Job summary
- Main area
- Radiation Protection
- Grade
- Band 8c
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 200-NN-7280494-CA-A
- Employer
- St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- st george's hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £82,462 - £93,773 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Clinical Scientist in Radiation Protection-head of section
Band 8c
Job overview
The Radiation Protection Centre at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is looking to employ a consultant clinical scientist as head of radiation protection and to lead a team of 12 physicists and technicians to provide radiation protection services to St Goerge’s hospital and a number of external organisations. The Radiation Protection Centre (RPC) is a section of the Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering department, which also comprises of Nuclear Medicine, Ultrasound, MRI and Clinical Engineering sections.
RPC provides services to a number of NHS and private hospitals throughout the country. It is nationally the largest provider of RPA services as well as carrying out a large range of training courses, including IR(ME)R training courses, laser safety courses, and ionising radiation safety courses.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be the appointed RPA and RWA for a number of clients and is expected to travel to customer sites as part of the contracted services delivered by the department.
The post holder’s main duties include the financial management of the Radiation Protection Centre, strategic planning for the development of the Centre, providing advice on ionising and optical radiation protection, delivering training courses, liaising with regulatory bodies and performing all duties expected of an RPA, RWA, MPE and LPA.
Because of the nature of the role a good amount of flexibility is given when it comes to working location and working times.
Working for our organisation
St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will take a lead role in the development of the services carried out by the Radiation Protection Centre, which include:
· advising on the application of relevant legislation and development of policies and procedures to ensure that employers and staff comply
· provision of expert scientific advice, measurements, training and documentation
· provision of X-ray imaging equipment performance checks
· audits of radiology departments, users of radioactive substances and laser practices
· providing personnel radiation monitoring and results advice
· repair and calibration of radiation measuring instrumentation
· provision and updating of local radiation safety rules and risk assessments
· radioactive waste management
· responding to incidents involving inadvertent radiation exposure of patients, staff or members of the public
· organisation of training courses
· physics support to the London NHS Breast Screening Programme
· research and development and involvement in relevant national and international activities.
Please see attached Job Description.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good (1st or 2nd class) Honours degree in a relevant subject.
- Certificated Radiation Protection Adviser
- Certified Radioactive Waste Adviser
- Certified Medical Physics Expert
- LPA
- State registration as a Clinical Scientist
Desirable criteria
- Registration as HSST
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive experience in Radiation Protection
- Extensive experience of operating as a Radiation Protection Adviser
- Management experience (preferably in NHS)
Desirable criteria
- Experience in managing external contracts for income generation
Clinical
Essential criteria
- Broad advanced knowledge of other areas Medical Physics, including therapy procedures and practices.
We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the trust – being excellent, kind, responsible and respectful – and behave in a way that reflects these. More information on the vision and values of St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is attached below.
Please note that this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applicants are received. Please check your email regularly as all candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted and informed by email.
If you are appointed to the post, as part of your pre-employment check we will be required to verify your identity. The document/s you present for this purpose will be checked for their authenticity by scanning all known security features. These features will include:
- The machine readable zone
- An ultra violet image
- An infra red image
As part of your pre-employment checks, we will also be required to obtain satisfactory, written references. Please ensure that the referee details which you provide on your application form are correct. We require at least one written reference from your current or most recent line manager. We are only able to accept references from a professional work email address.
Telephone: 02082963786
Text: 07501066267
Email: [email protected].
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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
- Giovanni Gambaruto
- Job title
- Hed of Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07758964684
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