Clinical Technologist in Medical Physics

at  Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Do you want to get started on a career in Medical Physics? Do you want to be part of an essential support service that ensures quality of service and safety to patients? Do you want to live and work in an area of outstanding natural beauty?
Applications are invited from enthusiastic and motivated individuals for this new Clinical Technologist post based in the Medical Physics Department within the Healthcare Technology Group at Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (DCHFT) .
We are an innovative Trust constantly striving to provide the best care for our patients. Not only would you be part of a fantastic team, but you would have the chance to live and work in an area of outstanding natural beauty with spectacular countryside and beautiful beaches. There are excellent schools in and around the town, and links to major cities including Southampton, Bristol, London and more.
Appropriate in-house training will be provided as necessary so that the successful applicant can support the full range of activities carried out by the Department, including quality control testing of ionising and non-ionising medical imaging equipment (x-ray, ultrasound and MRI); quality control testing of medical lasers and UV therapy equipment; calibration of audiological equipment; and support to Trust use of medical gases and weighing scales. There will also be the opportunity to develop skills and competency in the use of mechanical workshop equipment and a 3-D printer.
The Medical Physics Service provides scientific support for equipment on site at DCH and at surrounding community hospitals in Dorset, as well as at a number of Community Dental Clinics in Dorset and Somerset.

YOU HAVE:

Experience of working in a team;
Computer literate, including experience in the use of MS office.
In return for your skills, knowledge, and enthusiasm, we can offer you an excellent and rewarding opportunity to work as part of a friendly and respected team in a Trust that will invest in your learning, wellbeing, personal and career development.
We are a Trust that celebrates diversity, and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We would welcome applications from people in groups which are under-represented in our organisation.

The post holder is required to assist in the carrying out of tests, surveys, assessments and investigations from a range of medical physics services with subsequent analysis of results involving complex facts and situations. These include:

• Ionising radiation QC, including Radiographic, Fluoroscopic, CT, Mammographic, Cardiology and Dental X-Ray Equipment
• Ultrasound QC
• Laser QC
• UV Therapy QC
• Audiometer and Tympanometer QC/Calibration Checks
• Nebulisers Out-Patient Service
• Medical Gases - Functional Checks and Repairs of Flowmeters and Suction Controllers
• Fridge and Freezer Temperature Tag Calibration Checks

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