Trainee Health Physics Monitor

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Trainee Health Physics Monitor

Company

National Nuclear Laboratory

Job description

Job Description for Trainee Health Physics Monitor:This is where your skills play a critical role in keeping everyone safe. Working in Safety, Security and Safeguards gives you the chance to make your mark on some hugely interesting projects. UKNNL does work that nobody else in the sector is doing, and this means we need experts like you to make it possible, whilst keeping everyone safe. We’re committed to using nuclear science to benefit society for years to come. This means that you can build a long and successful career here whilst playing a meaningful role in delivering cleaner energy, reducing waste and keeping colleagues and the public out of harm’s way.UKNNL are looking to recruit a team of Health Physics Monitors to carry out routine and non-routine operations on the Windscale site on Sellafield. They will be expected to cover both UKNNL’s Central and Windscale laboratories. The role includes a training and mentoring offering via a local provider and on-site coaching support from UKNNL / Nuvia Radiation Protection Advisors to support development and achievement of City and Guilds Level 1 in Radiation Protection or NVQ Level 2 in Radiation Protection.Main Responsibilities for Trainee Health Physics Monitor:

• Provide advice in the area of radiological protection, referring upwards where appropriate and as agreed.
• Produce survey sheets, reports, presentations and data in an understandable manner in order to support UKNNL management.
• Work with other specialists (e.g. Advisors and Analysts) to share findings and identify trends to develop a holistic picture of issues, concerns, good practice and areas for improvement in EHSS&Q culture and performance.
• Ensure that the specialist advice provided is proportionate and ensures compliance with UKNNL and external requirements.
• To follow through on advice provided, to ensure that it is implemented in a way that provides a suitable solution to the original problem identified.
• Ensure you attend all training courses to ensure you maintain a high standard within the role of Health Physics monitor.
• Provide an emergency response for Health Physics matters.
• Report issues and behaviours which cause concern in the workplace.

Essential Criteria for Trainee Health Physics Monitor:

• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Attention to detail and accuracy in reading and transcribing instrument details and recording data.
• Ability to maintain an accurate and succinct log of activity.
• Ability to remain calm to support emergency responses to site events.
• Ability to obtain SC level security clearance (this includes but is not limited to identity, employment, financial and criminal record checks plus 5 years’ worth of UK residency).

Desirable Criteria for Trainee Health Physics Monitor:

• City and Guilds Level 1 in Radiation Protection or NVQ Level 2 in Radiation Protection.
• Knowledge of Ionising Radiation Regulations 2017,Environmental Permitting Regulations (amended) 2011 & Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.

Why join us?UKNNL isn’t just a place where you can do career-defining work that makes a real-world impact. It’s also a place where you’ll feel appreciated and valued. We’re creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is free to be themselves and feel like they belong. We put your wellbeing first, we push you to reach your potential, and we do everything possible to help you feel safe, supported and inspired.We also offer a range of employee benefits:

• Sector leading Family-Focused Policies: celebrate life events, including enhanced maternity and paternity leave and a week off for your marriage.
• UKNNL offers attractive pension plans. If you contribute 5%, UKNNL contributes 15%. Alternatively, if you choose not to contribute (0%), UKNNL will still contribute 10%.
• Annual Leave: Benefit from 25.5 days of leave, plus 4 extra days to be taken during Christmas shutdown, plus Bank Holidays.
• Reduced gym membership with discounts of up to 25% from 3,700 gym and leisure providers across the UK
• Company Bonus: Be rewarded for your contributions.
• Learning Opportunities: Enhance your skills through excellent development programmes.
• Employee Assistance: Access support for personal and professional challenges.
• Cycle to Work: Stay active and eco-friendly.
• Life Assurance: Ensure peace of mind for you and your loved ones.
• Enhanced Sick Pay Benefits: Receive support during illness or injury.
• Access to ‘Mydiscounts’ which has a range of special offers and discounts from more than 200 suppliers, including medical insurance and dental insurance.
• Health Care: Health savings plan which allows you to claim money back on visits to the dentist, optician and/or physiotherapist (limits apply).

About The CompanyUKNNL is an incredible place to work. A place where people do things that have never been done before. A place where people push boundaries to further themselves, the business and society as a whole.This is a place where personal and professional opportunities are limitless. If you want to change the world, if you want to tackle climate change, if you want to help advance medical science, if you want to help put things in space, if you want to answer the big questions, if you want to work with extraordinary materials, if you want to meet great people, learn new skills, challenge yourself, work flexibly, and build a long successful career with the power to make a real impact… you can do it all here.Equality, Diversity and InclusionUKNNL has a vision for Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity (ED&I) where UKNNL aims to be an inclusive workplace that attracts diverse talent through transparent and equal policies and procedures, providing reasonable adjustments as appropriate. We want you and the diverse mix of people that we employ, customers that we service and stakeholders that we influence to feel valued. We encourage a workplace culture where everyone can thrive with a sense of belonging and the ability to access to workplace in a way which works for you.Recruitment Agency NoticeWe operate a strict Preferred Supplier List (PSL) for the provision of recruitment services. Only agencies on our PSL may provide CVs and only when the role is released to them by our recruitment team. We will not accept unsolicited CVs from suppliers not currently on our PSL. We explicitly reserve the right to add candidate details from unsolicited CVs from non-PSL agencies into our own candidate database and to pursue/hire such candidate(s) without any obligation, financial or otherwise, to the agency concerned.United Kingdom National Nuclear LaboratorySalary Salary starting at £36,715 (plus allowances of £2200)
Job Reference NNL/TP/34863/2323
Contract Type Permanent – Full Time
Closing Date 24 January, 2025
Job Category Delivery Executive
Work Place Type Field Based
Location Sellafield, Cumbria, United Kingdom
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Sellafield, Cumbria

Job date

Sun, 05 Jan 2025 05:57:32 GMT

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