# Senior Diagnostic Radiological Physicist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-diagnostic-radiological-physicist/c613913a-61bf-490a-bffd-c7faa3161718 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-diagnostic-radiological-physicist/c613913a-61bf-490a-bffd-c7faa3161718.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust - **Location:** St Mary's Hospital (The Bays) - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Health science services - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £66,274 - £73,496 pa inclusive - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-11-01T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-15T11:31:32.570Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Imperial_College_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/Radiological_Sciences_RSU/Radiological_Sciences_RSU-v8370086 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8370086?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.imperial.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Due to the expansion of our service, we have a new vacancy for a diagnostic radiology (DR) physicist within the Radiological Sciences Unit of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (ICHNT). We are looking for DR physicists with a few years’ experience and a good background in Quality Assurance and radiation protection/safety to join our team of 12, delivering scientific and technical support and radiation safety services to ICHNT and a number of external organisations. The successful candidate (who must be HCPC registered) is expected to play a key role in acceptance, commissioning and routine quality assurance of x-ray diagnostic equipment. They will be appointed as MPEs and expected to provide MPE support in Diagnostic Radiology and contribute to the development and optimisation of examination protocols, providing compliance with IRMER legislation. It would be advantageous if the applicant also has some teaching experience as they will be supporting STP training and lecturing at MSc level. Candidates with less experience who are working towards gaining Medical Physics Expert (MPE) status in Diagnostic Radiology are encouraged to apply as training and support will be available (subject to an amended job description and salary band). ### Main duties of the job - To act as the Senior Radiological Physicist for Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and other trusts covered by Service Level Agreements . - To be responsible for the development and provision of highly complex and specialised radiological physics support and scientific and technical expertise to the trust and SLA customers. - To act as the Medical Physics Expert for specified areas of work for the Trust and the Service Level Agreement customers. - To plan, organise and implement integrated computer information systems for handling, analysing and interpreting Quality Assurance data and provide specialist expertise in the analysis of such data. - To teach and train members of staff and update local policies to ensure the safety of patients and staff regarding the use of x-rays. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Proven competence and experience to act as a Medical Physics Expert under IRMER - Experience in interpreting different situations and judging measures required to ensure compliance in areas that relate to the legislation listed above. - High level of understanding of patient and staff risks arising from radiation exposures in order to perform dose and risk assessments following such exposures - Practical experience in commissioning and routine testing of a wide range of X-ray Radiological equipment **Desirable** - Teaching at a postgraduate level ### Education / Qualifications **Essential** - Honours degree in a relevant subject - MSc in Medical Physics or equivalent - NHS STP training in medical physics or equivalent - Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) **Desirable** - Recognition as a Medical Physics Expert (MPE) ### Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities **Essential** - In-depth specialist knowledge and understanding of relevant legislation, national standards, professional and other guidelines - Able to work independently providing specialist advice to the Trust - Good computer skills with Microsoft Office specifically Word & Excel) **Desirable** - Experience of computer programming e.g. ImageJ. - Statistical analysis techniques - Ability to present complex, sensitive or contentious information to a large group of staff ## Documents - [job description (docx, 960.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10697671) - [our strategy 2023-25 (pdf, 230.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=427) - [functional requirements form (pdf, 234.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10697670) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.