Senior Diagnostic Radiological Physicist

Job description

Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:

Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary's, Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea and Western Eye.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

Job overview

Due to the expansion of our service, we have a new vacancy for a diagnostic radiology (DR) physicist within the Radiological Sciences Unit of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (ICHNT).

We are looking for DR physicists with a few years' experience and a good background in Quality Assurance and radiation protection/safety to join our team of 12, delivering scientific and technical support and radiation safety services to ICHNT and a number of external organisations.

The successful candidate (who must be HCPC registered) is expected to play a key role in acceptance, commissioning and routine quality assurance of x-ray diagnostic equipment. They will be appointed as MPEs and expected to provide MPE support in Diagnostic Radiology and contribute to the development and optimisation of examination protocols, providing compliance with IRMER legislation. It would be advantageous if the applicant also has some teaching experience as they will be supporting STP training and lecturing at MSc level.

Candidates with less experience who are working towards gaining Medical Physics Expert (MPE) status in Diagnostic Radiology are encouraged to apply as training and support will be available (subject to an amended job description and salary band).

Main duties of the job

• To act as the Senior Radiological Physicist for Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and other trusts covered by Service Level Agreements .
• To be responsible for the development and provision of highly complex and specialised radiological physics support and scientific and technical expertise to the trust and SLA customers.
• To act as the Medical Physics Expert for specified areas of work for the Trust and the Service Level Agreement customers.
• To plan, organise and implement integrated computer information systems for handling, analysing and interpreting Quality Assurance data and provide specialist expertise in the analysis of such data.
• To teach and train members of staff and update local policies to ensure the safety of patients and staff regarding the use of x-rays.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Environmental sustainabilityClimate change and poor air quality is a health emergency that harms people's health and wellbeing and widens health inequalities. The Trust is also committed to reducing its impact on the environment by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to Net Zero by 2045. All our employees have a role to play, and we have an active green network that supports staff to act in ways that ensures that our services are efficient, sustainable and reduce our impact on the environment www.imperial.nhs.uk/about-us/our-strategy/green-plan

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Honours degree in a relevant subject
• MSc in Medical Physics or equivalent
• NHS STP training in medical physics or equivalent
• Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)

Desirable criteria

• Recognition as a Medical Physics Expert (MPE)

Experience

Essential criteria

• Proven competence and experience to act as a Medical Physics Expert under IRMER
• Experience in interpreting different situations and judging measures required to ensure compliance in areas that relate to the legislation listed above.
• High level of understanding of patient and staff risks arising from radiation exposures in order to perform dose and risk assessments following such exposures
• Practical experience in commissioning and routine testing of a wide range of X-ray Radiological equipment

Desirable criteria

• Teaching at a postgraduate level

Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities

Essential criteria

• In-depth specialist knowledge and understanding of relevant legislation, national standards, professional and other guidelines
• Able to work independently providing specialist advice to the Trust
• Good computer skills with Microsoft Office specifically Word & Excel)

Desirable criteria

• Experience of computer programming e.g. ImageJ.
• Statistical analysis techniques
• Ability to present complex, sensitive or contentious information to a large group of staff

Right to work

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