Clinical Scientist, Radiation Safety and Diagnostic Radiology Physics

NHS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in Greater London seeks a Clinical Scientist specializing in Radiation Safety and Diagnostic Radiology Physics. This role involves contributing to the testing and analysis of imaging equipment, supporting research and audits. Ideal candidates will hold a BSc in Physics and have relevant NHS training. The Trust emphasizes a commitment to a diverse workplace and offers flexible working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Hold HCPC registration as a clinical scientist or expect to achieve registration within 1 year.
• Proficient in setting up databases and spreadsheets and extracting information.
• Specialist knowledge in radiation protection legislation and imaging physics.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to testing of radiation and imaging equipment and data handling.
• Support research trials, audits, and software development work.

Skills

Understanding and operation of diagnostic imaging equipment

Ability to analyze complex data

Good verbal and written communication skills

Education

BSc (Hons) Physics or equivalent

MSc in Radiation Physics or equivalent experience

NHS STP training in medical physics or equivalent experience

Tools

Excel

Word

Access

Job description

Clinical Scientist, Radiation Safety and Diagnostic Radiology Physics

Clinical Scientist - Radiation Safety and Diagnostic Radiology Physics

Barts Health NHS Trust has a vision to be a high performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. In addition to that, we work to become an outstanding, inclusive place to work.

The Trust includes The Royal London Hospital, Mile End Hospital, Whipps Cross University Hospital, St Bartholomew's Hospital and Newham University Hospital. Our hospitals are equipped with a wide range of radiological imaging equipment including modern digital radiography and fluoroscopy units, interventional radiological and cardiac angiography suites, spectral CT scanners, mammography units and a variety of dental units in our Dental Hospital.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will contribute to many aspects of the Department's work which includes testing of radiation and imaging equipment, data handling and analysis, support for research trials, audits and software development work.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm‑free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job responsibilities

The Radiation Safety Section provides radiation safety and physics support to users of ionising radiation at a time of rapid development in digital imaging technology, artificial intelligence and expanding clinical applications of radiation. We are a friendly group of physicists and technologists.

You will have the opportunity to gain experience across the spectrum of our work and make contributions, including the testing of radiation and imaging equipment, data handling and analysis, audits and software development work.

You will have a BSc (Hons) degree or equivalent in physics or containing a major physics component and an interest in modern digital applications and hold HCPC registration as a clinical scientist.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledgerequired. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• BSc (Hons) Physics or equivalent.
• MSc in Radiation Physics or equivalent experience.
• NHS STP training in medical physics or equivalent experience
• Registered Clinical Scientist or expercation to achieve registration within 1 year
• Knowledge of the HRA research study approval process
• Progress towards any of RPA, RWA or MPE portfolios

Experience

• Relevant experience in radiation safety applied to the use of ionsing radiation in healthcare and diagnostic radiology physics
• Able to performance test a wide range of diagnostic x-ray imaging equipment - simple to mid-range systems on own, more complex systems with supervision.
• Proficient in Excel, Word, Access: able to set up databases and spreadsheets and extract information.
• Understanding of patient and staff risks arising from radiation exposure and of the image quality requirements for a range of diagnostic imaging procedures
• Able to produce written reports within a defined timescale.

Knowledge

• Specialist knowledge in radiation and imaging physics as applied in medicine
• Specialist knowledge of the techniques employed to measure the performance and radiological safety of a range of X-ray imaging equipment.
• Knowledge of radiation protection legislation in healthcare and biomedical research
• Specialist knowledge (MPE level) in radiation and imaging physics as applied in medicine
• Knowledge of patient dosimetry techniques and software
• Knowledge of understanding of patient and staff risks arising from radiation exposure and of the image quality requirements for a range of diagnostic imaging procedures
• Appropriate knowledge of clinical applications of DR equipment and protocols
• Awareness of national standards, professional and other guidelines relevant to the specialist area
• Knowledge of a programming language such as IDL, VisualBasic, C, or experience with database design and use

Skills

• Able to understand and operate a wide range of diagnostic imaging equipment
• Able to analyse complex data
• Able to devise methods of analysing data
• Able to interpret and apply relevant guidance and legislation
• Able to work off-site alone according to SOPs and to use initiative in non-standard conditions.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Able to communicate complex information to many different groups of staff, i.e. at a range of levels.

Other

• Ability to prioritise work and produce work in a timely manner
• Able to work effectively as a member of a team
• Occasional requirement to work extended hours
• Professional approach
• Sufficient to perform the duties of the post with any aids and adaptations

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.