Job summary
- Main area
- Diagnostic Imaging
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8c
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job share
- Flexible working
- Compressed hours
- Annualised hours
- Job ref
- 389-25-7272022
- Employer
- Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Cross site and at the business premises of our customers
- Town
- Bradford
- Salary
- per annum
- Closing
- 22/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Clinical Scientist in Diagnostic Imaging (RPA and MPE)
NHS AfC: Band 8c
Job overview
Closing Date: 22.08.2025
Shortlisting to take place after closing date: commencing 25.08.2025
Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting: commencing 01.09.2025
There is an exciting opportunity to join the friendly and supportive radiation physics team at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. The ideal candidate would hold certification for RPA and MPE in Diagnostic Imaging. The team provides diagnostic radiology physics services and radiation safety advice and support to all users of ionising radiation in the Trust and some external customers. There is a wide range of modern imaging equipment, including interventional rooms, mammography systems and CT scanners There are ample opportunities for exciting projects working in collaboration with clinical colleagues. The aim of this post is to provide closer MPE / RPA working with the clinical departments and being more integrated into the clinical teams. You will also work with the site leadership teams on the site radiation protection programme.
You must be registered with the HCPC as a Clinical Scientist and have MPE certification. RPA certificate of competence is required – candidates without the relevant certifications who have the ability to submit RPA applications within 6 months may be considered at a lower grade
Main duties of the job
Be a certificated RPA and MPE for diagnostic imaging-giving expert advice in these roles as per requirements on the IRR and IR(ME)R legislation
Working for our organisation
Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:
- We value people
- We are one team
- We care
We’re keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- perform & report physics QC & safety tests for DR & CR radiographic equipment
- perform & report physics QC & safety tests for fluoroscopy x-ray sets.
- perform & report physics QC & safety tests for CT scanners.
- perform & report physics QC & safety tests for mammography x-ray sets.
- advise x-ray operators on QA & Radiation Protection queries.
- give formal RPA level advice on x-ray room design
- give MPE advice re research projects involving medical exposures.
- analyse & report staff personal dosimetry data
- investigate & notify appropriate authorities about radiation incidents
- Perform & report patient dose surveys.
- Give face to face radiation safety training
- Advice employers re Radon risks & monitoring in the workplace.
- Supervise, direct and check physics safety & QC work of other staff
- Write radiation risk assessments
- Write local rules
- Write radiation safety policies
- provide advice to Radiation Protection Committees
- Audit legislative compliance
- Excellent verbal & written command of English including report & letter writing skills.
- Excellent numerical, spread sheet & word processing skills.
- Commitment to service provision at Bradford Teaching Hospitals.
- Ability & commitment to maintain good relationships with all.
- Ability to perform x-ray QC tests quickly & correctly.
- Physical ability to perform QC tests throughout working day.
- understanding of Information Governance & Confidentiality
- Understanding of equality & diversity issues & how this affects patients, visitors & staff
- Understanding of what the NHS Constitution means to you, & your responsibilities to the public, patients & colleagues.
- An excellent understanding of physics & radiation protection applied to the medical use of x-rays for diagnosis.
- An excellent understanding of QC testing for a wide range of diagnostic x-ray equipment including relevant guidance.
- In depth knowledge of IRR
- In depth knowledge of IRMER
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive post HCPC registration experience as a Clinical Scientist working as a Clinical Scientist in a Radiation Physics (Diagnostic Imaging) encompassing a wide range of procedures and equipment
- Sufficient knowledge and experience to meet criteria to be appointed Medical Physics Expert for diagnostic Imaging
- Sufficient knowledge and experience to meet criteria to be appointed Radioactive Protection Adviser and successfully give advice where appropriate
- Experience leading a team and negotiating with groups when the subject matter may be contentious or emotional
- Experience using specialist testing equipment for quality assurance and performance of Diagnostic Imaging equipment and giving advice regarding this.
- Experience in counselling staff on precautions to be taken to optimise radiation doses to staff and patients
- Experience of managing and working within quality management systems
- Experience teaching to fellow professionals, scientists, doctors, nurses radiographers etc
- Experience auditing compliance with UK radiation legislation
- Experience of applying for appropriate licenses
- Experience of regularly reporting to a Radiation Protection Committee
- Experience advising CQC notification of a significant accidental or unintended exposure.
- Experience reporting on the performance of highly specialised equipment giving recommendations when required
- Experience leading a team in delivering against a tight schedule with fluctuation timeframes due to clinical requirements with multiple conflicting complex demands on the workforce.
- Experience obtaining registrations under ISO9001:2008/15 or similar
- Experience estimating doses for workers when personal dosemeters lost
- Experience interacting with HSE and/or CQC Inspectors.
- Experience of acceptance/QC testing new systems and advisib=ng on the room requirements to comply with appropriate regulations.
- Experience of administrating EQMS quality management software and QC tracking software
Desirable criteria
- Experience advising on classifying radiation workers when required
- Recent knowledge and experience of designing and building databases
- Experience of providing support to diverse services
Skills
Essential criteria
- Able to work as part of a team and exercise own initiative when appropriate
- Excellent spoken & written communication skills (phone calls, emails and reports)
- Excellent MS Excel & Word skills
- High level of sensory and motor skills / manual dexterity required for the safe manipulation of high specialised equipment
- Be able to communicate to patients and staff in English
- Less skilled applicants may be considered for a lower grade appointment.
- Ability and commitment to foster and maintain good relationships with colleagues and customers
- Ability and commitment to train, support and encourage colleagues
- Ability and commitment to produce accurate, useful and reliable work efficiently
- Knowledge of their own limitations and commitment to ask for help when needed
- Willingness to accept advice and instruction from more senior staff
- Ability and commitment to providing and improving Radiation Physics in Bradford
- Ability to think independently
- Able to exercise own initiative when dealing with issues in own specialist area of competence and to plan new tasks and deal with complex and unpredictable situations.
- Pro-active team worker experienced in working with senior clinicians and technical staff to provide a broad diagnostic imaging service.
- Able to concentrate and overcome distractions whilst collating and analysing research and audit data, working on safety documentation and clinical protocols, interpreting data, developing patient critical computer programs
- Willingness to take responsibility for tasks
- Ability and willingness to take responsibility when things go wrong
- Friendliness
- Trustworthiness
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- High level of understanding of the hazards posed by, and precautions needed when working with radiation and ability to assess and communicate radiation risks for patient and staff.
- Able to present information in a formal setting before large groups of people.
- Capable of communicating empathetically highly complex information to patients, where there may be barriers to understanding.
- Capable of communicating empathetically highly complex information to patients, where there may be barriers to understanding.
- Thorough knowledge of anatomy and pathophysiology pertaining to image quality in Diagnostic Imaging
- In depth understanding of relevant legislation, codes of practice, national standards, professional guidelines
- Expert knowledge of radiation physics applied to diagnostic imaging
- Excellent knowledge and understanding of function and use of equipment and measurement instruments and of the relevant guidance and legislation
- Excellent knowledge and understanding of function and use of equipment and measurement instruments and of the relevant guidance and legislation
- A good working knowledge and familiarity with software in use in the field of diagnostic imaging- a basic knowledge of dose management software
Desirable criteria
- Good knowledge of computer operating systems and communications. (e.g. UNIX) and ability to write safe clinical software using an appropriate software quality control model.
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BSc (hons) in Physics or equivalent
- MSc in physics, medical physics or equivalent.
- HCPC Clinical Scientist registration - specialising in radiation physics
- A current Medical Physics Expert (MPE) certificate from RPA2000.
- Maths and English GCSE or equivalent
- A current Radiation Protection Adviser certificate from RPA2000.
- Applicants with lower qualifications may be considered for a lower grade appointment.
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Alison Burns
- Job title
- Quality and Workforce Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07778813125
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