Job summary
- Main area
- MR Physicist
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 156-7269968
- Employer
- Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Cornwall Hospital
- Town
- Truro
- Salary
- £53,755 - £60,504 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
MR Physicist
Band 8a
Job overview
This post is open to the Cornwall Healthcare community only.
We have an exciting opportunity for a HCPC registered Clinical Scientist specialising in MR physics to join the expanding Clinical and Radiation Physics department based at The Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro. The post is suitable for a recognised MR Safety Expert or someone working towards recognition. Whilst the role is primarily aimed at providing MR physics support, there will be an expectation and opportunity for involvement and development of other areas of service dependent on the applicant’s interests and experience, for example other non-ionising related services and/or scientific computing.
Main duties of the job
The main purpose of this role is to support all aspects of MR physics at RCHT. Working closely with the MR Imaging team, this role will support MR safety advice for patients, staff and the Trust; optimisation of clinical protocols and sequences; quality assurance of MRI equipment and assisting with MR related procurement exercises.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with
visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.
We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.
The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.
Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is a research active organisation.
It’s established South West Clinical School in Cornwall exists to promote clinical academic career opportunities for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals interested in research and evidence-based activities. Read their research paper to find out more.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side.
To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:
- Identity Checks
- Professional registration and qualification checks
- Employment history and reference checks
- Occupational Health clearance
- Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
- Right to work in the UK
For further information please visit:
https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation
We reserve the right to close this advert early.
We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview.
We may be able to offer sponsorship but this is not guaranteed.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- HCPC registered Clinical Scientist?
- Relevant MSc or equivalent training/experience
- Advanced theoretical knowledge of MR physics including optimisation, of clinical MR techniques and patient safety
Desirable criteria
- MR Safety Expert
- STP specialism (or equivalent) in non-ionising radiation
Practical & Intellectual skills
Essential criteria
- Able to exercise initiative when dealing with issues within own specialist area of competence. Able to accept a high level of autonomy and act under own initiative, guided by peers or external reference points.
- Able to use Excel, Word, Access, Powerpoint etc to set up documents and spreadsheets, extract information, calculate results and prepare reports.
- Able to solve complex problems using analytical skills and clinical judgement.
Desirable criteria
- Advanced teaching experience / presentation skills to promote understanding
- Ability to develop protocols for use in imaging services.
- Understanding of quality systems.
- Experience of computer programming language(s)
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dan Shaw
- Job title
- Head of Clinical & Radiation Physics
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01872 252493
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