Assistant Physicist

We are recruiting for an Assistant Physicist who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

**1.How do you demonstrate that you work to the Trust Values**: include examples from outside of your work/study experience?

2.Please explain why you want to work in DR&RP physics?

Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond

As an Assistant Physicist you will perform quality assurance tests on a range of x-ray imaging systems.

To support clinical scientists in auditing patient radiation dose, performing radiation surveys, commissioning advanced imaging systems.

Travel between Hospital sites is required for the role.

Analyse data gathered on radiation safety and quality assurance surveys and prepare reports with recommendations for correction or improvement.

In conjunction with a Radiation Protection Adviser (RPA), perform Critical Examinations on new installations as required.

Collaborate in the maintenance and development of procedures and work instructions related to the post-holder’s areas of work.

Assist in providing technical support, referring complex problems to a senior member of the scientific team, as appropriate.

At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

**We run the following hospitals**:
The Lister Hospital, Stevenage

New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City

Hertford County, Hertford

Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

ENHT is seeking to maintain and expand the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre staff as we move to an exciting new future.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.