Healthcare Science Practitioner

University Hospitals Dorset; Poole; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Dorset is seeking a Healthcare Science Practitioner (Band 5) to support diagnostic radiology physics and radiation protection across East Dorset, including Poole Hospital. The role involves assisting in physics support for imaging services and regional coverage, with a focus on quality control, data management, and documentation.

The post requires a good honours degree in Physics or related subject; registration with the RCT is optional but may become required.

Qualifications

• A good honours degree in Physics or related subject.
• Registration with The Register of Clinical Technologists is currently optional but may be required in future.

Responsibilities

• Enter data into databases and spreadsheets; follow up issues with scientific staff.
• Book visits to clients and arrange meetings with QC and client groups.
• Develop spreadsheets and databases for the scientific staff; monitor QC spreadsheets.
• Prepare documentation and equipment for work outside the department; train external clients.

Skills

Excel

Word

Access

Data analysis

Education

Honours degree in Physics or related subject

Register of Clinical Technologists (optional)

Job description

Main area Medical Physics Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent: Also available: fixed term, 12 months Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 153-SP06762

Department name 01. UHD - General Recruitment Site Poole Hospital - Radiology Physics Town Poole Salary £32,073 - £39,043 pa Salary period Yearly Closing Today at 23:59 Interview date 06/10/2026

University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.

We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £500m transformation programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.

In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.

We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.

We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.

At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.

As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.

We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support the preparation of their application. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of your own experience and suitability. Personal integrity is an important part of the recruitment process.

Job overview

University Hospitals Dorset are looking for a Healthcare Science Practitioner to assist in the provision of diagnostic radiology physics and radiation protection services throughout East Dorset, covering a range of medical imaging modalities

You will assist in the physics support to various imaging services across the hospital sites and the region.

Interview Date: 6th October

Main duties of the job

• Entering information relating to the work of the group into databases and spreadsheets and ensuring all issues are followed up by scientific staff.
• Booking visits to clients.
• Booking rooms for and arranging meetings with the various QC and client groups.
• Development of spreadsheets and databases as required by the scientific staff.
• Day to day monitoring of the QC spreadsheets used by clients, ensuring all issues are followed up by scientific staff.
• Assisting the radiology physicists with administrative work as required.
• Assisting in reviewing and writing departmental protocols and procedures, updating them to correspond with current best practice and / or legislation.
• Creating and maintaining records of equipment QC testing and audits.
• Preparation of documentation and equipment for work outside the department.
• Organisation of training meetings for external clients.

Working for our organisation

Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.

UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.

This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Communication and working relationship Skills:

• Liaise with other Professional Staff, both inside and outside the Trusts, regarding relevant aspects of the Medical Physics service.

To participate in the Department’s teaching activities, delivering training to internal and external clients.

• The post-holder will routinely provide and receive complex information, where high levels of understanding and interpretation are required, such as explaining the significance of adverse findings from QC testing of equipment that may require the users to take it out of service and arrange corrective action.

Analytical and judgemental Skills:

• Acquire and maintain knowledge of appropriate NIR equipment and clinical techniques throughout the district in so far as they affect radiation exposure and / or image quality.

Acquire and maintain knowledge of appropriate NIR equipment and clinical techniques throughout the district in so far as they affect radiation exposure and / or image quality.

Acquire and maintain knowledge of appropriate NIR equipment and clinical techniques throughout the district in so far as they affect radiation exposure and / or image quality.

The post-holder will be required to work through scientific and technical problems on a regular basis. This will require analysis of complex results using highly specialised and complex scientific equipment and techniques, with a high degree of accuracy. There is a regular requirement for prolonged concentration, both in conducting tests and in analysing data and producing reports, where advice is given.

• A knowledge of a range of routine and non-routine healthcare science duties acquired through training & experience to degree level.

Qualifications

• A good honours degree in Physics or related subject and / or equivalent knowledge / experience.
• Registration with The Register of Clinical Technologists (currently voluntary, but may soon be required)

Experience

• A knowledge of a range of routine and non-routine healthcare science duties acquired through training & experiencered through trainingu

Skills

• Able to use Excel, Word, Access etc. to set up documents, spreadsheets and databases and extract information. Able to use specialised scientific software to analyse complex data. Much of the complex medical equipment used is software-based.

Knowledge

• Some knowledge of a range of medical imaging applications including
• Knowledge of radiation protection legislation is desirable, although full local training will be given. Understanding of risks arising from a range of medical imaging applicationsapplications.

Language requirement

• Able to speak and write English as necessary to undertake the role
• Confident speaking on the telephone

Other

• Full UK driving license held for over 1 year

Please note:

Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands.

This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst this vaccination is not a condition of employment we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.

Internal Candidates: staff employed prior to merger who voluntarily change jobs will be appointed to UHD terms and conditions.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.