Radiation Protection Technician – Flexible Hours

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority; Abingdon; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Pension scheme

Annual leave

Job summary

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) is seeking a Health Physics Technician based at Culham, Oxfordshire. The role focuses on delivering specialist radiological protection and occupational hygiene services to protect people, facilities and the environment.

You'll work within the Health Physics Group, providing independent advice, monitoring and operational support to ensure regulatory compliance and safe operations across UKAEA facilities.

Qualifications

• Significant practical experience in operational radiological protection and IRR17.
• Experience in occupational hygiene monitoring and hazard control (beryllium preferred).
• Strong understanding of radiological monitoring techniques and contamination control.

Responsibilities

• Deliver routine radiological, airborne contamination and occupational hygiene monitoring.
• Provide operational Health Physics advice to engineers, technicians and Responsible Officers.
• Supervise high-risk activities to keep exposures ALARP.
• Respond to incidents, emergencies and urgent Health Physics requests.
• Manage safe handling, control and disposal of radioactive and beryllium-contaminated waste.
• Conduct audits/inspections of radiological work areas for regulatory compliance.
• Monitor environmental discharges and analyse samples for permit compliance.
• Prepare and process monitoring samples; maintain records and produce reports.
• Participate in Health Physics on-call rota and provide out-of-hours support.

Skills

Operational radiological protection

IRR17 knowledge

Strong IT and reporting

Education

City & Guilds Radiation Safety Practice Stage 1 (or higher)

Level 2 NVQ or London Institute certification

Job description

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) is seeking a Health Physics Technician based at Culham, Oxfordshire. The role focuses on delivering specialist radiological protection and occupational hygiene services to protect people, facilities and the environment.

You'll work within the Health Physics Group, providing independent advice, monitoring and operational support to ensure regulatory compliance and safe operations across UKAEA facilities.