Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
We are seeking to recruit a motivated physicist looking to specialise in Radiation Protection and Imaging Physics with a focus on Laser Safety for a 2-year fixed term role to provide cover during a career break. This role provides support to existing physicists certified as a Radiation Protection Advisers, Radioactive Waste Advisers and Medical Physics Experts providing expert advice to users of ionising radiation within NHS Lothian while working towards their own certification. This role also provides the Laser Protection Adviser function.
This post is ideal for anyone working at Band 7 with RP, DR and Laser experience looking for a chance to work at a higher level. This is a part term role for 0.6WTE (22.2hrs per week).
You will work within a team of 8 medical physicists and 6 healthcare science practitioners. The Radiation Protection Section provides scientific advice and technical support to Radiology, Radiotherapy, and all other users of ionising radiation and radionuclides. The section also supports users of non-ionising radiation such as lasers and UV phototherapy. The post holder will work closely with the Expert Advisers (RPA, MPE, RWA, LPA) within NHS Lothian and to deliver a high-quality radiation protection service.
At NHS Lothian we have a strong commitment to staff development, engagement and positive staff experience. This post offers an excellent opportunity to further your career within the beautiful, vibrant city of Edinburgh.
We strive to provide high quality, safe, effective and person-centred healthcare, continually improving clinical outcomes for patients who use our services and for our population as a whole, through the application of NHS Lothians core values of values of quality, teamwork, care & compassion, dignity & respect, and openness, honesty and responsibility.
You will hold as a minimum an honours degree or equivalent qualification in a physical science or an appropriate engineering discipline (electrical or electronic engineering). Full membership of IPEM and registration as a Clinical Scientist (Medical Physics) with the Health and Care Professions Council are essential. Certification as an MPE, RPA, RWA and/or LPA or experience to achieve certification in the next 12months would be advantageous.
You must be able to demonstrate initiative, written and verbal communication skills as well as tact, diplomacy, leadership, organisational and scientific skills. You must have the ability to work well as part of a team. The post requires travel across Lothian and Fife.
If you already have expert accreditation in one or more role with RPA2000 and significant experience, please see our 8B vacancy also currently advertised.
For an informal discussion about this post or how you can fit into our team, please contact Nicola Macdonald, Head of Radiation Protection, on 0131 242 2358 or 07736033959.
Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.
We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early.
The email address you provide will be used for notifications. Please check your Junk and Spam inboxes as notifications may go directly to these.
We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.
As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the website.
For specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licenced Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or going rate. Further information on these criteria can be foundhere.
It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsoredBEFORE submitting your application form.
This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.
Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check done than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a 'regulated role', your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please visit: Disclosure Scotland Changes.
- Accessible Rural