Location
Dstl Alverstoke, Gosport
About the job
Summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Health Physicist (SHP) to join the Radiation Sciences Group within the Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Division (CBR).
Our Home Site is in Gosport, Hampshire, and our SHPs work within a team of experienced specialists providing radiation protection advice and services to a wide range of military and civilian stakeholders (including commercial customers).
Dstl’s CBR Division provides an integrated Chemistry, Biology, Radiation and Medical Sciences capability, delivering advice and consultancy, an emergency response capability, as well as technical services, and scientific research, in support of UK Defence and Security.
We offer excellent training and personal development opportunities that make these roles particularly suited to individuals who may have embarked on a career in radiation protection in a specific sector but now want to broaden their experience and the range of work they undertake.
Our Home Site is in Gosport, Hampshire, and our SHPs work within a team of experienced specialists providing radiation protection advice and services to a wide range of military and civilian stakeholders (including commercial customers).
Dstl’s CBR Division provides an integrated Chemistry, Biology, Radiation and Medical Sciences capability, delivering advice and consultancy, an emergency response capability, as well as technical services, and scientific research, in support of UK Defence and Security.
We offer excellent training and personal development opportunities that make these roles particularly suited to individuals who may have embarked on a career in radiation protection in a specific sector but now want to broaden their experience and the range of work they undertake.
Job description
As a Senior Health Physicist, using your existing knowledge, skills, and experience, you will:
Emergency Response:
This will include participating in training and demonstration exercises, and undertaking continuing professional development in emergency response arrangements.
Licences
Full driving license. This is a flexible working position that requires frequent travel to and working from remote customer sites, where public transport may not be available.
Qualifications
Degree qualified in a Maths, Science, Engineering or other related discipline, with a Post Graduate specialist qualification in Radiation Protection/Health Physics OR extensive experience within the nuclear/radiation physics industry.
Memberships
Membership of Professional body, e.g. Society for Radiological Protection, Institute of Physics.
Important Information
This is a flexible full time role with flexible location working. Working remotely or from one of the growing network of Dstl offices in the UK is acceptable. Frequent travel to our home site in Hampshire and visits to MOD customer sites throughout the UK will be required, including some overnight stays away from home.
We actively encourage and welcome applications from people with protected characteristics and from ethnic minority backgrounds, as we recognise that people from diverse backgrounds bring different ways of thinking into Dstl.
Our work in defence, security and intelligence requires our employees to be British Citizens who are able to gain a high level of security clearance to understand the work you will undertake to protect us from any security threats. For this reason, we regret that only UK Nationals will be able to apply for this role. If you are an international or dual-national candidate, and you think you have the skills we need, please consider applying to any of our government, security or defence partners across the enterprise. We work closely with the Defence and Security Industry on many projects, so it would be great to work with you via one of our partners.
This role will require full UK security clearance and you should have resided in the UK for the past 5 years. For some Developed Vetting will also be required, in this case you should have resided in the UK for the past 10 years.
- Arrange, plan, and conduct visits to customer sites within the UK and overseas and provide advice and guidance on all aspects of radiation protection, completing customer reports within agreed timescales.
- Provide advice and guidance by phone and email (in line with existing recommendations) to personnel within Army garrisons, RAF stations, RN ships, for operational units as well as historic collections and museums.
- Undertake safety examinations of newly installed equipment capable of emitting ionising radiation, assessing radiation levels, and advising on the standard and suitability of controls and radiation safety equipment.
- Provide radiation protection advice to customers and colleagues on the safe use, storage, transport, and disposal, of sources of radiation.
- Undertake measurements and advise on the risk from non-ionising radiations, and provide advice on the safe storage and use of lasers.
- Lecture on radiation training courses and lead practical exercises both online and at customer premises. You may also be preparing and reviewing training material.
- Support the development of the group by mentoring colleagues, particularly trainees on our Radiation Protection Development Programme.
Emergency Response:
- Following a period of training you will provide specialist health physics support as a member of the Dstl Radiation and Nuclear Emergency Response Organisation.
This will include participating in training and demonstration exercises, and undertaking continuing professional development in emergency response arrangements.
- You will also be required to act in an on call roster at appropriate times.
Responsibilities
- Have experience of operational radiation protection work, particularly in advising others in the management of radiological protection.
- Evidence of providing training in radiation protection to specialist and non-specialist audiences.
- Be an RPA2000 Certificate Holder (RPA, RWA or MPE) or be in a position to apply for such certification within 1 year.
Licences
Full driving license. This is a flexible working position that requires frequent travel to and working from remote customer sites, where public transport may not be available.
Qualifications
Degree qualified in a Maths, Science, Engineering or other related discipline, with a Post Graduate specialist qualification in Radiation Protection/Health Physics OR extensive experience within the nuclear/radiation physics industry.
Memberships
Membership of Professional body, e.g. Society for Radiological Protection, Institute of Physics.
Important Information
This is a flexible full time role with flexible location working. Working remotely or from one of the growing network of Dstl offices in the UK is acceptable. Frequent travel to our home site in Hampshire and visits to MOD customer sites throughout the UK will be required, including some overnight stays away from home.
We actively encourage and welcome applications from people with protected characteristics and from ethnic minority backgrounds, as we recognise that people from diverse backgrounds bring different ways of thinking into Dstl.
Our work in defence, security and intelligence requires our employees to be British Citizens who are able to gain a high level of security clearance to understand the work you will undertake to protect us from any security threats. For this reason, we regret that only UK Nationals will be able to apply for this role. If you are an international or dual-national candidate, and you think you have the skills we need, please consider applying to any of our government, security or defence partners across the enterprise. We work closely with the Defence and Security Industry on many projects, so it would be great to work with you via one of our partners.
This role will require full UK security clearance and you should have resided in the UK for the past 5 years. For some Developed Vetting will also be required, in this case you should have resided in the UK for the past 10 years.
Licences
Full driving license. The role will be based at the Alverstoke site but will regularly require travel to/working at remote customer sites, where public transport may not be available.
Qualifications
Degree qualified in a Maths, Science, Engineering or other related discipline, ideally with a Post Graduate specialist qualification in Radiation Protection/Health Physics OR extensive experience within the nuclear/radiation physics industry.
Memberships
Membership of Professional body, e.g. Society for Radiological Protection, Institute of Physics.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Changing and Improving
- Leadership
- Developing Self and Others
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Demonstrable experience of interpreting and advising on legislative requirements associated with nuclear and/or radiation operations (e.g. IRR17, REPPIR, EPR16).
- Demonstrable experience of providing effective operational health physics advice.
Benefits
We'll provide a great range of benefits including:
Our Diversity Networks
DSTL recognises the importance of diversity and inclusion as people from diverse backgrounds bring fresh ideas. We are committed to building an inclusive working environment in which each employee fulfils their potential and maximises their contribution. We have a number of support networks to ensure all employees feel supported at work.
These include the following:
For further information about DSTL please check out our LinkedIn page
- Fully flexible working, including alternative working patterns, annualised hours, compressed hours and job share, to name a few.
- Flexible Working hours, a 12 month reference period and the ability to bank hours. Up to 20 hours can be taken in any calendar month.
- Excellent learning and development to ensure everyone fulfils their potential.
- Maternity, adoption or shared parental leave of up to 26 weeks full pay followed by 13 weeks statutory pay and a further 13 weeks unpaid, and paternity leave of 2 weeks full pay.
- Chartership and accreditation support.
- Pension.
- Generous annual leave, with the ability to buy and sell up to 5 days holiday per year.
- A competitive salary.
- Onsite gyms and restaurants.
- Staff discounts for high street and online shopping, restaurants and days out.
Our Diversity Networks
DSTL recognises the importance of diversity and inclusion as people from diverse backgrounds bring fresh ideas. We are committed to building an inclusive working environment in which each employee fulfils their potential and maximises their contribution. We have a number of support networks to ensure all employees feel supported at work.
These include the following:
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Network
- Faith and Culture Network
- Parents and Carer Support Network
- Alternative Working Network
- Gender Equality Network
- New Starters Network
- Enabled Network, for people with visible and non-visible disabilities
For further information about DSTL please check out our LinkedIn page
Things you need to know
Security
Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check.
See our vetting charter.
See our vetting charter.
People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks.
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.
We want you to have your best chance of success in our recruitment process, so If at any stage of the application process you would like help or assistance please contact the Dstl Recruitment Team dstlrecruitment@dstl.gov.uk and we will do all we can to support you.
We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for all disabled applicants who provide evidence in their application of meeting the minimum essential requirements of the post, set out in the job description. You will be asked to indicate if you are applying under this scheme when you submit your application.
Your application will be assessed by the hiring manager matching the evidence you have provided in your CV against the criteria in the vacancy details and the attached job description. Those who score the highest mark will be invited to come to an interview.
During the interview you will need to provide a 10 minute presentation to demonstrate how you meet the technical skills detailed for the role you are being interviewed for.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for all disabled applicants who provide evidence in their application of meeting the minimum essential requirements of the post, set out in the job description. You will be asked to indicate if you are applying under this scheme when you submit your application.
Your application will be assessed by the hiring manager matching the evidence you have provided in your CV against the criteria in the vacancy details and the attached job description. Those who score the highest mark will be invited to come to an interview.
During the interview you will need to provide a 10 minute presentation to demonstrate how you meet the technical skills detailed for the role you are being interviewed for.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Nationality requirements
Open to UK nationals only.
This job is not open to candidates who hold a dual nationality.
This job is not open to candidates who hold a dual nationality.
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :Name : Dstl Recruitment TeamEmail : dstlrecruitment@dstl.gov.uk Recruitment team :Email : dstlrecruitment@dstl.gov.uk
Further information
Should you wish to raise a formal complaint about the Dstl recruitment process you should email dstlrecruitment@dstl.gov.uk stating the nature of the issue. We will respond within 5 working days.
Attachments
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