Job summary
- Main area
- Radiation Protection
- Grade
- Band 8b
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 120-HS001-0524
- Employer
- Velindre University NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Velindre Cancer Centre
- Town
- Cardiff
- Salary
- £59,857 - £69,553 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Principal Clinical Scientist, RPA, MPE in diagnostic radiology
Band 8b
Thank you for your interest in working for Velindre University NHS Trust, which is a committed equal opportunities employer. The Trust welcomes applications from people who share our vision;
Velindre University NHS Trust will be recognised locally, nationally and internationally as a renowned organisation of excellence for patient and donor care, education and research.
our values;
- BE Accountable
- BE Bold
- BE Caring
- BE Dynamic
and who will complement our current experienced and specialist employees who are passionate about working in a Trust that has the ambition to provide world class services and care to patient and donors.
Velindre University NHS Trust holds a special place at the heart of healthcare in Wales. It is also an amazing organisation to work and to develop your career. The Trust comprises of two divisions, Velindre Cancer Centre and Welsh Blood Service. The Trust also hosts on behalf of the Welsh Government and NHS Wales, NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP) and Health Technology Wales (HTW).
Velindre University NHS Trust provides our employees with a favourable salary and reward / staff benefits & support package.
For more information on this vacancy please contact the recruiting manager, who will be pleased to discuss their employment opportunity with you.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
The Trust also reserves the right to close a vacancy early or withdraw an advertisement at any stage of the process, to enable internal staff requiring to be redeployed in suitable roles.
Posts may be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check and Professional Registration Check.
For more information on our Trust Employee Reward and Benefit’s Package please visit the Velindre University NHS Trust website.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed
Job overview
The Radiation Protection Service Cardiff are recruiting a qualified and experienced Radiation Protection Adviser and Medical Physics Expert to join our expanding team.
Based at Velindre Cancer Centre, Cardiff, the role will focus on supporting our customers in diagnostic and interventional radiology, across a regional footprint, to enhance their compliance against both the Ionising Radiation Regulations 2017 and the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposures) Regulations 2017.
This opportunity is advertised at Agenda for Change Band 8B (between £58,972 and £68,525 depending on experience). The position is permanent and full-time (37.5 hours per week).
We offer flexible and hybrid working, and have a track record for supporting the development of our team of scientists, technologists and administrative personnel through formal and informal routes.
We work closely with clinical and service colleagues across all radiation-related healthcare disciplines –radiology (diagnostic, screening, interventional and cardiology); nuclear medicine (diagnostic [conventional and PET] and therapeutic); and radiotherapy (external beam and brachytherapy). We also have close links with nearby academic institutions, and lecture on the Cardiff University BSc, Cardiff University MSc, Swansea University MSc, and FRCR courses.
With ‘new Velindre Cancer Centre’ and a number of large-scale projects already underway, you will be joining us at a very exciting time!
Main duties of the job
· Acting as a Radiation Protection Adviser for the service and to be appointed in this role by Velindre University NHS Trust and its client organisations
· Acting as Medical Physics Expert for diagnostic radiology in health care, medical research and development and teaching for Velindre NHS Trust and its client organisations.
· Providing leadership to a team of scientific and technical staff.
· Managing projects undertaken in support of developments in radiation protection both within Velindre NHS Trust and its client organisations
The scope of this work will extend beyond the statutory requirements detailed in the regulations and associated guidance documents to include the implementation of advances in philosophy, good practice and technological innovations as recommended by national and international organisations concerned with radiation protection, diagnostic radiology physics and metrology.
Working for our organisation
Here at Velindre University NHS Trust we are extremely proud of the specialist services we provide across the whole of Wales in our cutting-edge Velindre Cancer Centre and our award-winning Welsh Blood Service, as well as the expertise of our corporate functions that bring the two divisions together. We are also fortunate to host the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership and Health Technology Wales and have developed strong partnership working with these expert services.
Formed in 1999, the Trust has a dedicated workforce that continuously strives to provide the key principles of prudent healthcare through a wide array of roles. We play a vital role in the communities we support and have ambitious plans for the future to continue to improve the services we deliver. We strive to maintain our core values in everything we do by being; accountable, bold, caring and dynamic, and ensuring the best possible care for our patients and donors.
If you want to work for an organisation that prides itself on making a real difference and offers exciting career opportunities then Velindre University NHS Trust is the place for you. Visit our website to find out more https://velindre.nhs.wales/
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job Description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Matthew Ager (Head of Radiation Protection Service) at [email protected] ; or
- Martha Stuffins (Deputy Head of Radiation Protection Service) at [email protected]
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MSc Medical Physics or equivalent
- UK HCPC Clinical Scientist Registration, but for non-UK candidates the certainty of getting it.
- Accreditation as a Radiation Protection Adviser
- ccreditation as a Medical Physics Expert , or ability to apply for this within one year of starting post
Desirable criteria
- PhD in Medical Physics.
- Publication record in diagnostic radiology physics, and/or radiation protection.
- Accreditation as a Radioactive Waste Advisor, or ability to apply for this within one year of starting post.
- Eligibility to hold MIPEM, or FIPEM, or equivalent status.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in the application of radiation protection practice in the field of diagnostic radiology and nuclear medicine compatible with acknowledgement of Radiation Protection Adviser status.
- Involvement with advising upon the application of radiation protection legislation.
- Appropriate experience compatible with acknowledgement of Medical Physics Expert status in diagnostic radiology/physics/imaging with ionising radiations.
- To have experience of supervising staff, obtained whether by direct experience in a supervisory or management role or by possession of a recognised supervisory or management qualification.
Desirable criteria
- Appropriate experience compatible with acknowledgement of Radioactive Waste Adviser.
- Experience in the application of radiation protection practise of radiation metrology
- Involvement in national or international organisations or groups relevant to radiation protection and/or diagnostic radiology (e.g. IPEM RP SIG, IPEM DR SIG, BIR SIGs, SRP membership).
- Experience acting as the Qualified Person for radiation protection instrument calibration and testing.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Able to communicate difficult scientific issues to scientists an non-scientist with goof verbal, written and audio-visual production & presentation skills.
- Good negotiator in advising on the implementation of statutory requirements where there may be local disagreement or competing requirements from legislation or professional guidance relating to other areas of endeavour.
- Advanced computer analysis, data manipulation and its display.
- Teaching skills.
Desirable criteria
- Familiarity with a range of medical image processing software packages.
- Familiarity with designing customised database applications
Other
Essential criteria
- Consistent with Velindre university NHS Trust Organisational values
Desirable criteria
- Welsh Speaker (Level 1) or willingness to work towards.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Matthew Ager
- Job title
- Head of Radiation Protection Service
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02920316268
List jobs with Velindre University NHS Trust in Allied Health Professions or all sectors