Radiation Safety and Diagnostic Radiology
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Radiation Safety and Diagnostic Radiology – Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
This post is hosted by the East Anglian Regional Radiation Protection Service (EARRPS) based at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge. You will be primarily be based within the service for the duration of your training although some of the rotations in the first year will be delivered in other departments in Cambridge and at other hospitals in East Anglia. EARRPS is a high-quality scientific and technical advisory service in the field of radiation protection and diagnostic radiology physics. The service promotes systems of work that ensure the safety of patients, visitors and staff when using ionising and non-ionising sources of radiation such as x-rays, radioactive materials, lasers and UV cabinets. You will learn the knowledge and skills needed to deliver a wide range of services including, imaging equipment performance testing and optimisation, radiation facility design and environmental monitoring, patient radiation dose assessment, regulatory audits and advice, instrument calibration, radioactive waste management and, teaching and training. EARRPS delivers services across the region so there are opportunities within this position to gain experience of a wide range of technologies used in a variety of different healthcare settings. You will be supported by a large, friendly and supportive team of healthcare scientists and practitioners as well as joining a community of other trainees across medical physics.
Radiation Safety and Diagnostic Radiology – East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
Mount Vernon is located on the outskirt of London with easy access to the Metropolitan line for travel into central London as well as to greenbelt land and the Chilterns. We are a large regional cancer and the majority of training will take place at the cancer centre with some visits to neighbouring trusts. The ability to drive and access to a car is an advantage but is not required. As well as STP we also train scientists via ‘Route 2’, and consultant scientists on the HSST training program. We endeavour to provide a supportive learning environment and look forward to welcoming our next STP trainees to join us.
Radiation Safety and Diagnostic Radiology – Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
The training programme in the first year will provide the opportunity to visit other hospitals in the South West. Training in the second and third years will be predominantly based at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, with some work also undertaken at Cheltenham General Hospital and the Community Hospitals in the county. There will also be the opportunity to support radiation protection consultancy delivered to local non-NHS customers.
Radiation Safety and Diagnostic Radiology – Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
The Queen’s Centre provides outstanding rotations in Radiotherapy, Nuclear medicine, Radiation Safety and Diagnostic Radiology. The Radiation Protection and Radiology Physics Team provide support to a wide range of services within both the NHS and private sector. Services that are supported within the local NHS Trust include (but certainly not limited to) a large Radiology department, Community Diagnostic Centres, Radiotherapy centre and Cardiology department. Outside the NHS, support is provided to a number of private dental practices over a large geographical area (from London to the Scottish borders), as well as a large number of veterinary clients, including fully equipped veterinary hospital services. We are a modern and forward thinking department with history of training on the STP programme. Being a medium sized centre, we are able to provide training in all areas of diagnostic radiology and radiation protection. The advantage of joining a centre of our size is that we are sufficiently resourced to provide a balanced mix of routine work alongside research and development activities. Throughout your training, you will receive support to become an integral part of the team and actively contribute to the service Aside from the outstanding work environment with excellent staff retention. Hull offers a plethora of delights from social, geological to cultural. We are also nestled between the enchanting Yorkshire Wolds on one side and the magnetic east coast on the other. All this in one of the cheapest places to live in the UK.
Radiation Safety and Diagnostic Radiology – Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is an established training centre having been training supernumerary trainees since 1992, and having STP trainees since the scheme started in 2011. The emphasis on being a large training centre means there are a number of alumni from Leeds working in the department and involved with the training of the new trainees. Trainees are reimbursed for travel and accommodation whilst at academic sites, often with these being booked by the secretarial staff to reduce the burden on trainees. There are shuttle buses between the hospitals in Leeds which are free for all employees to use helping to travel between the sites used for rotations. Trainees are normally based at St James University Hospital or Leeds General Infirmary. Due to the number of trainees we have, there is an active social group to engage with outside of your own specialism. RT and NM rotations are based at SJUH, DR&RP and INIR rotations are based at LGI.
Radiation Safety and Diagnostic Radiology – Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
The Radiation Safety Department is a high-quality scientific and technical advisory service in the field of radiation protection and diagnostic radiology physics. The service promotes systems of work that ensure the safety of patients, visitors and staff when using ionising and non-ionising sources of radiation such as x-rays, radioactive materials, lasers and UV cabinets. You will learn the knowledge and skills needed to deliver a wide range of services including imaging equipment performance testing and optimisation, radiation facility design and environmental monitoring, patient radiation dose assessment, regulatory audits and advice, instrument calibration, radioactive waste management and teaching and training. We are a friendly, welcoming team who have always received great feedback from past trainees. Essex has it all – coast, countryside and city life. Fast and frequent rail services link the county with the capital and London Stansted and London Southend international airports connecting the area to the wider world. The training post will be primarily based at Southend Hospital, with some rotations in the first year at other Trusts across East Anglia. The academic component of the training will be based at King’s College London.
Radiation Safety and Diagnostic Radiology – Northern Training Consortium
The NTC is a well-established training consortium of 8 Trusts in the North East and North Cumbria, working together to deliver high quality training in the Physical Sciences. We currently have 23 STP trainees in the region, an experienced workplace training team including a dedicated training co-ordinator, and a trainee network providing peer support. The NTC has a strong record of keeping STP trainees in the region once qualified. This RSDR post will be mainly based at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne, but the appointee will be expected to travel within the NTC region for some year 1 rotations.
Radiation Safety and Diagnostic Radiology – Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest acute NHS Trusts in the UK, a tertiary centre for a number of medical specialties and a major Trauma centre for the East Midlands, all of which require significant support from teams in our Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering department. We have access to an extensive range modern equipment both on site, including 6 MRI, 7 CT, 4 Gamma cameras, over 100 diagnostic ultrasound scanners, a brand new PET scanner and 7 Linacs, plus more in other centres mainly around the East Midlands to whom we provide medical physics services which offers an excellent opportunity to support your training. We work closely with clinical colleagues especially in Radiology, Cardiology and Oncology departments who undertake a broad range of advanced clinical activities. You will join with our dedicated and experienced team of expert Clinical Scientist and technologists who will guide you through your training, as we have 12 trainees over the last 5 years covering all Medical Physics specialisms, and all of whom passed without re-sit. Our teams are at the forefront of a large number of development and research activities and have excellent links with the University of Nottingham, whose main campus is located just over the road from our Queens Medical Centre (QMC) campus. All training is based within our two main sites across the City of Nottingham, the QMC and City Hospital campuses which are linked by a frequent shuttle bus service free to staff, Phase 1 of the training will be based at both sites. Phases 2 and 3 of the RS&DR training is based at the QMC campus. We look forward to welcoming you .
Radiation Safety and Diagnostic Radiology – Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the biggest provider of healthcare services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Our QSI accredited Clinical Imaging service is rated “Outstanding” by CQC and has a raft of equipment. CT equipment includes 2 Canon Aquilion One, one GE Revolution and two GE Revolution Evo scanners. Our interventional service includes 2 Siemens cath labs, a Siemens Zeego and 2 Siemens fluoroscopy units. The Breast Screening service has 5 Siemens Revelation systems, including tomosynthesis and contrast enhanced mammography. A new build has recently been completed to accommodate three additional MRI scanners and a dedicated molecular radiotherapy suite. Our Nuclear Medicine department is about to undergo major remodelling and installation of a gamma camera to complement our existing 2 GE Discovery cameras. Our radiotherapy centre has 2 Varian Truebeams and a Big Bore CT. As well as the three main Trust sites (Truro, Hayle, and Penzance) there are also 7 satellite sites across the county and the idyllic Isles of Scilly. Our team provides radiation protection team provides advice across the region. The non-ionising rotation will be hosted across the Southwest Training Consortium offering trainees the opportunity to visit other centres and build connections within the Southwest. For all training external to the main site travel and accommodation costs will be covered. We will provide a supportive working environment for your training to help you realise your full potential and develop the skills to become an outstanding healthcare scientist. You can enjoy an outstanding quality of life in a place that offers surfing beaches and fishing harbours to beautiful countryside and historic towns. With clean air and plenty of opportunities for outdoor activities Cornwall is the ideal place for active people and families and for you to develop your own career.
Radiation Safety and Diagnostic Radiology – Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
This STP post is one of a number that will be based in Medical Physics and Scientific Computing at The Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford. You will join a network of STP trainees hosted across a number of specialisms so will benefit from great peer support and supervision For rotations, travel to other sites for testing of equipment may be necessary. In specialism attendance at other sites which are supported by the department may be required.
Radiation Safety and Diagnostic Radiology – The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
The post is primarily based at The Christie in Manchester. Approximately 5 weeks of the first year rotations will be based at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. Some travel to other hospitals in the region may be required as part of first year rotations, for which transport or expenses will be provided.
Radiation Safety and Diagnostic Radiology – The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust
This post is for 1x STP direct-entry trainee specialising in Radiation Safety and Diagnostic Radiology. The trainee would be predominantly based at the Clatterbridge Cancer Centre Liverpool (CCCL), but will also be expected to travel to the Wirral site as required. The Wirral site can be reached from CCCL by a 30 minute drive, or a short train journey and a bus or walk from Spital rail station. The hosting department currently supports 5 CT, 2 PET/CT, 2 fluoroscopy suites, a mobile C-arm, a mobile x-ray set, 3 planar x-ray rooms, 1 SPECT/CT, and a Radium therapy service. The ‘ionising imaging physics’ team of 5 also has a non-ionising counterpart of 3 (who will be also looking to recruit a trainee in 2024), and is part of a larger physics team comprising roughly 40 radiotherapy physics colleagues including more than 10 radiotherapy specialist STP trainees at any one time.
Radiation Safety and Diagnostic Radiology – Torbay and South Devon Health and Care NHS Trust
There will be short duration (1 or 2 weeks, not always consecutive) visits to RDUH, Exeter, UHBW, Bristol and UHP Plymouth to cover the full range of training experiences required.
Radiation Safety and Diagnostic Radiology – University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
We are seeking an enthusiastic Radiation Safety and Diagnostic Radiology specialism trainee healthcare scientist to join the Medical Physics team at University Hospital Southampton (UHS) NHS Foundation Trust. UHS is one of the biggest employers in the region with over 10,000 staff and a strong healthcare science workforce. The Radiation Protection group is a friendly group of 12 scientists and trainees who provide diagnostic radiology physics and radiation safety support to a range of departments within UHS and across the region, including to other Medical Physics services in the area. We have close links with four large Imaging departments and provide ionising and non-ionising radiation protection advice to around 40 clients in the NHS and private sector. We encourage trainees to be actively involved in providing these services.
We are based at Southampton General Hospital but trainees may travel to other sites around Hampshire and Isle of Wight as part of delivering our services. Rotations in the other areas of Medical Physics are all delivered at the Southampton General site. There may be a small amount of day travel to other hospitals in the region for specialist and rotation training. The MSc for our STP training is delivered by Kings College London with lectures delivered predominantly in the first three months of the post then for occasional week blocks during the rest of the course.
Radiation Safety and Diagnostic Radiology – University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
We are offering an exciting training opportunity for an ambitious and dedicated person looking to start their Healthcare Science Career by training in a large teaching hospital: University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust.
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this. Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to: Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives. UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their ‘whole self’ to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work. University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital. We look forward to welcoming you to our team!
RRPPS is the Radiation Protection Service of University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. RRPPS employs around 40 staff across scientific, technical and administrative disciplines. We provide both ionising and non-ionising radiation protection and medical physics services to the Imaging and Radiotherapy Departments of Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham and Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull Hospitals and to a number of external customers throughout the West Midlands and beyond.
Parts of the rotations and the specialism training will be based at RRPPS in Kings Norton, Birmingham. This means some travel around the region will be required throughout the training, but it is often possible to organise lifts with supervising staff and access to departmental pool cars can be arranged. Other rotations will be based at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (Heritage Building) Cancer Centre and Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham.
Radiation Safety and Diagnostic Radiology – University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
The post is based primarily in radiology physics and is a defined specialism. Opportunities to experience other areas of medical physics are available through rotations in radiotherapy physics, nuclear medicine and imaging with non ionising radiation.
Radiation Safety and Diagnostic Radiology – University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Radiation Safety and Diagnostic Radiology – University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
Our department provides medical physics services to hospitals across both East and West Sussex and beyond. You will be based at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton, and expected to travel in order to attend equipment surveys and governance meetings across the region.