Radiation Protection Specialist (Trainee RPA)

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

• The provision of income earning radiation protection services to a wide range of clients, advising on and assisting with regulatory compliance and implementation of effective safety management programmes for work with ionising and non-ionising radiations. This is achieved through consultations with clients, situation analysis/risk assessment and the preparation of persuasive and authoritative reports.
• Support for and contribution to training courses in radiation protection for a wide range of clients and at a range of levels.
• Responding to radiation events and incidents on behalf of commercial clients.
• To participate in UKHSA's unique statutory role as a Category 1 responder to national radiation emergencies and, when required, non-radiological events.
• Responding to enquiries on a wide range of radiation protection issues from the public, industry, and local and national agencies.
• Supporting UKHSA activities relating to the development of standards, legislation etc with respect to operational radiation protection issues

To provide expert advice:

• To clients, from equipment operators to senior managers/directors on all aspects of radiation safety relevant to their practices.
• On compliance with all relevant radiation safety legislation.
• On the design of new facilities and techniques where ionising radiations are used. This includes laboratories, X-ray facilities used in medicine and industrial facilities.
• On the safe storage and disposal of radioactive materials and their safe transportation.
• On remediation after a radiological incident resulting in contamination and assess by direct means the extent of such contamination

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.

Selection process details

This vacancy will be assessed using a competency-based framework which will assess your Qualifications,knowledge and experience and/or skills and capabilities outlined in the essential criteria.

Please be aware that we will assess on the 9 essential criteria stated on the advert rather than the full list on the job description document.

Stage 1:Application & Sift

You willbe requiredto complete an application form. You will be assessed on the listed 9essentialcriteria, and this will be in the form of a:

• Application form(Employer/ Activity history section on the application)

• 1000 word Statement of Suitability

This should outline howyour skills,experience,andknowledge, provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria.

The Application formand Statement of Suitability will be marked together.

Longlisting: In the event of a large number of applications we will longlist into 3 piles of:

• Meets all essentialcriteria

• Meets some essential criteria

• Meets no essential criteria

Piles Meets all essentialcriteria and Meets some essential criteriawill be moved through to the shortlisting stage.

Shortlisting: In the event of a large number of applications we will shortlist on:

• Ability to put forward cohesive arguments and influence people

If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to interview & assessment

Please do not exceed 1000 words.We will not consider any words over and above this number. If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to an interview. Unfortunately, late applications will not be considered.

Feedback will not be provided at this stage.

Stage 2:Interview (competency based)

You will be invited to a (single) remote interview.

Knowledge, experience, skills & abilities will be tested at interview.

As part of the interview, you will be required to discuss a selected radiation topic and complete a written test, details of this will be provided to you.

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Location

This role is being offered as hybrid working based at our Scientific Campus in Chilton. We offer great flexible working opportunities at UKHSA and operate using a hybrid working model where business needs allow. This provides us with greater flexibility about how and where we work, to get the best from our workforce. As a hybrid worker, you will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of your contractual working hours (approximately 3 days a week pro rata, (averaged over a month).

If based at one of our scientific campuses, you will be required to have a minimum of a Counter Terrorism Check security vetting check as a minimum. For meaningful National Security Vetting checks to be carried out individuals need to have lived in the UK for a sufficient period of time. You should normally have been resident in the United Kingdom for the last 3 years as the role requires Counter Terrorism Check (CTC) clearance. In exceptional circumstances UK residency less than the outlined periods may not necessarily bar you from gaining national security vetting and applicants should contact the Vacancy Holder/Recruiting Manager listed in the advert for further advice.

Eligibility Criteria

Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants).

Security Clearance Level Requirement

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• A relevant scientific degree, eg BSc, or MSc, in a relevant subject, an academic level 6 equivalent or Equivalent substantive experience in operational radiation protection plus A- levels in mathematics and science

Skills & Capabilities 1

Essential

• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels; formally, informally, orally and in writing to clients, colleagues and representatives from other organisations

Skills & Capabilities 2

Essential

• Ability to put forward cohesive arguments and influence people

Skills & Capabilities 3

Essential

• Ability to effectively communicate scientific information on radiation risks to non-specialists

Skills & Capabilities 4

Essential

• Ability to analyse and interpret information, pre-empt and evaluate issues and recommend an appropriate course of action to address issues

Skills & Capabilities 5

Essential

• Good presentation skills for training courses, scientific and more general meetings

Skills & Capabilities 6

Essential

• Able to work largely unsupervised and manage own workload

Skills & Capabilities 7

Essential

• Strong self-motivation, high personal integrity and excellent time management

Skills & Capabilities 8

Essential

• Hold a full clean UK driving license and willing to travel on UKHSA business

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

UKHSA Chilton

Chilton

Didcot

OX11 0RQ

Employer's website

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