Healthcare Science Practitioner

Detailed job description

and main responsibilities

Communication and working relationship Skills:

• Liaise with other Professional Staff, both inside and outside the Trusts, regarding relevant aspects of the Medical Physics service.

• To participate in the Department’s teaching activities, delivering training to internal and external clients.

• The post-holder will routinely provide and receive complex information, where high levels of understanding and interpretation are required, such as explaining the significance of adverse findings from QC testing of equipment that may require the users to take it out of service and arrange corrective action.

Analytical and judgemental Skills:

• Acquire and maintain knowledge of appropriate NIR equipment and clinical techniques throughout the district in so far as they affect radiation exposure and / or image quality.

• The post-holder will be required to work through scientific and technical problems on a regular basis. This will require analysis of complex results using highly specialised and complex scientific equipment and techniques, with a high degree of accuracy. There is a regular requirement for prolonged concentration, both in conducting tests and in analysing data and producing reports, where advice is given.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• A good honours degree in Physics or related subject and / or equivalent knowledge / experience.

Desirable criteria

• Registration with The Register of Clinical Technologists (currently voluntary, but may soon be required)

Experience

Desirable criteria

• A knowledge of a range of routine and non-routine healthcare science duties acquired through training & experiencered through trainingu

Skills

Essential criteria

• Able to use Excel, Word, Access etc. to set up documents, spreadsheets and databases and extract information.
• Able to use specialised scientific software to analyse complex data. Much of the complex medical equipment used is software-based.

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Some knowledge of a range of medical imaging applications including

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of radiation protection legislation is desirable, although full local training will be given. Understanding of risks arising from a range of medical imaging applicationsapplications.

Language requirement

Essential criteria

• Able to speak and write English as necessary to undertake the role
• Confident speaking on the telephone

Other

Essential criteria

• Full UK driving license held for over 1 year
• Good Manual dexterity
• Able to prioritise and manage own work