Detailed job description and main 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.