Graduate Health Physicist

Fusion, the process that powers the sun and stars, is one of the most promising options for generating the cleaner, carbon-free energy that our world badly needs. UKAEA leads the way in realizing fusion energy, partnering with industry and research organisations to achieve ground breaking advancements. Our goal is to bring fusion electricity to the grid by developing the power stations of tomorrow and the skilled workforce to deliver them.

As a Graduate Health Physicist, you will provide advice and guidance to a wide range of personnel to ensure compliance with the Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017 (IRR17), Environmental Permitting Regulations (EPR16), COSHH, and other relevant legislation. You will also support adherence to UKAEA Management System requirements and contribute to safe and compliant programme delivery across UKAEA.

Your core responsibilities:

• Provide advice, in conjunction with the HP/RPA, on Schedule 4 IRR17 matters, including controlled/supervised areas and engineering controls to restrict exposure.
• Support the examination of plans and acceptance of new or modified radiation sources, ensuring appropriate design features and warning devices.
• Assist with the calibration, testing and serviceability checks of radiation-monitoring equipment.
• Contribute to periodic examination and testing of engineering and safety features, as well as systems of work controlling exposure.
• Provide advice on IRR17 requirements, including risk assessments, area designation, investigations, contingency plans, and dose assessment/recording.
• Ensure all advice is provided in consultation with the RPA and formally recorded for audit.
• Provide guidance on safety issues associated with working with beryllium.
• Support health physics practitioners to ensure advice aligns with IRR17, COSHH and EA permit requirements.
• Assist HPs/RPAs with technical input to HAZOP, ALARP, BAT/BPM and controlled-document activities, and contribute to procedures, documentation and RIVO reviews.
• Produce and deliver training on beryllium safety, radiological protection and other health-physics topics, and support new-build projects and emergency response as required.

As part of the 20% dedicated to training and development, you will complete a core suite of activities aimed at enhancing your professional and business skills, with flexibility to tailor the programme to both your personal development and the needs of your specific role.

• Degree in Science or Engineering from 2025 or '26
• Confident with all Microsoft applications including Excel, Word and Powerpoint
• Driven, with a strong appetite to learn and take on new challenges
• Able to collaborate effectively and communicate clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Well organised and adaptable with the ability to plan and prioritise workload

A full list of our benefits can be found here but highlights include:

• £35,227 base salary
• Final salary defined benefit scheme with an equivalent of 21.5% employer pension contribution
• 25 days annual leave, plus 3 days Christmas closure and 2.5 privilege days, in addition to UK bank holidays
• Flexible and hybrid working options

UKAEA's mission is clean energy for all, and we welcome talented people from all backgrounds who want to help us achieve our mission. We are under-represented from some groups and so want to encourage applications in particular from women in STEM, people from Black British Caribbean and African backgrounds and from Pakistani and Bangladeshi British backgrounds. Our Executive team, supported by our 'Head of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion' (EDI) and Wellbeing and our EDI Networks actively promote Inclusion and takes steps to increase diversity within our organization. We reinforce best practices in recruitment and selection and evaluate approaches to remove barriers to success.

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