Trainee Radiation Protection Technologist

Responsibilities

• Undertake training to achieve RCT registration as a Clinical Technologist within an appropriate timeframe.
• Assist imaging departments in ensuring radiation doses to staff, patients and others remain as low as reasonably achievable while maintaining good diagnostic image quality.
• Test a range of X‑ray imaging systems, primarily in healthcare settings, including veterinary and other systems, and provide reports and recommendations to clients.
• Advise clients on best practice and radiation regulatory requirements, including delivery of basic training where necessary.
• Travel to client sites regularly, often several times a week and sometimes long‑distance; pool cars are available but use of own car may be required.

Qualifications

1. A graduate (or soon to graduate) with a degree in a scientific or engineering subject, or having an equivalent qualification and experience, to be trained through the 2‑year IPEM Clinical Technologist Training Scheme to RCT registration as a Clinical Technologist in Radiation Physics.
2. Have or will soon have A level, BTEC or equivalent scientific/technical qualifications, to be trained through a 3‑year degree apprenticeship scheme, leading to a BSc Healthcare Science (Radiation Physics) from UWE Bristol and RCT registration as a Clinical Technologist in Radiation Physics.

Salary and Benefits

Graduate entrants will be employed at NHS Agenda‑for‑Change band 5 (starting at £32,073) and apprenticeship entrants at band 5 Annex 21 (starting at £23,378). Upon successful RCT registration, new registrants can progress to an internal permanent band 6 Specialist Clinical Technologist post.

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