**Main area**
- Division B - Radiation Protection**Grade**
- Band 4**Contract**
- Permanent: Full Time or Part Time/ Flexible working hours may be considered**Hours**
- Full time
Part time
Flexible working

37.5 hours per week**Job ref**
- 180-B-244165**Employer**
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust**Employer type**
- NHS**Site**
- Addenbrookes Hospital-Division B**Town**
- Cambridge**Salary**
- £25,147 - £27,596 p.a. pro rata**Salary period**
- Yearly**Closing**
- 04/06/2024 23:59**Interview date**
- 18/06/2024Job overview

Here at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, the East Anglian Regional Radiation Protection Service (EARRPS), are currently looking for an apprentice healthcare science practitioner to join our team. This three-year apprenticeship will be delivered by the University of West England (UWE) leading to a BSc (Hons) Healthcare Science - Radiation Physics degree. Practical training to support this apprenticeship will be based in Cambridge.

Main duties of the job

Alongside your studies you will assist in the provision of high quality radiation protection services to users of x-ray systems, sealed and unsealed radioactive sources, and non-ionising radiation. This includes the intercomparison and calibration of radiation detectors, performance of quality assurance tests on x-ray imaging equipment, and advising customers on compliance with regulatory requirements in relation to radiation safety.

You should have excellent verbal and written communication skills to support work with clients from a wide range of backgrounds. You will be required to travel throughout the region and should have good organisational skills and a passion for service delivery.

Residency in the UK for at minimum 3 years

Any non UK resident applicant must hold a right to work and remain to support a 3 year degree apprenticeship (which is not due to expire during this time)

Not currently undertaking another apprenticeship, other funded adult learning (or be on the sandwich placement of a degree)For further information see Apprenticeship funding rules 2024 to 2025 (publishing.service.gov.uk)

Working for our organisation

**Our Trust**

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 12000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

This vacancy will close at midnight on 4th June 2024

Interviews are due to be held on 18th June 2024

**Benefits to you**

We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

Person specification

**Qualifications**:
Essential criteria

Minimum 5 GCSE’s (including Maths & English)
- Minimum 96 point A-level tariff or equivalent (including physics) at grade C or aboveExperience

Essential criteria

Experience of being able to interact with a range of staff from a variety of backgrounds
- Familiarity with computing systems and able to use Microsoft Office software to set up documents and spreadsheets, extract information, calculate results and prepare reportsDesirable criteria

Practical experience in a scientific field
- Experience of working in a health/caring setting**Skills**:
Essential criteria

Well developed written and verbal communication skills

Well developed interpersonal skills and the ability to liaise effectively with a wide range of other professionals

Able to exercise initiative when dealing with issues within own area of competence.

Good organisational skills, attention to detail, self motivated and able to work to deadlines

Manual dexterity: ability to make accurate measurements using sophisticated testing equipment
- Commitment to completing self-directed study in own time as well as study timeKnowledge

Essential criteria

Understand the importance of respect and communication

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