Senior Diagnostic Radiological Physicist

The Methodist Church in Britain; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Flexible working and wellbeing support

Staff recognition scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Car lease schemes

Season ticket loan

Onsite leisure facilities

Job summary

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a Senior Radiological Physicist to lead the radiological physics support for its diagnostic imaging services. You will oversee acceptance, commissioning and routine QA of x-ray equipment, provide expert medical physics guidance to Trust and SLA customers, and supervise teaching for STP trainees and MSc students.

HCPC registration is essential; applicants working toward MPE status are welcome.

Qualifications

• Honours degree in a relevant subject.
• MSc in Medical Physics or equivalent.
• NHS STP training in medical physics or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Act as Senior Radiological Physicist for the Trust and SLA customers.
• Provide highly complex radiological physics support and expertise.
• Act as Medical Physics Expert for specified areas of work.
• Oversee acceptance, commissioning and routine QA of x-ray diagnostic equipment.
• Contribute to development and optimisation of examination protocols.
• Ensure compliance with IRMER legislation.
• Plan and implement QA systems for data quality.
• Provide specialist expertise in analysing QA data.
• Teach and train staff.
• Update policies to ensure patient and staff safety.
• Support STP training and MSc lectures.

Skills

Independent working

Advice to Trust staff

MS Word & Excel

Education

Honours degree in a relevant subject

MSc in Medical Physics

NHS STP training in medical physics

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

ImageJ

Job description

This senior post sits in the Radiological Sciences Unit at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, supporting its diagnostic radiology physics service. The work centres on acceptance, commissioning and routine quality assurance of x-ray diagnostic equipment, alongside medical physics expert support and IRMER compliance. The team of 12 also serves external organisations under service level agreements, and the post includes teaching STP trainees and MSc lectures. HCPC registration is essential, and less experienced candidates working towards MPE status are invited to apply.

What the job involves

• Act as Senior Radiological Physicist for the Trust and SLA customers
• Provide highly complex radiological physics support and scientific and technical expertise to the Trust and SLA customers
• Act as Medical Physics Expert for specified areas of work
• Play a key role in acceptance, commissioning and routine quality assurance of x-ray diagnostic equipment
• Contribute to the development and optimisation of examination protocols
• Ensure compliance with IRMER legislation
• Plan, organise and implement integrated computer information systems for quality assurance data
• Provide specialist expertise in analysing quality assurance data
• Teach and train staff
• Update local policies to ensure patient and staff safety regarding x-ray use
• Support STP training
• Lecture at MSc level

What’s required

Qualifications

• Honours degree in a relevant subject
• MSc in Medical Physics or equivalent
• NHS STP training in medical physics or equivalent

Registration & licences

• Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)

Experience

• Proven competence and experience to act as a Medical Physics Expert under IRMER
• Experience judging measures needed to ensure compliance with radiation legislation
• High level understanding of patient and staff risks from radiation exposure, including dose and risk assessments
• Practical experience of commissioning and routine testing of a wide range of x-ray equipment

Skills & knowledge

• In-depth knowledge of relevant legislation, national standards, professional and other guidelines
• Able to work independently, providing specialist advice to the Trust
• Good computer skills in Microsoft Word and Excel

Nice to have

• Recognition as a Medical Physics Expert (MPE)
• Teaching at postgraduate level
• Experience of computer programming, e.g. ImageJ
• Statistical analysis techniques
• Ability to present complex, sensitive or contentious information to a large group of staff

What’s offered

• Career development
• Flexible working and wellbeing support
• Staff recognition scheme
• Consideration of applications to work flexibly, part time or job share
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Car lease schemes
• Season ticket loan
• Membership options for onsite leisure facilities