Healthcare Science Practitioner

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 Departments 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.