IR(ME)R Inspector - Radiotherapy Specialist

Salary: £37,694 National Framework) or £42,863 (London Framework - if you are London office based or homebased and live within the boundary of the M25) - There is also an additional homeworking allowance of £529 per annum for those working from home and an Operational Car Working Allowance of £461 per annum.
Hours: Full-time
Contract: Permanent
Location: Homebased - Flexible (with travel throughout England)
Closing date: 22nd March 2023 at 11.59pm

About Us

We’re the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and we work to improve health and adult social care in England.

Through the dedication of our expert team, we monitor health and social care services to provide England with a safe and compassionate care system, recognising when services perform well as well as encouraging improvements and taking action over poorer care, where necessary.

One of our main commitments is to become a truly inclusive organisation and to role model a diverse and representative culture. To do so, we work with a variety of networks, including the Disability Equality Network, Race Equality Network and LGBT+ Equality Network.

We’re now looking for an Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations (IR(ME)R) Inspector - Radiotherapy Specialist to join our team on a full-time, permanent basis.

The Benefits

- 27 days’ annual leave, rising with service to 32.5 days, plus 8 Bank Holidays
- NHS pension scheme, with around a 14% employer contribution
- Free employee assistance service 24 hours a day
- Discounts to supermarkets, high street stores, electronics and fleet cars
- Discounted gym vouchers
- Cycle to work scheme
- Internal reward scheme where you could win a voucher or two!
- Equipment for homeworking

Why this could be a great role for you….

This is a superb opportunity for an HCPC registered individual with experience in a clinical setting and knowledge of IR(ME)R2017 to join our essential organisation.

Not only will you be performing vital work to ensure excellent healthcare standards across England, but you’ll also be rewarded with a whole host of excellent benefits and training and development opportunities along the way!

So, if you want to join an organisation striving to provide the best health and social care services for the people of England, we want to hear from you.

What you will bring…

To be considered as our IR(ME)R Inspector - Radiotherapy Specialist, you will need:

- A minimum of three years’ experience in a clinical setting
- Experience using analytical information and evidence to inform decisions against a risk-based methodology and evidence gathering and synthesis
- Experience operating in an autonomous and risk based decision-making environment
- Experience articulating coherent rationales for action
- Knowledge of IR(ME)R2017
- Excellent communication skills
- IT proficiency with a good understanding of Microsoft Office packages
- A current HCPC registration
- A degree in Therapeutic Radiography or equivalent and/or to be a clinical scientist with medical physics training

Please note, this role is subject to a satisfactory DBS check.

What you’ll be doing…

As our IR(ME)R Inspector - Radiotherapy Specialist, you will carry out inspections for significant accidental or unintended exposures (SAUE) reported to CQC under IR(ME)R 2017 across England.

Investigating SAUE by liaising with key IR(ME)R duty holders and management staff, you will carry a warrant under the Health and Safety At Work Act and take any necessary enforcement action.

You will also develop individual inspection plans which detail activities, timelines and priorities and ensure the capacity to schedule the required responsive and planned inspections.

Additionally, you will:

- Support colleagues in identifying topical issues for inclusion within IR(ME)R publications
- Update relevant systems to ensure records are maintained
- Ensures judgements, actions and ratings are supported by corroborated evidence and analysis

Next steps…

If you require any support or assistance with the recruitment process, please get in touch with our team or include a note in your application.

We know diverse teams allow for a more creative and productive environment and therefore encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, gender/sex, gender identity or expression, religion or belief, disability, ethnicity or sexual orientation.

So, if you’d like to join us as an IR(ME)R Inspector - Radiotherapy Specialist, please apply via the button shown.

Other organisations may call this role Clinical Safety Inspector, Medical Safety Inspector, Healthcare Inspector, Healthcare Standards Inspector, or HCPC Inspector.