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Head of Radiation Safety | Barts Health NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 13 March 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £96,340 - £109,849 per annum inc |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 April 2025 |
| Location: | London, EC1A 7BE |
| Company: | Barts Health NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7079131/259-7079131SBH |
Summary
Following the retirement of the previous head, an exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and highly motivated Clinical Scientist to lead our Radiation Safety and Diagnostic Radiology team. The successful candidate will be an experienced scientist working at consultant level with extensive MPE experience in radiation physics and an interest in providing scientific leadership and strategic development for the radiation physics team in a very rewarding senior position. We are committed to providing our patients with outstanding care and seek a clinical scientist who shares this vision.
The Radiation Safety group is a friendly and dedicated team who work hard to engage with staff throughout the organisation to ensure the safety of staff, patients and visitors to the Trust. The team are involved with all aspects of the equipment life cycle of 250 items of imaging equipment over multiple sites in addition to delivering a comprehensive audit schedule. There is a strong commitment to innovation, research and development.
The postholder will lead the Radiation Safety Section in the Trust-wide delivery of comprehensive scientific and technical support services that includes radiation protection advice, quality assurance for all x-ray imaging equipment, a personal dosimetry service for the assessment of x-ray dose to staff, radiation safety surveys and a consultation service for scientific support relating to x-ray imaging.
The postholder will work at the top level of professional expertise to manage the implementation and audit of legislation, codes of practice and other relevant guidance in radiation safety. They will lead the Radiation Safety Section in the Trust-wide delivery of comprehensive scientific and technical support services that includes radiation protection advice, quality assurance for all x-ray imaging equipment, a personal dosimetry service for the assessment of x-ray dose to staff, radiation safety surveys and a consultation service for scientific support relating to x-ray imaging.
The postholder will act as the Radiation Protection Adviser for the Trust and provide expert advice to hospital managers, clinicians, other staff groups and patients in the Trust and other specified organisations. The postholder may perform other qualified expert roles as appropriate to their qualifications and experience, such as Radioactive Waste Adviser and Medical Physics Expert.
The postholder will provide scientific leadership and professional and managerial direction to radiation safety services across the Trust and other organisations with which the Department has contractual agreements.
The postholder will operate at the highest levels of expertise and will be able to provide advice on the interpretation and application of legislation and standards to bodies at a national level.
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
This advert closes on Thursday 27 Mar 2025