Radiation Safety Specialist

1 month ago


Reading, Reading, United Kingdom NHS Full time
Radiation Safety Specialist

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic Radiation Safety Specialist to join our friendly and expanding Radiation Protection team at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust.

The Radiation Protection Section aims to ensure the safety of all patients, visitors and staff who come into contact with ionising radiation and lasers. A wide range of safety activities are provided by the section's staff for many departments including Radiology, Nuclear Medicine, Cardiology, Radiotherapy, Urology, wards and theatres.

The post holder will assist in providing a radiation safety service to the 2 Trusts and other organisations that have radiation safety contracts with the Department. The majority of the work however is based at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust.

Main duties of the job

This post holder will assist in providing a radiation safety service to the 2 Trusts and other organisations that have radiation safety contracts with the Department. The majority of the work however is based at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust.

Applicants should either have state registration as a Clinical Scientist and work toward to MPE certification or be about to complete their training as a Clinical Scientist with Imaging with Ionising Radiation as a specialty. You should hold a full driving license as there will be some travel across sites.

Person SpecificationQualifications
  • Good (1st or 2nd class) Honours degree in a relevant subject
  • MSc and PhD in radiation protection, medical physics (or equivalent)
  • IPEM Certificate of completion of Post-qualification Higher Training or equivalent (e.g. Corporate Membership of IPEM)
Registration/Accreditation
  • State registration as a Clinical Scientist
  • Accreditation as Medical Physics Expert with RPA2000
  • RPA 2000 accreditation as a Radiation Protection Adviser (RPA)
Experience
  • Broad knowledge of radiation and associated areas within Medical Physics.
  • Expert and specialist knowledge and full understanding of all the areas of legislation, approved codes and good guidance, applicable to the use of ionising and non-ionising radiations in the field of diagnostic area, dental area, radiotherapy, biomedical research where appropriate.
  • Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge and deep understanding of the nature, use, risks and radiation protection of ionising radiations including X-rays, gamma rays, electrons & neutrons.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.



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