Graduate Health Physicist

Fusion Energy Base; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy innovator in the UK is seeking a Graduate Health Physicist to provide expert advice on health and safety regulations while supporting various technical functions. The role includes preparing risk assessments, delivering training on beryllium safety, and assisting health physics practitioners. Candidates should have a degree in Science or Engineering, and demonstrate strong collaborative and communication skills. The position offers a robust benefits package including a pension scheme and flexible working options.

Benefits

Defined benefit pension scheme

Corporate bonus scheme up to 7%

Flexible working options

Employee Assistance Programme

Generous annual leave allowance

Qualifications

• Must have a degree in Science or Engineering from 2025 or 2026.
• Ability to work collaboratively and communicate clearly to diverse audiences.
• Confidence using Microsoft Office applications including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice on IRR17 requirements and ensure compliance.
• Support health physics practitioners and assist with technical input.
• Deliver training on beryllium safety and other health-physics topics.

Skills

Confident with Microsoft applications

Driven to learn

Effective communication

Organized and adaptable

Education

Degree in Science or Engineering

Job description

As a Graduate Health Physicist, you will provide advice and guidance to a wide range of personnel to ensure compliance with the Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017 (IRR17), Environmental Permitting Regulations (EPR16), COSHH, and other relevant legislation. You will also support adherence to UKAEA Management System requirements and contribute to safe and compliant programme delivery across UKAEA.

Your core responsibilities:

• Provide advice on IRR17 requirements, including risk assessments, area designation, investigations, contingency plans, and dose assessment/recording.
• Ensure all advice is provided in consultation with the RPA and formally recorded for audit.
• Provide guidance on safety issues associated with working with beryllium.
• Support health physics practitioners to ensure advice aligns with IRR17, COSHH and EA permit requirements.
• Assist HPs/RPAs with technical input to HAZOP, ALARP, BAT/BPM and controlled-document activities, and contribute to procedures, documentation and RIVO reviews.
• Produce and deliver training on beryllium safety, radiological protection and other health‑physics topics, and support new‑build projects and emergency response as required.

As part of the 20% dedicated to training and development, you will complete a core suite of activities aimed at enhancing your professional and business skills, with flexibility to tailor the programme to both your personal development and the needs of your specific role.

• Degree in Science or Engineering from 2025or '26
• Confident with all Microsoft applications including Excel, Word and Powerpoint
• Driven, with a strong appetite to learn and take on new challenges
• Able to collaborate effectively and communicate clearly to both technical and non‑technical audiences
• Well organised and adaptable with the ability to plan and prioritise workload
• Final salary defined benefit scheme with an equivalent of21.5% employer pension contribution
• 25 days annual leave, plus 3 days Christmas closure and 2.5 privilege days, in addition to UK bank holidays
• Flexible and hybrid working options

UKAEA's mission is clean energy for all, and we welcome talented people from all backgrounds who want to help us achieve our mission. We are under‑represented from some groups and so want to encourage applications in particular from women in STEM, people from BlackBritish Caribbean and African backgrounds and from Pakistani and Bangladeshi British backgrounds. Our Executive team, supported by our 'Head of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion' (EDI) and Wellbeing and our EDI Networks actively promote Inclusion and takes steps to increase diversity within our organization. We reinforce best practices in recruitment and selection and evaluate approaches to remove barriers to success.
UK Atomic Energy Authority is committed to being accessible. Please email [e-mail] if you have any questions or require help or adjustments to compete on a fair basis, for example, changes to the way we interview or share information.

As an employee of UKAEA you will benefit from:

• Outstanding defined benefit pension scheme,details of which can be found at the end of this advert.
• Corporate bonus schemeup to 7% and a Relocation allowance (if eligible).
• Flexible working options including family friendly policies.
• Employee Assistance Programme and trained Mental Health First Aiders,
• Generous annual leave allowance starting with 25 days, plus 3 days Christmas closure and 2.5 privilege days, in addition to UK bank holidays
• A vibrant culture committed to equality and being fully inclusive

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What can I expect from the application process at UKAEA?

Once you have submitted a formal application via our website, all CVs will be reviewed shortly after the closing date of the advert.

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