Health Physics Monitor
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Health Physics Monitor
Company: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]
Location: Preston, Lancashire
Job Type: Contract
Pay Rate: £35 per hour Umbrella Company
Work Type: Full time on site (37.5 hours/week, 8am-4pm Mon-Fri)
Duration: 12 months
Role Information
We are recruiting experienced Health Physics Monitors to support radiological safety operations at a licensed nuclear site in Preston. This role involves delivering routine and non routine radiological monitoring in a highly regulated environment, ensuring activities are carried out safely, compliantly and in line with IRR17 and ALARP principles.
Key Responsibilities
- Carry out dose rate, contamination and airborne activity surveys
- Perform routine and ad hoc radiological monitoring
- Support contamination control, decontamination and waste clearance activities
- Assist with control of Supervised and Controlled Areas
- Conduct air sampling, smear sampling and bioassay collection
- Carry out daily operational checks on radiation monitoring equipment
- Maintain accurate monitoring records and survey reports
- Support radiological incident response and emergency arrangements
- Liaise with operational teams to ensure risks are understood and managed
Qualifications / Experience Required
- Previous experience as a Health Physics Monitor / Radiological Monitor
- Experience working in a regulated environment (nuclear preferred)
- Hands on practical monitoring experience
- City & Guilds Level 1 in Radiation Protection or NVQ Level 2 in Radiation Protection (or equivalent)
- Radiation safety and contamination control training
- IOSH Working Safely (or equivalent)
- Ability to gain SC Clearance (UK National Security Vetting)
Application
Interested? Please click 'apply now' or use the online application form. We try to respond to all applicants, but if you have not heard from us within 14 days, regrettably it means you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
Company Information
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