Principal Physicist - Radiation Safety and Diagnostic Radiology

Barts Health NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking motivated Physicists to join their Radiation Safety team. This role offers the opportunity to work as a Medical Physics Expert in Diagnostic Radiology, providing essential radiation safety services. You will gain extensive experience across various imaging modalities while contributing to significant safety developments. With a commitment to excellence and innovation, this organization promotes an inclusive environment where every staff member can thrive. If you are passionate about advancing healthcare and making a difference, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Cycle to work scheme

Public transport accessibility

Inclusive working environment

Qualifications

• Experience in Diagnostic Radiology and radiation protection in healthcare.
• Ability to train and supervise clinical scientists and technicians.

Responsibilities

• Provide radiation safety advice and support across various imaging modalities.
• Work closely with clinical departments to enhance radiation safety.

Skills

Medical Physics Expertise

Radiation Safety Advice

Diagnostic Imaging Equipment Operation

Data Analysis

Guidance and Legislation Interpretation

Education

BSc (Hons) Physics

MSc in Radiation Physics

NHS STP training in medical physics

Registered Clinical Scientist

MPE certificate of competence

Job description

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

Job overview

The Clinical Physics team provide a wide range of physics and engineering services to the Trust. Radiation Safety provide diagnostic radiology physics services and radiation safety advice and support to all users of ionising radiation in the Trust including all modalities of Radiology, Radiotherapy, Nuclear Medicine/PET and Radiopharmacy. We also provide services to external customers.

We are looking for two motivated and dynamic Physicists to join our growing, friendly and brilliant Radiation Safety team. You will work as a Medical Physics Expert in Diagnostic Radiology gaining a breadth of experience across many areas of radiation safety. You will also have the opportunity to focus on a particular imaging modality and/or subject area including, but not limited to, Cardiology, Mammography, CT, practice education and AI, so this is a fantastic opportunity to expand your knowledge, impact services and contribute to radiation safety developments across the Trust.

Main duties of the job

The Trust includes St Bartholomew's Hospital, The Royal London Hospital, Newham University Hospital, Whipps Cross University Hospital and Mile End Hospital based across the City of London and East London. Radiation Safety is based at The Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel but you will be expected to work on all Trust and client sites.

The Barts and the Royal London sites have been built and equipped under a PFI and have a comprehensive equipment refresh programme resulting in state of the art imaging equipment. Our first photon counting CT scanner has just been installed and another will be installed in our CDC later this year, so there are exciting times ahead!

These new permanent posts are to expand the Radiation Safety team to provide closer MPE/ RPA working with the clinical departments and become more integrated into the clinical teams. The post holders will be expected to get involved with the wide range of radiation safety work provided by the section and support the site Radiation Safety leads.

You should have, or be in a position to achieve within 12 months of appointment, MPE certification. You should have experience in Diagnostic Radiology and radiation protection in healthcare. You must be registered with the HCPC as a Clinical Scientist.

Applicants with less experience can be considered for a development role, appointed at Band 7 initially.

Working for our organisation

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience to act as a Medical Physics Expert in Diagnostic Radiology
• Experience of providing radiation safety advice in radiology

Skills

Essential criteria

• Able to understand and operate a wide range of diagnostic imaging equipment
• Able to analyse complex data
• Able to interpret and apply relevant guidance and legislation

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Specialist knowledge (MPE level) in radiation and imaging physics as applied in medicine

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• BSc (Hons) Physics or equivalent.
• MSc in Radiation Physics or equivalent experience.
• NHS STP training in medical physics or equivalent experience
• Registered Clinical Scientist
• MPE certificate of competence or able to submit within 1 year

Desirable criteria

• RPA / RWA certificate of competence

Other

Essential criteria

• Able to train and supervise clinical scientists and technicians

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful.

After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to Barts Heath NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so. As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.

Barts Health promotes active travel as part of its goal to reach Net Zero. Each site is accessible by public transport and the Trust has a cycle to work scheme and some sites have Brompton Hire Pods.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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

• JD/PS (PDF, 407.9KB)
• Our Values and Behaviours (PDF, 334.9KB)
• Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders (PDF, 92.0KB)
• Candidate Information Pack (PDF, 549.5KB)