Job vacancy: Principal Clinical Scientist RPA MPE in diagnostic radiology, Velindre Cancer Centre, Whitchurch

Job summary

Main area: Clinical Scientist, RPA, MPE in diagnostic radiology
Grade: Band 8b
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 120-HS159-0625

Employer: Velindre Cancer Centre
Employer type: NHS
Site: Velindre Cancer Service
Town: Whitchurch
Salary: £63,150 - £73,379 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 03/07/2025 23:59

Principal Clinical Scientist RPA MPE in diagnostic radiology

Band 8b

Thank you for your interest in working for Velindre Cancer Centre (VCC), which is a committed equal opportunities employer. VCC welcomes applications from people who share our vision;

Velindre University NHS Trust will be recognised locally, nationally and internationally as a renowned organisation of excellence for patient and donor care, education and research.

our values;

Caring
Respectful
Accountable

& who will complement our current experienced and specialist employees who are passionate about working in an organisation with the ambition to provide world class services & care to our patients.

VCC is an amazing place to work & develop your career. It is undertaking a 5 year transformation programme which will enable cancer services to meet the future needs of our patients across South East Wales. Not only will programme see VCC moving into a new purpose built cancer hospital, it will provide opportunities for patients to receive treatments closer to their homes. The infrastructure changes will offer our employees opportunities to work across a number of sites, in new and different ways, create development opportunities & increase flexible working practices.

VCC provides our employees with a favourable salary and reward / staff benefits & support package.

For more information on this vacancy please contact the recruiting manager, who will be pleased to discuss it with you.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

The Trust also reserves the right to close a vacancy early or withdraw an advertisement at any stage of the process, to enable internal staff requiring to be redeployed in suitable roles.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.

This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac

Person specification

Qualifications & Knowledge

Essential criteria

MSc Medical Physics or equivalent
MSc Medical Physics or equivalent
MSc Medical Physics or equivalent
MSc Medical Physics or equivalent

Desirable criteria

PhD in Medical Physics.
Publication record in diagnostic radiology physics, and/or radiation protection.
Accreditation as a Radioactive Waste Advisor, or ability to apply for this within one year of starting post.
Eligibility to hold MIPEM, or FIPEM, or equivalent status.

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience in the application of radiation protection practice in the field of diagnostic radiology and nuclear medicine compatible with acknowledgement of Radiation Protection Adviser status.
Involvement with advising upon the application of radiation protection legislation.
Appropriate experience compatible with acknowledgement of Medical Physics Expert status in diagnostic radiology/physics/imaging with ionising radiations.
To have experience of supervising staff, obtained whether by direct experience in a supervisory or management role or by possession of a recognised supervisory or management qualification.

Desirable criteria

Appropriate experience compatible with acknowledgement of Radioactive Waste Adviser.
Experience in the application of radiation protection practise of radiation metrology
Involvement in national or international organisations or groups relevant to radiation protection and/or diagnostic radiology (e.g. IPEM RP SIG, IPEM DR SIG, BIR SIGs, SRP membership)
Experience acting as the Qualified Person for radiation protection instrument calibration and testing

Skills and Attributes

Essential criteria

Able to communicate difficult scientific issues to scientists an non-scientist with goof verbal, written and audio-visual production & presentation skills.
Good negotiator in advising on the implementation of statutory requirements where there may be local disagreement or competing requirements from legislation or professional guidance relating to other areas of endeavour.
Advanced computer analysis, data manipulation and its display.
Teaching skills

Desirable criteria

Familiarity with a range of medical image processing software packages.
Familiarity with designing customised database applications

Other

Essential criteria

Consistent with Velindre university NHS Trust Organisational values

Desirable criteria

Welsh Speaker (Level 1) or willingness to work towards

It is essential that your application demonstrates how you meet the job description / person specification for this post.

To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK. If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.