Diagnostic Radiology Physicist — QA, Safety & Research

Trust Wide; Greater London; Vor Ort; GBP 42.000 - 62.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a diagnostic radiology (DR) physicist to join the Radiological Sciences Unit on a 12-month fixed-term basis. The post involves delivering scientific and technical support in diagnostic radiology and radiation safety across the Trust and external organisations.

Ideal candidates will have HCPC registration, experience in DR quality assurance, and the ability to communicate complex physics clearly.

Qualifikationen

• Honours degree in a relevant subject.
• MSc in Medical Physics or equivalent.
• Registration with the HCPC or ability to achieve this within a reasonable timescale.
• Desirable: Scientist Training Programme in Medical Physics, or equivalent.
• Relevant experience in radiation safety applied to use of ionising radiation in medicine and of diagnostic radiology physics.
• Experience in DR quality assurance (testing a wide range of diagnostic x-ray imaging equipment).
• Understanding of patient and staff radiation risks and image quality requirements for diagnostic imaging procedures.
• Some experience of working in a clinical environment.

Aufgaben

• Contribute to the development and delivery of day-to-day management of the Quality Assurance programme for x-ray equipment within the Trust and Service Level Agreement customers.
• Providing routine quality assurance, performance assessment, auditing in support of x-ray equipment.
• Acceptance testing of new radiological physics installations across the Trust and for Service Level Agreement customers.
• Day to day troubleshooting of x-ray equipment across the Trust and for Service Level Agreement customers.
• Contribute to the development, use and maintenance of software applications support in support of the clinical use and Quality Assurance of imaging equipment
• Provide day-to-day supervision of trainee Clinical Scientists
• Teach specialised information to large groups (>20 people) within the Trust and on external courses.
• Participate in and support research and development within Radiological Physics, RSU and Imaging
• Take part in clinical audits
• Present their scientific findings at conferences; the impact of this could be national / international.

Kenntnisse

Independent working

Communication of complex physics

Microsoft Office

Ausbildung

Honours degree in a relevant subject

MSc in Medical Physics or equivalent

HCPC registration

Tools

ImageJ

Jobbeschreibung

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a diagnostic radiology (DR) physicist to join the Radiological Sciences Unit on a 12-month fixed-term basis. The post involves delivering scientific and technical support in diagnostic radiology and radiation safety across the Trust and external organisations.

Ideal candidates will have HCPC registration, experience in DR quality assurance, and the ability to communicate complex physics clearly.