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Senior Radiation Protection Scientist

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Job summary

The Radiation Hazards and Emergencies Department (RHED) leads UKHSA's emergency response and preparedness function in case of radiation and nuclear emergencies. It also provides advice and support to external organisations and central Government on issues surrounding emergency response and countermeasures to be taken.

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced analytical scientist inthe Radiochemistry Group (RG). The Group has a primary role to provide analytical measurements of environmental and biological samples to support emergency response advice, as well as providing commercial services to a broad range of customers. The work is performed under accredited systems (ISO 17025, ISO 14001)

The post holder will have a range of duties associated with sampling and analysis of environmental and industrial samples. They will project manage commercial contracts, or significant areas of larger programmes as directed by the Team Leader and have the ability to solve analytical problems. They will lead on Quality Assurance issues associated with these programmes.

This role is being offered on a full-time basis.

Location

UKHSA Glasgow, G51 4LS (Lab based)

*Please be aware that this role can only be worked from within the UK and not overseas. Relocation expenses are not available.*

Main duties of the job

The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:

  • Contribute to current commercial contracts e.g. sample collection and analysis, report preparation etc
  • Project Manager for commercial contracts, significant programmes within larger contracts and/or development projects within RG.
  • Liaise with Team/Group Leaders and customers on the progress of projects.
  • Ability to resolve analytical and/or instrumental problems.
  • Responsibility for Quality Assurance control within defined areas of work.
  • Ensure work is completed to pre-defined timescales and contractual deadlines.
  • Lead, as directed, development of testing protocols for both commercial and emergency samples.
  • Work, under the direction of the Team Leader, to ensure new protocols are written and implemented, and staff competency has been demonstrated and recorded. Lead the accreditation process for new procedures as required.
  • Undertake other duties in support of UKHSA Glasgow's emergency response preparedness and commercial activities.
  • Line manage other staff within the team
  • Ensure their work satisfies all applicable QA requirements.
  • Undertake broader corporate tasks as directed by the Group Leader and/or Head of Department

The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The Job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary.

About us

Working for the UKHSA

For more information on the UKHSA please visit:UK Health Security Agency - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Benefits

  • Learning and development tailored to your role
  • An environment with flexible working options
  • A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
  • A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
  • Range of health and wellbeing support
  • 26 days annual leave allowance increasing to 32 days after a 10-year service

Any move to UKHSA from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility atChildcare Choices , 30 Hours Free Childcare, Tax-Free Childcare and More , Help with Costs , GOV.UK

Details

Date posted

03 August 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£37,056 to £42,481 a year Senior Executive Officer

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

919-NE-UKHSA00091

Job locations

CRCE Scotland

155 Hardgate Road

Glasgow

G51 4LS


Job description

Job responsibilities

Selection process details

STAGE 1 - APPLICATION & SIFT:

You will be required to complete an application form. This will be assessed using Success Profiles behaviours, strengths technical and Experience please do provide evidence of how you meet this.

Your Statement of Suitability (max 750 words) should outline your skills, experience, and achievements, providing evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria (outlined in the person specification section).

**Please do not submit your CV, we require you to complete the full application process including a Personal Statement/Statement of Suitability, as outlined below. Please ensure that your Statement of Suitability contains no personal identifiers e.g. name in either the file name or content of the document.**

You will also be asked to provide information within the Employer/Activity history section of the application form. This is equivalent to the information you would provide on a CV, setting out your career history.

If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to an interview.

STAGE 2 INTERVIEW

This competition will involve an interview by video.

As part of the process, candidates will be invited to interview which will involve an in-depth discussion of your previous experience and professional competence.

The Behaviours that will be used during the interview are:

  • Changing and Improving
  • Working Together
  • Delivering at Pace

Strengths:Analytical, Disciplined, Problem Solver, Team Player

Technical: Graduate level in chemistry or a related discipline

Expected Timeline:

Advert close:23:55hrs on 20th August 2023 unfortunately, late applications will not be considered.Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Interviews:W/C 4th September 2023

Please note these dates could be subject to change.

Security clearance level requirement

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is Basic Personnel Security Standard. People working with government assets must complete Basic Personnel Security Standard checks.

Check just a basic check is required.

For posts on UKHSA Civil Service terms and conditions, new entrants to the Civil Service are expected to start on the minimum of the pay band. For existing Civil Servants and roles advertised across government, the rules of transfer apply, i.e., level transfers move on current salary or the pay range minimum, transfers on promotion move to new pay range minimum or receive a 10% increase. Either case is determined by whichever is the highest.

Please Note

This role is to be appointed under Civil Service Terms & Conditions.Full details on the T&Cs are found https://www.ukhsa.reed.com/

Are you already a civil servant, or employed by a Civil Service Commission accredited public body? Please state home department on your application form.

Do you meet the nationality requirements for this post?https://www.ukhsa.reed.com/

The law requires that selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact UKHSA Public Accountability Unit via email: Complaints1@ukhsa.gov.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Visit the Civil Service Commission website.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. Security Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must completebaseline personnel security standard (opens in new window)checks. Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

  • UK nationals
  • nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
  • nationals of the Republic of Ireland
  • nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of theEuropean Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
  • relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
  • relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
  • certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Selection process details

STAGE 1 - APPLICATION & SIFT:

You will be required to complete an application form. This will be assessed using Success Profiles behaviours, strengths technical and Experience please do provide evidence of how you meet this.

Your Statement of Suitability (max 750 words) should outline your skills, experience, and achievements, providing evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria (outlined in the person specification section).

**Please do not submit your CV, we require you to complete the full application process including a Personal Statement/Statement of Suitability, as outlined below. Please ensure that your Statement of Suitability contains no personal identifiers e.g. name in either the file name or content of the document.**

You will also be asked to provide information within the Employer/Activity history section of the application form. This is equivalent to the information you would provide on a CV, setting out your career history.

If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to an interview.

STAGE 2 INTERVIEW

This competition will involve an interview by video.

As part of the process, candidates will be invited to interview which will involve an in-depth discussion of your previous experience and professional competence.

The Behaviours that will be used during the interview are:

  • Changing and Improving
  • Working Together
  • Delivering at Pace

Strengths:Analytical, Disciplined, Problem Solver, Team Player

Technical: Graduate level in chemistry or a related discipline

Expected Timeline:

Advert close:23:55hrs on 20th August 2023 unfortunately, late applications will not be considered.Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Interviews:W/C 4th September 2023

Please note these dates could be subject to change.

Security clearance level requirement

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is Basic Personnel Security Standard. People working with government assets must complete Basic Personnel Security Standard checks.

Check just a basic check is required.

For posts on UKHSA Civil Service terms and conditions, new entrants to the Civil Service are expected to start on the minimum of the pay band. For existing Civil Servants and roles advertised across government, the rules of transfer apply, i.e., level transfers move on current salary or the pay range minimum, transfers on promotion move to new pay range minimum or receive a 10% increase. Either case is determined by whichever is the highest.

Please Note

This role is to be appointed under Civil Service Terms & Conditions.Full details on the T&Cs are found https://www.ukhsa.reed.com/

Are you already a civil servant, or employed by a Civil Service Commission accredited public body? Please state home department on your application form.

Do you meet the nationality requirements for this post?https://www.ukhsa.reed.com/

The law requires that selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact UKHSA Public Accountability Unit via email: Complaints1@ukhsa.gov.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Visit the Civil Service Commission website.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. Security Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must completebaseline personnel security standard (opens in new window)checks. Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

  • UK nationals
  • nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
  • nationals of the Republic of Ireland
  • nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of theEuropean Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
  • relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
  • relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
  • certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Person Specification

Skills and Qualifications

Essential

  • Graduate level in chemistry or a related discipline
  • Good experience in chemical and/or radiochemical analysis
  • Experience of working in a formally accredited QA environment
  • Experience of line management of staff
  • Ability to produce clear well-structured written material
  • Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
  • Ability to work on a number of separate tasks at the same time, often independently, whilst keeping to agreed deadlines
  • An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships.
  • Current UK driving licence (or equivalent)
  • Availability to work away from base occasionally

Desirable

  • Experience of working in a service focused environment
  • Good problem-solving skills and adaptability to rapidly changing demands
  • Experience in project management
  • Good understanding of the principles of analysis for a range of (radio)chemical processes
Person Specification

Skills and Qualifications

Essential

  • Graduate level in chemistry or a related discipline
  • Good experience in chemical and/or radiochemical analysis
  • Experience of working in a formally accredited QA environment
  • Experience of line management of staff
  • Ability to produce clear well-structured written material
  • Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
  • Ability to work on a number of separate tasks at the same time, often independently, whilst keeping to agreed deadlines
  • An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships.
  • Current UK driving licence (or equivalent)
  • Availability to work away from base occasionally

Desirable

  • Experience of working in a service focused environment
  • Good problem-solving skills and adaptability to rapidly changing demands
  • Experience in project management
  • Good understanding of the principles of analysis for a range of (radio)chemical processes

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

UK Health Security Agency

Address

CRCE Scotland

155 Hardgate Road

Glasgow

G51 4LS


Employer's website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-health-security-agency (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

UK Health Security Agency

Address

CRCE Scotland

155 Hardgate Road

Glasgow

G51 4LS


Employer's website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-health-security-agency (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

RPO Talent Specialist

Nicoleta Enciu

UKHSA.recruitment@reed.com

Details

Date posted

03 August 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£37,056 to £42,481 a year Senior Executive Officer

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

919-NE-UKHSA00091

Job locations

CRCE Scotland

155 Hardgate Road

Glasgow

G51 4LS


Supporting documents

Privacy notice

UK Health Security Agency's privacy notice (opens in a new tab)