Graduate Health Physicist

UK Atomic Energy Authority; Abingdon; On-site; GBP 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy organization in the UK is seeking a Graduate Health Physicist to provide advice and guidance on regulatory compliance related to ionising radiation. The role involves implementing safety protocols, supporting compliance, and ensuring the safety of personnel. The ideal candidate will have a degree in science or engineering expected by 2025 or 2026, proficiency in Microsoft applications, and a collaborative attitude. This position offers a competitive salary and benefits including flexible working options.

Benefits

£35,227 base salary

21.5% employer pension contribution

25 days annual leave plus public holidays

Flexible and hybrid working options

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint is essential.
• Strong appetite for learning and tackling challenges.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Implement requirements for controlled and supervised areas.
• Examine and test engineering controls and safety features.
• Calibrate monitoring equipment regularly and ensure its proper use.

Skills

Proficiency with Microsoft applications

Effective collaboration

Clear communication

Education

Degree in Science or Engineering (expected 2025 or 2026)

Job description

Overview

As a Graduate Health Physicist, you will provide advice and guidance to a wide range of personnel to ensure compliance with the Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017 (IRR17), Environmental Permitting Regulations (EPR16), COSHH, and other relevant legislation. You will also support adherence to UKAEA Management System requirements and contribute to safe and compliant programme delivery across UKAEA.

Key Responsibilities

• Implement requirements for controlled and supervised areas.
• Examine plans for installations and accept new or modified sources of ionising radiation into service, considering engineering controls, design features, and warning devices.
• Calibrate monitoring equipment regularly and ensure it is serviceable and correctly used.
• Examine and test engineering controls, design features, safety features, and warning devices; check systems of work to restrict radiation exposure.
• Provide advice on the safety issues associated with working with beryllium.

Qualifications

• Degree in Science or Engineering (expected 2025 or 2026).
• Proficiency with Microsoft applications including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Driven with a strong appetite to learn and take on new challenges.
• Effective collaboration and clear communication to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Well organised and adaptable with the ability to plan and prioritise workload.

Benefits

• £35,227 base salary.
• Final salary defined benefit scheme with an equivalent of 21.5% employer pension contribution.
• 25 days annual leave, plus 3 days Christmas closure and 2.5 privilege days, in addition to UK bank holidays.
• Flexible and hybrid working options.

Mission & Diversity

Fusion, the process that powers the sun and stars, is one of the most promising options for generating the cleaner, carbon-free energy that our world badly needs. UKAEA leads the way in realizing fusion energy, partnering with industry and research organisations to achieve groundbreaking advancements. Our goal is to bring fusion electricity to the grid by developing the power stations of tomorrow and the skilled workforce to deliver them.
UKAEA's mission is clean energy for all, and we welcome talented people from all backgrounds who want to help us achieve our mission. We are under‑represented from some groups and so want to encourage applications in particular from women in STEM, people from Black British Caribbean and African backgrounds and from Pakistani and Bangladeshi British backgrounds. Our Executive team, supported by our 'Head of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion' (EDI) and Wellbeing and our EDI Networks actively promote Inclusion and take steps to increase diversity within our organization. We reinforce best practices in recruitment and selection and evaluate approaches to remove barriers to success. UK Atomic Energy Authority is committed to being accessible. Please email talent@ if you have any questions or require help or adjustments to compete on a fair basis, for example, changes to the way we interview or share information.