Purpose Of the Role:

The Role of Working Chargehand will be in place to Ensure that Health Physics Services resources are best utilised to meet customer requirements, supporting the Health Physics Supervisor within operations and To monitor Radiological matters out with and within the working environment. The Chargehand will also be responsible for the Supervision of the team in absence of the Health Physics Supervisor (Training will be provided for this.)

Main Duties:

Resource Management –Deployment, Supervision, Training

Customer Liaison – Response to customer requests

Safety – Ensure adherence to regulations etc., Advise customers

Emergencies – Initial response to radiological incidents

Surveying – All aspects of Health Physics surveying, record keeping, training.

Designating work and duties to be carried out by surveyors

Risk Assessments

Stakeholder Management

Required Technical Competence

·       Good working knowledge of Health Physics practice and local plants.

·       Customer Liaison – Response, priorities and complaints

·       Ensuring compliance with QA systems by local team

·       Clerical Duties – Writing procedures and working instruction, compiling statistics and reports for customers as required.

·       Safety and Emergencies – Safety culture, emergency response

·       Must have a sound basic education backed up by good communication skills.

·       Basic computer skills

·       Good knowledge of the site and the hazards associated with each facility.

·       Good knowledge of Health Physics and site regulations

·       Vocation Training – City and Guilds Radiation Safety Practice Stages 1 and 2 or equivalent

·       Radiation Protection Supervisor course

·       SQEP approval to client site standards (e.g. at Sellafield SQEP review against SRO718 (Site Supervisor)

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