Clinical Technologist

Band 5

**Main area**
- Radiation Physics

**Grade**
- Band 5

**Contract**
- Permanent

**Hours**
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday)

**Job ref**
- 164-5732061

**Site**
- Queens Medical Centre Campus

**Town**
- Nottingham

**Salary**
- £28,407 - £34,581 per annum

**Salary period**
- Yearly

**Closing**
- Today at 23:59

Job overview

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and well motivated individual to the role of a Band 5 Clinical Technologist in the Radiation Physics Section of the Medical Physics & Clinical Engineering Department in Nottingham. Radiation Physics is a highly specialised section within the department providing scientific and technical support to departments using ionising and non-ionising radiation both for treatment and diagnosis.

They will participate in a 3-year apprentice program in collaboration with the University of the West of England. The apprenticeship will focus on Radiation Physics, but will also introduce the wider role of Medical Physics within the NHS, leading to the award of the BSc (Hons) in Healthcare Science (Radiation Physics) upon successful completion.

During the course of the apprenticeship trainees will be paid annex 21 i.e. - 60% of top of band 5 in year one, 70% of top of band 5 in year two and 75% on top of band 5 in year three

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will provide technical services including quality assurance testing of diagnostic imaging equipment (X-ray and ultrasound) and phototherapy equipment (blue-light and ultraviolet). The appointee will participate in patient dosimetry programmes and will also be encouraged to take part in development work.

Working for our organisation

Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) is one of the biggest and busiest NHS Trusts in the country. We are, a large, complex, person-centred organisation with an excellent national and international reputation for the quality of patient care, research, education and innovation. For more information about the Trust, visit our website

Some of the benefits of working for our organisation include:
Flexible working

Opportunities for to be innovative/creative in the workplace

Friendly and supportive work colleagues within the team

Salary sacrifice schemes

Cycle to work and travel

We are a small, friendly and supportive team of around 25 staff dedicated to helping clinical services provide safe and effective patient diagnoses and treatments.

We are committed to continuing professional development for all our staff through a range of opportunities that include recognised training schemes, involvement in service development and audit.

If you think that you have the skills, experience and attributes for this role and would like to know more, please contact Mr Perways Akram, telephone 0115 9249924 x 86843 for more information.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Undertake routine tests of complex X-ray equipment requiring precision measurements.

Undertake routine tests of diagnostic and therapeutic ultrasound equipment.

Undertake routine tests on phototherapy equipment.

Provide support to the patient dosimetry measurement service.

Communicate with clinical users to gain a clear understanding of the nature of problems with equipment and act on this information accordingly.

Liaise with clinical staff to plan quality assurance tests.

Liaise with manufacturers’ engineers to obtain information and provide feedback on equipment.

Person specification

Other

Essential criteria
- Able to drive. Car driver with full clean license

Training & Qualification

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria
- Have completed the IPEM Clinical Technologists training scheme.
- On the voluntary register for Clinical Technologists

Experience

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within a quality system (e.g. ISO 9000)
- Knowledge of operation and function of broad range of medical imaging equipment.

Communication and relationship skills

Essential criteria
- Able to communicate concisely, effectively and clearly.
- Able to work as part of a team
- Good interpersonal skills.

Analytical and Judgement skills

Essential criteria
- Able to perform simple analytical calculations
- Able to identify the need to request advice from senior colleagues

Desirable criteria
- Able to perform technical evaluations of highly complex medical imaging equipment
- Able to identify and investigate faults with medical imaging equipment to inform decisions about its management

Planning and organisation skills

Essential criteria
- Demonstrates ability to organise their work effectively and maintain a shared electronic diary.

Desirable criteria
- Experience of leading a small development project.

Physical skills

Essential criteria
- Able to lift medium weights including loading and unloading to and from a car and positioning test phantoms onto imaging equipment.
- Able to use a laptop computer in a field testing environment and make acc