Clinical Technologist - Healthcare Science Practitioner

You will play a vital role working with our x-ray imaging equipment. You will work closely with clinical teams and healthcare science specialists, helping to provide a safe radiation workplace and optimising clinical imaging to ensure patient safety., You will work within the Radiation Science Services (RSS) team to provide a diagnostic radiation imaging and radiation and laser protection service. RSS provide a service to all departments within UHBW using ionising radiation, and to external customers in the region.

Quality assure a range of x-ray imaging equipment

Work with team members to analyse quality assurance results and produce reports to users of ionising radiation

Contribute to the development of protocols to evaluate radiation imaging technologies

Manage the calibration service for the radiography quality assurance meters

Provide, with others, a staff radiation dose monitoring service

Carry out staff and environmental dose surveys

Perform routine patient dosimetry calculations

Contribute to the training of clinical technologists and new or less experienced employees in own work area.

Assist radiography staff in quality assurance

Act as an operator under the definitions of the IR(ME)R17 regulations in accordance with Trust policies

Assist in the physics quality assurance service for artificial optical radiation equipment, 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.

Are you passionate about healthcare and technology? Do you hold technical skills, have an eye for accuracy and have an understanding of diagnostic medical imaging? If so, we invite you to join our dynamic team at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) as a Clinical Technologist in Radiation Science. UHBW is one of the largest and most prestigious NHS Trusts in the United Kingdom, committed to delivering exceptional patient care and staying at the forefront of medical innovation. UHBW is at the heart of a diverse and vibrant community, and our staff is the driving force behind our success., 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