Head of Radiation Protection Service

NHS; Basingstoke and Deane; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is looking for a Radiation Protection Adviser to lead the radiation protection service. The successful candidate will provide strategic leadership, manage resources, and ensure compliance with legislation. Key responsibilities include budget oversight, research initiation, and training of staff. Educational requirements include a BSc in physical science and registration as a Clinical Scientist. Competitive benefits and opportunities for personal development are provided.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Career development opportunities

Health benefits

Qualifications

• BSc in physical science, or equivalent.
• Relevant MSc, or equivalent.
• Registration as a Clinical Scientist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).

Responsibilities

• Manage the radiation protection service.
• Act as budget holder for the Radiation Protection Service.
• Initiate research and development in the field.

Skills

Effective oral and written communication

Team management

Project management

Supervising the work of others

Education

BSc in physical science or equivalent

Relevant MSc or equivalent

Registration as a Clinical Scientist with the HCPC

Job description

The Radiation Protection Service at Velindre Cancer Centre (aka RPS Cardiff) delivers a range of ionising radiation protection services to a customer base located primarily in South East Wales. This includes the Aneurin Bevan, Cardiff & Vale, Cwm Taff and Powys Health Boards, Public Health Wales at all of its sites across Wales using ionising radiation, local universities, the private healthcare sector and Velindre University NHS Trust. Services delivered include the statutory roles of Radiation Protection Adviser (under the Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017), Medical Physics Expert for diagnostic radiology (under the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations 2017) and Radioactive Waste Adviser (under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016). Services are provided by an integrated team of clinical scientists, clinical technologists and administrative staff.

Main duties of the job

The post holder holdsa clear visionfor delivery and development of services and provides strategic leadership to and management of the team. The post-holder's major dutiescomprisemanagement of the radiation protection service, development of services to the customer base in response to changes in the legislative environment and developments in the fields of diagnostic radiology, nuclearmedicineand radiotherapy. The post holder acts as budget holder for the Radiation Protection Service. The post-holder will act in at least two of the statutory roles noted above. They will alsoinitiateresearch and development and takes a leading role in the teaching and training of staff and students.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable but not essential for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Here at Velindre University NHS Trust we are extremely proud of the specialist services we provide across the whole of Wales in ourcutting-edgeVelindre Cancer Centre and ouraward-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 1994, 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/

Job 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

• BSc in physical science, or equivalent.
• Relevant MSc, or equivalent.
• Registration as a Clinical Scientist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
• Eligible for corporate membership of a relevant professional organisation (IPEM, BNMS etc.)
• Fellowship of a professional organisation.

Experience

• Certification as a Radiation Protection Adviser.
• Certification as a Medical Physics Expert or Radioactive Waste Adviser
• Appreciation of the wider clinical issues and their implications for diagnostic and therapeutic nuclear medicine.
• Teaching and training.
• Scientific presentation and publication
• Knowledge of the work undertaken in radiotherapy and nuclear medicine departments.
• Design and commissioning of new facilities for delivering diagnostic radiology services.
• Initiating and participating in research and development projects
• Team management and performance review.
• Project management and service development experience and qualifications.

Skills & Attributes

• Effective oral and written communication, including conveying complex information to individuals and groups of professionals.
• Able to establishing effective professional relationships across a range of disciplines.
• Ability to exercise judgement on complex facts and situations requiring analysis, interpretation and option appraisal.
• Negotiation and resolution of professional disagreement.
• Confident user and developer of IT systems, including database applications.
• Supervising the work of others and providing feedback
• Able to communicate complex information to staff and public where there may be barriers to comprehension.
• Strategic planning.
• Use of higher mathematics and statistics.
• Scientific computer programming.

Other

• Must be able to demonstrate values and behaviours consistent with those of VUNHST.
• Understanding of the importance of working to professional codes of conduct.
• Calm, rational and a logical thinker.
• Willingness to take personal responsibility for outcomes.
• Having a flexible attitude to work.
• Understanding of own limitations
• Ability to speak Welsh to level 1 standard

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.

Director Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering