
- An understanding or awareness of the techniques
- employed to measure the performance and safety of state
- of the art digital and analogue dental, radiographic,
- fluoroscopic, mammographic and CT X-ray equipment.
- A good level of understanding of computers and office
- software.
- An understanding of X-ray equipment such as X-ray
- generators, X-ray tubes and associated equipment at component level, particularly in relation to dental X-ray maintenance.
- Understanding or awareness of the nature, use, risks and radiation protection of X-rays and other ionising radiations.
- Understanding or awareness of radiation protection of non - ionising radiations including lasers, ultraviolet, ultrasound, radio frequency and magnetic.
- An awareness of the legislation, approved codes and
- guidance applicable to the use of X -rays and ionising radiations in medicine.
- An understanding of clinical risks to patients, staff and
- public arising from ionising radiation, electrical and
- mechanical hazards.
- Capacity to act and to exercise own initiative when dealing
- with issues within own specialist areas of competence.
- Able to prioritise and manage own work.
- Knowledge and understanding of electrical safety legislation, building standards and good guidance relevant to x-ray and radiation installations.
- Able to input, analyse and extract data and present in
- graphical or other forms from data files, spreadsheets and
- databases.
- Able to use Access and other databases and from run-time version produce computer-generated reports at client sites.
- Able to undertake scientific, clinical and other information
- searches using on-line journal and other internet search
- facilities.
Desirable
- An awareness of the techniques used in performance
- testing of other imaging modalities such as MRI, UV and
- Ultrasound equipment.
- A level of understanding of electrical safety requirements
- relevant to X -ray and other radiation installations.
- An understanding of the ISO9001 accreditation system and
- constituent parts of the quality Manual relating to the dental
- scheme.
- Experience in the use of specialist testing equipment such
- as that employed to measure the safety and performance of
- radiological equipment.
- Awareness of relevant legislation, national standards,
- professional and other guidelines in relation to radiation
- safety:- [e.g IRR17, IR(ME)R2017].
- Able to undertake scientific, clinical and other information searches using on-line journal and other internet search
- facilities.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- HTEC, SCOTVEC, City and Guilds, degree or other
- accredited qualification in relevant engineering/physics
- subjects or demonstrable equivalent level of knowledge
- Plus further training/short courses or demonstrable
- experience in specialist areas.
- Possess a current clean driving license so as to be able to
- drive on trust business.
Desirable
- Professional membership of IPEM, IET or other relevant
- professional body.
Knowledge, Experience, Skills & Capabilities
Essential
- An understanding or awareness of the techniques
- employed to measure the performance and safety of state
- of the art digital and analogue dental, radiographic,
- fluoroscopic, mammographic and CT X-ray equipment.
- A good level of understanding of computers and office
- software.
- An understanding of X-ray equipment such as X-ray
- generators, X-ray tubes and associated equipment at component level, particularly in relation to dental X-ray maintenance.
- Understanding or awareness of the nature, use, risks and radiation protection of X-rays and other ionising radiations.
- Understanding or awareness of radiation protection of non - ionising radiations including lasers, ultraviolet, ultrasound, radio frequency and magnetic.
- An awareness of the legislation, approved codes and
- guidance applicable to the use of X -rays and ionising radiations in medicine.
- An understanding of clinical risks to patients, staff and
- public arising from ionising radiation, electrical and
- mechanical hazards.
- Capacity to act and to exercise own initiative when dealing
- with issues within own specialist areas of competence.
- Able to prioritise and manage own work.
- Knowledge and understanding of electrical safety legislation, building standards and good guidance relevant to x-ray and radiation installations.
- Able to input, analyse and extract data and present in
- graphical or other forms from data files, spreadsheets and
- databases.
- Able to use Access and other databases and from run-time version produce computer-generated reports at client sites.
- Able to undertake scientific, clinical and other information
- searches using on-line journal and other internet search
- facilities.
Desirable
- An awareness of the techniques used in performance
- testing of other imaging modalities such as MRI, UV and
- Ultrasound equipment.
- A level of understanding of electrical safety requirements
- relevant to X -ray and other radiation installations.
- An understanding of the ISO9001 accreditation system and
- constituent parts of the quality Manual relating to the dental
- scheme.
- Experience in the use of specialist testing equipment such
- as that employed to measure the safety and performance of
- radiological equipment.
- Awareness of relevant legislation, national standards,
- professional and other guidelines in relation to radiation
- safety:- [e.g IRR17, IR(ME)R2017].
- Able to undertake scientific, clinical and other information searches using on-line journal and other internet search
- facilities.
