Senior Diagnostic Radiological Physicist

Imperial College Healthcare NHS; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in Westminster is seeking a Senior Radiological Physicist to provide specialized physics support and ensure radiation safety. The successful candidate will have HCPC registration and experience in Quality Assurance, along with the ability to teach and train staff. This role offers career development and flexible working environments.

Benefits

Career development

Flexible working

Staff recognition scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Membership options for onsite leisure facilities

Qualifications

• Self-motivated and enthusiastic physicist with years of experience.
• Experience in Quality Assurance, optimisation, and radiation protection/safety.
• Teaching experience at MSc level is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Act as the Senior Radiological Physicist and Medical Physics Expert.
• Maintain records of all QA tests and procedures.
• Plan and implement computer information systems for QA data.
• Teach and train staff on x-ray safety.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Radiation Protection

Optimisation

Teaching

Education

HCPC registration as a clinical scientist

Job description

+ To act as the Senior Radiological Physicist for Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and other trusts covered by Service Level Agreements (SLA).

+ To be responsible for the development and provision of highly complex and specialised radiological physics support and scientific and technical expertise to the trust and SLA customers.

+ To act as the Medical Physics Expert for specified areas of work for the Trust and the Service Level Agreement customers.

+ To deputise for the RPAs as appropriate.

+ To maintain records of all QA tests and procedures within databases, for the trust and SLA customers.

+ To plan, organise and implement integrated computer information systems for handling, analysing and interpreting QA data and provide specialist expertise in the analysis of such data.

+ To teach and train members of staff and update local policies to ensure the safety of patients and staff regarding the use of x-rays.

+ To implement and maintain systems for radiographer Quality Assurance.

+ To participate in Research & Development projects in Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and at SLA customers.

+ To participate in teaching, training, research and development activities within Radiological Sciences Unit (including MSc teaching and training of Clinical Scientists on the National Training Scheme).

Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share.
We are looking for self-motivated and enthusiastic physicist with a few years of experience and a good background in Quality Assurance, optimisation and radiation protection/safety, to work within the Radiological Sciences Unit (RSU) at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (ICHNT).
The successful candidate will join a friendly and dynamic team delivering scientific and technical support and radiation safety services to ICHNT and a number of external organisations.
The post holder is expected to be a registered HCPC clinical scientist who will play a key role in procurement, acceptance, commissioning, optimisation and routine quality assurance of x-ray diagnostic equipment. They will provide MPE support in Diagnostic Radiology and contribute to the development and optimisation of examination protocols, providing compliance with IRMER legislation. It would be advantageous if the applicant also has some teaching experience as they will be supporting STP training and might be, lecturing at MSc level.
With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.
We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.
We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.
With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.
We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.