Radiation Protection Lead

NHS; Carshalton; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare institution in the UK is looking for a Radiation Protection Lead. This role involves ensuring compliance with radiation protection policies, guiding departmental practices, and supporting quality assurance programs. Ideal candidates will have a background in Radiography with postgraduate qualifications in Quality Assurance or Radiation Protection. The position offers a competitive salary ranging from £53,751 to £60,651 annually, with opportunities to impact patient safety and departmental standards.

Qualifications

• Involvement in health and safety and risk management including Radiation protection.
• Attendance at study days.

Responsibilities

• Provide radiation protection advice and compliance to Senior Management.
• Develop and maintain knowledge of work practices for patient care.
• Establish departmental policies and guidelines for Radiation safety.

Skills

Knowledge of work procedures/policies

Participation in Clinical Audit

Education

DCR or BSc (Hons) in Radiography

Postgraduate qualification in Quality Assurance and/or Radiation Protection

Job description

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Radiation Protection Lead

The closing date is 16 December 2025

To work closely with the Radiology Quality manager, and the Lead Clinician in supporting the Clinical Governance strategy within the Radiology Department.

To take an active role in ensuring compliance with all Radiology regulatory requirements in relation to Radiation protection policies.

To display and promote excellent high quality radiology service provision that is compliant safe and effective .

To take responsibility for updating all Radiation Protection guidelines and policies in line with current guidance and legislation.

To work closely with the Radiation Protection Advisor and the local Radiation protection supervisors in ensuring Radiation safety is managed.

To promote and facilitate effective and timely lines of communication within the teams, building relationships with all modality leads.

To support the Quality manager in Trust Health and Safety and Risk management matters trust wide.

Main duties of the job

Be a point of contact for Radiation protection advice and compliance for the Senior Management Team, clinical and non-clinical staff.

To develop and maintain an advanced level of knowledge of work practices to ensure all staff meet the patients' needs while following best practice, professional guidelines and national legislations or regulations.

To support the definition of common practice across all trust sites and the development of departmental policies, procedures and guidelines for users within the Radiology Department Interpret relevant national regulations/legislations, Department of Health, NHS and professional body guidance and trust policies and advise the Head of Radiology and the Senior management team on the implications of such best practice guidance.

Work closely with clinical and non-clinical teams in developing a quality assurance programme for all modalities with particular focus on managing data that is easily accessible and updated for compliance.

About us

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire. We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve. The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification. The recruiting team reserve the right to close this advertisement early once applications reach the maximum limit.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

• DCR or BSc (Hons) in Radiography.
• Post graduate qualification in area of specialisation or in Quality Assurance and/or Radiation Protection

Experience

• Involvement in health and safety and risk management including Radiation protection
• Attendance at study days.

Knowledge and Skills

• Knowledge of a range of work procedures/policies and practices
• Participation in Clinical Audit

Personal Attributes

• Ability to organise and prioritise own workload
• Ability to seek new and innovative practices

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.

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

£53,751 to £60,651 a yearPro rota pa inc HCAS Outer London