Assistant Physicist in Radiation Safety

2 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Barts Health NHS Trust Full time

Job overview

Barts Health NHS Trust has a vision to be a high performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. In addition to that, we work to become an outstanding, inclusive place to work.

The Trust includes The Royal London Hospital, Mile End Hospital, Whipps Cross University Hospital, St Bartholomew's Hospital and Newham University Hospital. Our hospitals are equipped with a wide range of radiological imaging equipment including modern digital radiography and fluoroscopy units, interventional radiological and cardiac angiography suites, spectral CT scanners, mammography units and a variety of dental units in our Dental Hospital.

The Radiation Safety Section provides radiation safety and physics support to users of ionising radiation at a time of rapid development in digital imaging technology, artificial intelligence and expanding clinical applications of radiation. We are a friendly group of physicists and technologists.

You will have the opportunity to gain experience across the spectrum of our work and make contributions, including the testing of radiation and imaging equipment, data handling and analysis, audits and software development work.

You will have a BSc (Hons) degree or equivalent in physics or containing a major physics component and an interest in modern digital applications.

Main duties of the job

The Radiation Safety Section is based at the Royal London Hospital. You will be expected to work on all Trust and client sites.

The Radiation Safety Department provides radiation safety and physics support to users of ionising radiation at a time of rapid development in digital imaging technology, artificial intelligence and expanding clinical applications of radiation.

The post-holder will contribute to many aspects of the Department's work which includes testing of radiation and imaging equipment, data handling and analysis, audits and software development work. The post holder will be expected to work on all Trust sites and to travel to sites where external contracts are held.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

BSc (Hons) degree or equivalent in physics or containing a major physics component

Desirable criteria

MSc in radiation or medical physics or other relevant subject

Experience

Essential criteria

Project work involving practical experience of measurement, data analysis and report presentation Previous work or training experience in a science, technology or engineering environment Computer programming Experience in Microsoft 365 applications

Desirable criteria

Big data analysis, image analysis and software use Apps creation and maintenance and webpage design Experience of working within a quality management system

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Good knowledge of underlying physics principles at degree level Knowledge of a programming language or computer coding Statistical analysis

Desirable criteria

Clinical use of radiation Radiation detection methods, monitoring methods, radiation safety Machine learning and AI

Skills

Essential criteria

Able to receive, provide and interpret data and draw pertinent deductions Proficient in Excel and other Microsoft applications for analysis and presentation Effective verbal and written communication

Desirable criteria

Use of advance data analysis and visualization tools Cloud computing and use of digital platform Database design and utilities

Others

Essential criteria

Ability to plan work and set priorities Able to work to under pressure Work as member of team Requirement to travel to client sites. For UKBF work, this can involve travel in the whole of the UK and may involve overnight stays Professional approach Sufficient to perform the duties of the post with any aids and adaptations Understand the principles of information governance and data protection

Desirable criteria

Valid UK driving licence

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