26 Oct
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
Bristol
Job description
We are looking for
an experienced Clinical Technologist / Healthcare Science Practitioner (Radiation Physics) to lead our friendly team of technologists and apprentice technologists within Radiation Science Services at UHBW.
You will be joining a dynamic team of healthcare scientists, technologists and trainees, who provide diagnostic radiation imaging, and radiation and laser protection services to departments within UHBW and to external customers in the region.
The team work with a full range of imaging equipment including mobiles, dental, DR rooms, CT, mammography and interventional imaging rooms.
The post holder will be leading a team of five staff, so is expected to have experience in supervising,
managing or mentoring staff.
We support personal and professional development within Healthcare Science, and as a teaching hospital, we encourage all our employees to ask about apprenticeships, courses and learning opportunities.
This job is being offered on a part time basis at 0.8 WTE.
Responsibilities will include
- Acting as an operator under the definitions of the IR(ME)R regulations in accordance with Trust policies and Practices.
- Organising and participating in the programme of radiation protection and quality assurance measurements on radiographic and fluoroscopic x-ray equipment.
- Line-managing named Clinical Technologists, trainees / apprentices and organising their workload as required.
- Participating in the measurement and assessment of patient, staff and environmental radiation doses.
- Being an authorised purchaser for the group and placing orders for items as required for the running of the activities performed by the group.
- Arranging external calibration and maintenance of departmental radiation measurement equipment and radiation dose rate meters
- Ensuring adequate maintenance or service contracts are in place for specialised equipment
- Training and supervising trainee clinical scientists and technologists
- Instigating and participating in audits, and write and review SOPs as required
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England.
UHBW has been rated by the CQC as Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond.
As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact.
Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston. Join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.
UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them.
Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
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