Band 5 Junior Physicist- RRPPS

Job summary

This is a great opportunity for someone considering a career in Medical Physics. We are looking for a physics graduate (or equivalent) to assist the Clinical Scientists and Clinical Technologists in our large, busy Radiation Protection Service (RRPPS).

The post is for one year and would be ideal work experience to support an application to the Scientist or Practitioner Training Schemes.

RRPPS is part of University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and provides Medical Physics and Radiation Protection services to the Trust and to several customers in the Midlands and further afield. Customers are in NHS Trusts, private healthcare, education and industry.

RRPPS staff includes Clinical Scientists and Clinical Technologists in Diagnostic Radiology, Radiation Protection, Nuclear Medicine, MRI and Non-ionising Radiation. We also have an Approved Dosimetry Service and an Instrument Calibration Service.

The post will involve routine calibration of radiation monitoring equipment, data collection, entry and analysis; and report writing. Additional duties will depend on the needs of the service and the experience of the post holder.

The post is based in our purpose-built offices and laboratories in Kings Norton, but there will be some travel to external sites. A full driving licence will be required; own car preferable but not essential. The post is fixed term, full-time (37.5 hours per week) but some flexibility will be considered.

Main duties of the job To discuss this post or arrange an informal visit, please contact Peter McGookin on 0121 371 7000 or Peter.McGookin@uhb.nhs.uk.

The post holder will: *Provide scientific, technical and administrative support to RRPPS colleagues and customers. *Collect and collate data required for Radiation Protection Committees. *Collect and collate data required for Patient Dose Audit purposes. *Process data and produce customer letters for Environmental Monitoring Audits. *Assist in the commissioning and routine testing of x-ray equipment under direction. *Calibrate diagnostic radiation monitoring equipment using diagnostic x-ray equipment *Calibrate protection level radiation monitoring equipment using radioactive sources

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued.

We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people.

As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential.

For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job description

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responsibilities

Main Duties and Tasks Continued : Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description. *Prepare calibration certificates for authorisation by Qualified Person *Become familiar with test equipment and computer programmes related to the quality assurance of diagnostic radiology. *Develop specialist theoretical and practical knowledge of Diagnostic Radiology Physics and Radiation Protection. *Become familiar with relevant legislation, national standards, professional and other guidelines (e.g.

IRR17, IRMER17, Medical and Dental Guidance Notes Data Protection Act, etc.) where appropriate. *Gain understanding (and assist where possible) of radiation protection, x-ray quality assurance, approved dosimetry services, instrument calibration service and non-ionising radiation (MRI, ultrasound and UV) *Gain an understanding of the maintenance and development of work protocols and software in x-ray quality assurance and other areas of RRPPS as appropriate

Person Specification

Qualifications Essential * Honours degree in Physics or relevant subject. Desirable * Associate Membership of an appropriate professional organisation, such as IPEM.

Experience Essential * The minimum experience required is an Honours BSc degree in Physics or an equivalent relevant subject. * Good knowledge of general physics. * Knowledge and fluency with IT packages such as Word, Excel, Power Point, Access etc. for the analysis of complex scientific data.

Desirable * Experience or education in Medical Physics and Radiation Protection. * Experience in the use of non-standard software packages. * Experience of quality assurance procedures in Medical Physics. * Understanding of Medical Physics and Radiation Protection * Experience in computer programming e.g. use of Python 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.