Job summary
Our Radiation Specialist Inspectors help to ensure employers in Great Britain work safely with radiation across a range of sectors ( industrial, medical, oil and gas).� In this role, you can utilise your considerable scientific technical knowledge and practical experience to influence not only individual employers but whole industries and sectors.
Working as part of a unique national specialist team, you will carry out your own inspections and investigations, taking enforcement where necessary, including the serving of notices and completion of prosecution reports. �You will also provide specialist support to other parts of HSE.
We are looking for experienced radiological protection professionals who can, under challenge, think strategically, identify underlying core issues, and engage at different levels with colleague and site technical staff, as well at the most senior levels within an organisation.� You will be decisive and able to influence those organisations to bring about improvements.
We value people who respect others, work well in a team and can build robust relationships with employers and other stakeholder.
Given that HSE regulates across the whole of GB, you will be expected to spend short periods working away from home which will include overnight stays and regular travel.
Please see attached a candidate pack to learn more about HSE and why it�s a great place to work and further information about the position and benefits at HSE.
Training and development
From day one, you will be supported by your line manager and colleagues to understand your role in HSE, develop your skills and support you in your continuing professional development.
For the legal requirements of the role, you will be enrolled on the Specialist Training Programme (STP) and will be required to study for and successfully complete the Unit. �You will receive appropriate training and complete a legal assessment.
Job description
Successful candidates will be expected to typically undertake the following work:
1. Carry out inspection work with ionising and non-ionising radiation.� Concentrating in particular on practices requiring consent.
2. Carry out investigations following radiation incidents and reported concerns, comparing conditions with minimum legal requirements and good practice to identify underlying causes and support legal action to avoid further risk.
3. Apply radiation protection expertise and providing opinion in a wide variety of workplaces, working on their own or supporting colleagues inspecting, investigating and enforcing the law to secure risk controls.
4. Identify reasonably practicable control measures and address underlying management failings, using enforcement action where appropriate.
5. Provide specialist opinion and expert evidence in reports for legal proceedings and expert witness statements, and when required, presenting these to courts and tribunals.
6. Continue to bring about Health and Safety improvements to national and international standards for radiation protection.
7. Secure intelligence, share information and advice towards policy, research and guidance to benefit other Government departments, the public, industry, professional bodies and trade associations.
Person specification
To excel at this scientific technical role, you will have:
8. Deep and broad experience in radiological protection.
9. Experience of providing advice on compliance with the Ionising Radiations Regulations, and ideally the Radiation (Emergency Preparedness and Public Information) Regulations, to a range of dutyholders in different sectors, for example, by acting as a Radiation Protection Adviser (RPA).� Equivalent experience from a country outside GB would be considered.
10. Good communication skills to influence change at all levels in the organisations we regulate.
11. Sound analytical skills to identify underlying gaps and deficiencies related to risk management.
12. Initiative and decisiveness, making sound decisions based upon available evidence.
13. Good organisational and planning skills, taking responsibility for delivering expected outcomes on time and to the required standard.
14. The ability to work collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary team, maintaining positive professional working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders whilst also managing your own workload.
15. The ability to write effective technical reports and present complex technical information in a clear and concise way for a non-technical audience.
Licences
A full driving licence that enables you to drive in the UK is essential. However, HSE is willing to consider any proposals put forward by applicants with disabilities that would allow them to do the job by other means.
Qualifications
A recognised academic degree, or equivalent qualification at NQF Level 6 or higher, in a physical science or related discipline.
Memberships
Applicants should be a Chartered Member of the Society for Radiological Protection (CRadP). We would consider other memberships, but please contact us if you have any other membership apart from CRadP. To enquire if you are eligible to apply, please contact .
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
16. Communicating and Influencing
17. Making Effective Decisions
18. Delivering at Pace
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
19. Government Science and Engineering Career Technical Framework - Building and Applying Knowledge - Applying Knowledge
20. Government Science and Engineering Career Technical Framework - Building and Applying Knowledge - Regulatory Knowledge
Benefits
Alongside your salary of �50,060, Health and Safety Executive contributes �14,502 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.
21. Learning and development tailored to your role
22. An environment with flexible working options
23. A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
24. Access to the highly competitive Civil Service Pension Scheme to which HSE contribute, far more than in the private sector.�
25. Competitive rates of pay�
26. Family friendly policies and working hours to help balance your home life and career
27. Carer friendly policies to help create a supportive working culture
28. 25 days annual holiday increasing to 30 days after 5 years' service, plus bank holidays and 1-day Civil Service privilege leave
29. Parental leave benefits
30. As a member of HSE you will gain access to a wide range of fantastic benefits that you can take advantage of such as the Cycle to Work Scheme, E-Gift Cards and Vouchers via our partner EdenRed.