Principal Radiation Protection Specialist

3 months ago

Glasgow, United Kingdom UK Health Security Agency Full time

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 353465**Salary**:

- £51,824 - £53,812**Job grade**:

- Grade 7**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Type of role**:

- Science**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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Location
- Harwell Campus, Chilton, OX11 0RQ/ 155 Hardgate Road, Glasgow, G51 4LS / Oak Park Lane Cookridge, Leeds LS16 6RWAbout the job

**Job summary**:
UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) prevents, prepares for and responds to infectious diseases and environmental, radiological and chemical hazards, to keep all our communities safe, save lives and protect livelihoods.

We provide scientific and operational leadership, working with local, national and international partners to protect the public’s health and build the nation’s health security capability.

UKHSA is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department of Health and Social Care.

The primary roles/functions for this position are:

- The provision of commercial radiation protection services to a wide range of clients, advising on and assisting with regulatory compliance and implementation of effective safety management programmes for work with ionising and non-ionising radiations. This is achieved through visits to client premises, situation analysis/risk assessment and the preparation of persuasive and authoritative reports
- Contribution to the development and delivery of radiation protection training services, including acting as course manager for training courses
- Responding to enquiries on a wide range of radiation protection issues from the public, industry and local and national agencies
- Responding to radiation events and incidents on behalf of commercial clients
- Support and contribute to UKHSA’s emergency response role for radiological incidents and, when required, non-radiological events
- Training and supervising new and less experienced staff in RPA and RWA/LPA/MPE and other related activities
- Supporting UKHSA activities relating to the development of standards, legislation etc with respect to operational radiation protection issues

**Location**

Flexible locations across Chilton, Glasgow or Leeds. (Full, clean UK driving licence required)

The posts are based at our three sites on the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in South Oxfordshire, Glasgow and Cookridge, Leeds, which offer ample free parking and are close to a wide range of amenities.

**_ With potential for flexible hybrid working as agreed by line manager and according to business needs._**

**Addresses**:
Harwell Campus, Chilton, OX11 0RQ/ 155 Hardgate Road, Glasgow, G51 4LS / Oak Park Lane
Cookridge, Leeds LS16 6RW
- *Please be aware that this role can only be worked from within the UK and not overseas. Relocation expenses are not available.*_

**Working Pattern - **Full Time, Part-time, Flexible working, Job share

**Job description**:
**Responsibilities Section**

The job holder will lead the work of a topic group of radiation protection specialists and radiation protection scientists who collectively focus on a particular area of radiation protection work. This will involve the development of internal policy and guidance on scientific and technical aspects of the work in addition to co-ordinating smooth service delivery, with emphasis on occupational exposure, patient exposure and exposures to members of the public.

The job holder will be required to carry out most of the following responsibilities, activities and duties:

- Leading scientific, technical and professional development for a particular area of radiation protection work, including development of internal policy and guidance, and ensuring written advice is of high quality
- Identifying, prioritising, leading and coordinating scientific and technical development needs for a particular area of radiation protection work
- Significant input into national standards, (eg drafting publications recommending revised national DRLs for patient exposure, involvement in development of guidance/protocols for emergent technologies, presentations at conferences) and input into international standards (eg commentary on draft revised standards, reviews of draft papers)
- Responsibility for all relevant equipment and facilities
- Financial responsibility for the income and expenditure in relation to the particular area of radiation protection work including preparation of bids for capital and revenue budgets and monitoring expenditure
- To act as a radiation protection adviser (RPA) and at least one of radioactive waste adviser (RWA), laser protection adviser (LPA) or medical physics expert (MPE) in support of RCE’s radiation protection consultancy services
- To provide expert advice on compliance with all relevant radiation safety legislation, which may include novel interpretation of complex legal requirements
- To develop, plan and conduct complex radiation safety aud

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