Senior Diagnostic Radiological Physicist

at  Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Due to the expansion of our service, we are advertising for a permanent Band 8A Principal Clinical Scientist post in Diagnostic Radiology and Radiation safety. We are looking for DR physicists with a few years’ experience and a good background in Quality Assurance and radiation protection/safety to work within the Radiological Sciences Unit (RSU) at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (ICHNT). The successful candidate will join a team of 10 physicists delivering scientific and technical support and radiation safety services to ICHNT and a number of external organisations.
The Trust has a full range of state-of-the-art imaging equipment and a dose management system and RSU provides a broad range of clinical service support, teaching and research in all imaging modalities at Hammersmith, Charing Cross and St Mary’s Hospitals. Therefore, the successful candidate (who must be HCPC registered) is expected to play a key role in acceptance, commissioning and routine quality assurance of x-ray diagnostic equipment. They will be appointed as MPEs and expected to provide MPE support in Diagnostic Radiology and contribute to the development and optimisation of examination protocols, providing compliance with IRMER legislation. It would be advantageous if the applicant also has some teaching experience as they will be supporting STP training and lecturing at MSc level.
Candidates with less experience who are working towards gaining Medical Physics Expert (MPE) status in Diagnostic Radiology are encouraged to apply as training and support will be available.
Plan organise and provide annual QA, performance assessment, auditing and radiation protection related to radiological physics in support of diagnostic x-ray equipment in agreement with the Head of Radiological Physics and in line with the Head of the RSU. This requires high precision complex measurements, which could result in the restriction of clinical service.
Fulfil the role of Medical Physics Expert for the Trust and key SLA customers.
Carry out Critical Examination, Acceptance and Commissioning testing as delegated by RPA and troubleshooting of a large number of different complex x-ray imaging modalities, systems and associated software in the Trust and to SLA customers.
Providing detailed reports on the results, making suggestions and giving advice or complex, highly specialised scientific information.
Carry out environmental, staff and patient dose surveys as delegated by the RPA.
Participate in procurement projects where appropriate.
Provide highly specialised x-ray systems support and troubleshooting service to the Trust and for SLA customers.
Provide day-to-day supervision of trainee Clinical Scientists and junior radiological physicists.
Provide specialist expertise in scientific, computing, image processing and software applications in support of the clinical use and development of diagnostic x-ray systems within the Trust and for SLA customers.
Participate in and support Research and Development within Imaging for the Trust and SLA customers.
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities. We encourage staff to have the Covid vaccination to protect themselves, patients, other colleagues as well as the wider community. Please note it is an operational requirement to comply with infection prevention and control procedures within the Trust such as lateral flow testing, handwashing and the wearing of masks, according to the procedures in place at any time or location. As part of our continued response to Covid19 we are still conducting the majority of our interviews virtually.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share.
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 overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert

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