Job summary
- Main area
- Medical Physics
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 130-HS037-0925
- Employer
- Swansea Bay University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Singleton Hospital
- Town
- Swansea
- Salary
- £48,527 - £55,532 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Magnetic Resonance Physicist - INTERNAL
Band 7
Welcome to Swansea Bay University Health Board. We welcome applications from people who share our values: caring for each other, working together and always improving.
Swansea Bay University Health Board reserve the right to close this vacancy after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post.
Prior consideration for this vacancy will be given to staff currently awaiting redeployment and we therefore reserve the right to withdraw this advert at any stage.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
Job overview
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY SWANSEA BAY UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD
In 2020, Swansea Bay University Health Board established the MR Physics Group.
The successful candidate will become a part of this dynamic and friendly MR Physics team, providing scientific support to sites across Wales.
The successful candidate will be well-supported to develop in their career.
You will play a key role in the group’s mission of developing a centre of excellence for clinical-scientific MRI service provision and research.
You will be a registered Clinical Scientist or close to completing your training (STP or Route 2).
Main duties of the job
We are seeking to recruit a band 7 physicist to join our team. Within Radiation Physics, we are part of a large Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering department and we have excellent links with Swansea University, which is the academic centre for medical physics STP trainees from all across Wales. We provide MR physics services to sites across Wales, including to the Institute of Life Science in Swansea University, supporting a mix of GE and Siemens scanners.
The successful candidate will have a good knowledge of MR safety matters and a good knowledge of the range of clinical MRI techniques.
We have also been successful at attracting research income to fund additional research time. Clinically-focussed research is an important part of the role and it is expected that the successful candidate will be eligible to apply for an honorary position at the appropriate level in Swansea University Medical School, ranked 2nd in the UK (REF 2014) and 1st in the UK by the Complete University Guide 2022.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
We believe staff are our best asset and we want you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.
As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.
You might be a nurse or doctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - we have a job for you.
There are also apprenticeships, work placements and volunteering roles available.
We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.
Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show that our commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.
If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery, with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for a detailed outline of the job requirements. This is available for you bilingually, in English and Welsh.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- 1st or 2nd class honours degree in an appropriate physical science
- MSc in Medical Physics or a related subject (or demonstration of an equivalent level of scientific expertise and academic achievement)
Registration
Essential criteria
- Registration with HCPC as a Clinical Scientist (Medical Physics) or ability to achieve within a reasonable timescale
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.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Jonathan Phillips
- Job title
- Magnetic Resonance Physics Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01792604256
- Additional information
Magnetic Resonance Physics Lead
01792 604256
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