Position: Clinical Scientist (Medical Physics Expert) - in Diagnostic Radiology
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The post holder will act as a Medical Physics Expert in Diagnostic Radiology, and be involved in both our Diagnostic Radiology Physics and Radiation Protection teams. Services are provided to clinical departments, including Radiology, Cardiology, Breast Care and Theatres, as well as private dental and veterinary customers across the SEND area.

The successful candidate will be based primarily at the Exeter site, but off-site work will be expected across the Devon area providing support to Northern and Community Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust services as well as to our private customers. The department actively encourages staff training and development and is an accredited training centre for the NSHCS training scheme for both the STP and HSST schemes.

This role will therefore be involved in providing training and the supervision of trainees.

Main duties of the jobFor... more detail about the main duties of this role, please see the job description section below. As a key member of the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, you will be joining an exceptional team working together to help our patients to stay healthy, when they need it most.

About us Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford).Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within peoples own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).Our

state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.

Its never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as youll help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.

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Due to team expansion we are looking to recruit a permanent full time Band 8a Clinical Scientist to join the Diagnostic Radiology Physics (DRP) team at the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. DRP sits within the Clinical Radiation Physics (CRP) team and the post is based in the beautiful city of Exeter.

This is an exciting time to join the Medical Physics team at this Trust due to a recent restructure and the development of collaborative working across the SEND (South, East and North Devon) Medical Physics network, which includes the Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust and North Devon Healthcare NHS Trust. Our friendly CRP team currently is made of up 12 physicists/technologists, plus two apprentices, and forms part of the wider Medical Physics department with a team of over 40.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual who can work autonomously but also as part of a wider team. Suitable candidates will preferably have attained HCPC registration and Medical Physics Expert accreditation, but consideration will be given to the right candidate for appointment at a lower grade with support to get them to the required level.

The post holder will be involved in both our Diagnostic Radiology Physics and Radiation Protection teams providing services to clinical departments, including Radiology, Cardiology, Breast Care and Theatres, as well as private dental and veterinary customers across the SEND area. The successful candidate will be based primarily at the Exeter site, but off-site work will be expected across the Devon area providing support to Northern and Community Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS services as well as to our private customers.

The department actively encourages staff training and development and is an accredited training centre for the NSHCS training scheme for both the STP and HSST schemes. This role will therefore be involved in providing training and the supervision of trainees. All staff are also involved in continuing development and improvement of the service and are encouraged to challenge and question the way things are done with the aim of providing a service which can be described as best in class.

The department has a developing relationship with the University of Exeter for both Medical Physics services and academic October 2020 the Trust become the first in the country to implement…
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