Lead Clinical Scientist RPA & MPE - Radiation Protection

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 4,000 - 6,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking a Lead Clinical Scientist to provide RPA and MPE support across multiple hospitals in the UK. The successful candidate will manage clinical scientists and work closely with service leads to ensure effective radiation protection. This role includes a high cost area supplement, promoting a positive work-life balance and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

High Cost Area Supplement of 15%

Flexible working patterns

Opportunity for staff development

Qualifications

• Must be qualified to act as an RPA and MPE in diagnostic radiology imaging.
• Experience in managing clinical scientists and technologists.
• Support staff development and supervision of trainees.

Responsibilities

• Provide RPA and MPE support for the Trust.
• Lead on radiation protection support to several hospitals.
• Work alongside service leads to ensure compliance with safety regulations.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Leadership capabilities

Radiation protection knowledge

Education

HCPC registered Clinical Scientist

Job description

Overview

We are recruiting for a Lead Clinical Scientist who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients. The radiation protection department is part of the wider radiation services team including nuclear medicine and radiotherapy physics at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre. We are looking for a lead clinical scientist to provide RPA and MPE support for the Trust and to support a number of external Trusts under service level agreements. The radiation protection department provides specialist scientific advice and technical support to radiology, and other users of x-ray imaging including radiotherapy, nuclear medicine and breast screening services. The department supports optimisation of a wide range of imaging equipment and is playing an active role in new imaging network activity.

The successful candidate will be a HCPC registered Clinical Scientist, qualified to act as an RPA and MPE in diagnostic radiology imaging. You will have excellent communication skills as you will lead on the provision of radiation protection and scientific support to several hospitals. Working closely with the head of radiation protection you will be part of the leadership team delivering serves to a number of Trusts. The post holder will be required to work alongside local service leads to ensure organisations deliver statutory obligations with respect to the safe use of ionising radiation. You will also support and line manage clinical scientists and technologists and contribute to staff development and assist in the supervision of trainees undertaking the STP programme or equivalent.

Hospitals

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda. We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

In addition, you will receive a High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of your basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £4,552 and a maximum payment of £5,735 per annum pro rata. At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.