We are looking for a Radiation Protection and Diagnostic Radiology HCPC Registered Clinical Scientist to join our friendly team of physicists and technologists.
You will join the team in providing radiation protection and diagnostic radiology physics services to Radiology, Radiotherapy, Nuclear Medicine, PET-CT and Radiopharmacy in one of the largest NHS organisations in England, including Colchester Hospital, Ipswich Hospital and multiple community sites. You will work across both hospitals with occasional visits to our community sites.
You will be a Certified Medical Physics Expert in Diagnostic Radiology or a Certified Radiation Protection Adviser. If you are currently working towards one of these and have significant post registration experience in Radiation Protection and Diagnostic Radiology, we will consider a Band 7 developmental whilst we support you to achieve qualified expert status.
You will be expected to participate in all aspects of the scientific support we provide to the Trust and our external customers in ionising and non-ionising radiation areas. This includes supporting the Radioactive Waste Advisers providing advice on compliance with relevant legislation. You will take the lead in some areas of service delivery, working to enhance and develop existing procedures and providing expert scientific advice to a range of stakeholders. You will work with other RPAs, MPEs and other healthcare professionals to provide a high quality radiation protection service.
Liaise with other scientific and technical staff within Radiation Safety and Imaging Physics to ensure that high quality services are provided to all stakeholders
Advise the Trust on regulatory compliance in relation to radiation safety including training requirements for staff
Provide scientific and technical expertise to consultant medical staff and other healthcare professionals in relation to radiation safety and the physics of ionising and non-ionising radiation
Fulfil the role of Medical Physics Expert (MPE) in diagnostic radiology as described in the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations 2017 and/or fulfil the role of Radiation Protection Adviser (RPA) as described in the Ionising Radiation Regulations 2017
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you
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For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.