Trainee Clinical Scientist - Medical Physics Radiation Safety

Job description

Job responsibilities

APPLICANTS MUST STATE IN SUPPORTING INFORMATION:

Preferred training centre(s) (location) - BCUHB / SBUHB (can state more than one)

The training is aligned with the Scientific Training Programme (STP) and supported by the National School of Healthcare Science.

Posts are due to commence in September 2024.

For further information about these training positions, please contact:

lynn.bateman@wales.nhs.uk for Radiation Safety & Diagnostic Radiology at BCUHB Andy.Irwin@wales.nhs.uk for Radiation Safety & Diagnostic Radiology at SBUHB

Informal visits are highly recommended.

Interviews will be held remotely.

Closing date for applications for all posts: 19/02/2024

Person Specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential

• Applicants must have an honours degree (1st or 2.1) in a pure or applied science relevant to the specialism for which they are applying. (Applicants with a relevant 2.2 degree will also be considered if they have an MSc or PhD in the specialism for which they are applying).
• Have an understanding of quality control and management assurance in a science or work-based context.
• Has an understanding of the role of their chosen specialism in healthcare and disease and its application in a healthcare setting.

Experience

Essential

• Knowledge acquired through study and experience to formulate appropriate advice and judgments.
• Have taken part in supervised clinical activity to postgraduate diploma level.

Desirable

• For all candidates evidence of research experience, e.g., in the form of a higher degree or equivalent evidence of scientific and academic capability, is considered desirable.

Skills and Attributes

Essential

• A committed in-depth interest in Scientific Practice and its application to direct clinical care of patients in a clinical environment
• Ability to develop proficiency in the performance of routine and complex techniques currently in use where they are training and the ability to develop and validate new techniques.
• Ability to design research investigations and experiments
• Able to identify problems associated with scientific equipment, inappropriate testing, and incompatible results and to investigate these, plan corrective action confirming appropriateness with senior colleagues and follow up.
• Ability to work under pressure and ability to prioritise and plan work.

Other

Essential

• Highly developed co-ordination skills with good dexterity and hand-eye co-ordination and those skills required for the performance of fine analytical techniques.
• Ability to meet the travel requirements of the training role and the clinical rotations.

Desirable

• Welsh Language Skills are desirable (level 1) in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh, or willingness to work towards.

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

Health Education and Improvement Wales

Address

Various Sites across Wales

Various Sites across Wales

CF14 4XW

Employer's website

https://heiw.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)