Principal Medical Physicist
at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Salisbury SP2, England, United Kingdom -
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Description:
Are you a dynamic and innovative Medical Physicist ready to take on a senior leadership role?
Our hospital is seeking an enthusiastic Lead Medical Physicist to head and enhance our Medical Physics service. Your expertise will ensure compliance with radiation safety legislation and uphold the highest standards of care for both patients and staff. In this pivotal position, you will serve as the Medical Physics Expert (MPE) for diagnostic radiology and as our Radiation Protection Adviser (RPA). If you are not registered for either but have previous experience, we would welcome your application but please include details of how you would be in a position to apply within the year. Here, you will be given the opportunity and support to develop into and apply for registration into those positions but your appointment may be at Band 8a fixed-term for 12 months or until registrations.
Why Join Us?
- Benefit from strong regional networks and partnerships, including collaboration with the Medical Physics department at the Royal United Hospital Bath.
- Take advantage of our commitment to education and training through learning opportunities, mentoring, and leadership courses.
- Lead a service with the freedom to innovate and develop both the service and your team.
- Working in a service sitting within a wider department with strong multi-disciplinary working relationships.
This is your chance to step into a leadership role where your skills and vision will be valued and supported. Join us and make a significant impact on our Medical Physics service and the quality of care we provide.
Responsibilities:
- Lead and develop our Medical Physics service, working closely with the Consultant Clinical Scientist and other key colleagues.
- Ensure adherence to radiation safety regulations and provide expert advice on radiation protection.
- Collaborate with Clinical Radiology to utilise specialist diagnostic imaging equipment across main and peripheral sites.
- Play a crucial role in shaping a robust medical physics team, appointing key roles, and fostering professional support within regional networks.
For more details, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attached.
For an informal chat about the job or the service/department, please contact Dr Duncan Wood on duncan.wood@nhs.net.
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.
We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.
Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don’t just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities
REQUIREMENT SUMMARY
Min:N/AMax:5.0 year(s)
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Pharma / Biotech / Healthcare / Medical / R&D
Health Care
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Salisbury SP2, United Kingdom