Health Physics Support Technician

Location:PO12 2DL, located in Alverstoke, with free onsite parking.

Package: £28,420 to £33,658 (depending on your suitability, qualifications, and level of experience)

Working pattern: We will consider flexible working requests so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know your preferred working pattern on your application.

Let us introduce the role

AWE is currently recruiting for a Health Physics Support Technician for the DefenceRadiation Protection Services (DRPS) Group.

This role is ideally suited to a health physics monitor who enjoys hands-on practical survey tasks in a range of environments.

Working within DRPS the successful candidate will be required to undertake radiological surveys in land and marine environments to support an ongoing environmental monitoring programme on Ministry of Defence sites. Other work includes monitoring and categorisation of radiological material, building surveys and radiological desk studies. This work will involve frequent visits around the UK and occasional visits to overseas locations to undertake environmental monitoring tasks.

Key technical responsibilities will include:

• Planning and preparing all aspects of radiological surveys and other health physics work covering safety, technical and quality requirements in collaboration with Project Teams.
• Researching and writing summary reports for land quality studies and following surveys.
  Maintaining land survey equipment and supplies.
• Encouraging the continual improvement of quality, service and technical standards.
• Coaching others to develop technical excellence and build resilience.

Emergency Response:
Following a period of training, the successful candidate will provide on call support to the MOD Nuclear Emergency Monitoring Organisation, participate in exercises as a designated Classified Radiation Worker and Monitor.

Professional development:
Professional development will include achieving and maintaining DRPS RPA Body appointment as a Health Physics Support Technician.

Who are we looking for?

We do need you to have the following:

• City and Guilds Stage 1 or NVQ L2 in Radiation protection, or equivalent professional experience.
• Current full UK manual driving license and a willingness to travel around the UK and overseas.

Whilst not to be considered a tick list, we'd like you to have experience in some of the following:

• Practical health physics monitoring.
• Environmental surveying and sampling.
• Working safely in the outdoors.
• Working well with others

You'll need to have the ability to work calmly and constructively in a variety of environments and weather conditions and be able to manage your own workload.

Some reasons we think you'll love it here:

AWE has wide range of benefits to suit you. These include:

• 270 hours of annual leave.
• Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions).
• Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay.
• Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body.
• Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services.
• Life Assurance (4 x annual salary).
• Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending.
• Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring.

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