Head of Medical Physics and Bioengineering

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust; Bath; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious NHS foundation trust in Bath, UK, is seeking a Head of Medical Physics and Bioengineering to lead innovative medical physics services. The role requires strong leadership and substantial experience in clinical governance, ensuring high-quality care and strategic development of services. Candidates must have a relevant degree, significant hospital experience, and UK professional registration.

Qualifications

• Significant experience as professional head of a large section of Medical Physics.
• Substantial postgraduate experience in hospital-based application of physics or engineering.
• UK professional registration required.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Medical Physics budget and ensure departmental savings.
• Lead and manage the complete Medical Physics service.
• Provide scientific leadership and expert advice to management and staff.

Skills

Leadership

Innovation

Clinical Governance

Education

Honours degree in physical science or engineering

PhD or equivalent in physical science or engineering related to medical applications

Corporate member of Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM)

Postgraduate level qualification in management

Job description

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Job Overview

This senior post ensures that Medical Physics provides a high quality and innovative medical physics and clinical engineering service to the Royal United Hospitals NHS foundation Trust.

The Head of Medical Physics is responsible for leading, and managing the complete Medical Physics service. The post holder ensures that appropriate and high quality services are delivered to patients and staff across the Trust. The post holder will manage the complete Medical Physics budget and to ensure the department provides the agreed savings each year. The post holder is responsible for the strategic and clinical service development, clinical and organisational governance, and research and development.

The post holder will additionally take on responsibility for areas of service or strategy delivery within the division or across the Trust as appropriate to their skills, interest and experience. The post holder will also be involved in national professional activities.

The post holder will ensure that sound professional advice is given to management, medical and nursing staff on all aspects of physics and engineering in medicine. To provide scientific leadership; to act as a Trust expert in one or more scientific areas and to act as the clinical lead for the department.

Main duties of the job

The Head of Medical Physics is responsible for leading, and managing the complete Medical Physics service. The post holder ensures that appropriate and high quality services are delivered to patients and staff across the Trust. The post holder will manage the complete Medical Physics budget and to ensure the department provides the agreed savings each year. The post holder is responsible for the strategic and clinical service development, clinical and organisational governance, and research and development.

Working for our organisation

At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are proud to be in the top 20 best hospitals to work for in the country.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.

Person specification

Qualifications And Training

Essential criteria

• Honours degree in physical science or engineering.
• Corporate member of Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM).
• PhD or equivalent in physical science or engineering related to medical applications.
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Postgraduate level qualification in management
• Fellowship of IPEM and /or Fellowship of Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE), Institute of Physics (IOP).
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Substantial postgraduate experience of the application of physics or engineering to medicine in a hospital or university environment, the majority of which should be hospital based.
• Significant experience as professional head of a large section of Medical Physics, with a significant track record of leadership and innovation.
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Previous Head of Department experience.
  
  

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Head of Medical Physics & BE JD (PDF, 400.4KB)
• Join the RUH (PDF, 1.1MB)
  
  

Further details / informal visits contact

Name Calum MacGregor Job title Divisional Director of Operations - Medicine Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01225 825468 Additional information

David Hyde

Deputy Head of Medical Physics & Bioengineering and Head of Clinical Engineering

[e-mail]

01225 824086

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Executive

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Education and Training

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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