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Job summary
Diverse perspectives and experiences are critical to our success and we welcome applications from all people from all backgrounds with the experience and skills needed to perform this role. We look forward to receiving your application
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
Please see attached a candidate pack to learn more about HSE and why it’s a great place to work and further information about the position and benefits at HSE.
Job description
Our Radiation Specialists help to ensure employers in Great Britain work safely with radiation across a range of sectors (e.g. industrial, medical, oil and gas). In this role, you can utilise your considerable scientific technical knowledge and practical experience to influence not only individual employers but whole industries and sectors.
Working as part of a unique national specialist team, you will carry out your own inspections and investigations, taking enforcement where necessary, including the serving of notices and completion of prosecution reports. You will also provide specialist support to other parts of HSE.
We are looking for experienced specialists who can, under challenge, think strategically, identify underlying core issues, and engage at different levels both with colleagues, site technical staff and at the most senior levels within an organisation. You will be decisive and able to influence those organisations to bring about improvements.
Given that HSE regulates sites across the whole of GB you will be expected to spend short periods working away from home which will include overnight stays and regular travel.
Training and development
From day one, you will be supported by your manager and colleagues to understand your role in HSE, develop your skills and support you in your continuing professional development.
For the legal requirements of the role, you will be enrolled on the Specialist Training Programme (STP) and will be required to study for and successfully complete the Unit. You will receive appropriate training and complete a legal assessment.
Hybrid working
At HSE, we are proud to be able to offer our people the opportunity to work in a hybrid way which combines working from home and the office. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and your allocated office will be your contractual place of work. There will be a requirement to travel to the office for various activities e.g., collaborative working, supporting and training colleagues. If hybrid working is suitable for you and your role, the arrangements will be determined primarily by business need, but personal circumstances and other relevant circumstances will also be taken into account. Therefore, we would encourage candidates to consider if the commute from home to the office is a feasible distance to travel before making an application. Please note that if you are successful, hybrid working will be discussed prior to taking up the post.
Person specification
- Carrying out inspection work with ionising and non-ionising radiation. Concentrating in particular on practices requiring consent.
- Carrying out investigations following radiation incidents and reported concerns, comparing conditions with minimum legal requirements and good practice to identify underlying causes and support legal action to avoid further risk.
- Applying radiation protection expertise and providing opinion in a wide variety of workplaces, working on your own or supporting colleagues inspecting, investigating and enforcing the law to secure risk controls.
- Identifying reasonably practicable control measures and address underlying management failings, using enforcement action where appropriate.
- Providing specialist opinion and expert evidence in reports for legal proceedings and expert witness statements, and when required, presenting these to courts and tribunals.
- Continuing to bring about Health and Safety improvements to national and international standards for radiation protection.
- Secure intelligence, share information and advice towards policy, research, and guidance to benefit other Government departments, the public, industry, professional bodies and trade associations.
- Given that HSE regulates sites across the whole of GB you will be expected to travel and spend short periods working away from home which will include overnight stays.
- Managing your own workload.
Essential Criteria
To excel at this scientific technical role, you will have:
- Professional experience in radiation protection at a senior level
- Experience of providing advice on compliance with the Ionising Radiations Regulations, and ideally the Radiation (Emergency Preparedness and Public Information) Regulations, to a range of duty holders in different sectors, for example by acting as an individual RPA or as part of an RPA body. Or equivalent experience from a country outside GB.
- Strong communication skills to influence change at all levels in the organisations we regulate;
- Sound analytical skills to identify underlying gaps and deficiencies related to risk management;
- Initiative and decisiveness, making sound decisions based on available evidence;
- Good organisational and planning skills taking responsibility for delivering expected outcomes on time and to the required standard;
- The ability to work collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary team, maintaining positive professional working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders;
- The ability to write effective technical reports and present complex technical information in a clear and concise way for a non-technical audience.
We are looking for high calibre specialists who can, under challenge, think strategically, identify underlying core issues, and engage at different levels both with colleagues, site technical staff and at the most senior levels within an organisation. You will be decisive and able to influence those organisations to bring about improvements.
We value people who respect others, work well in a team and can build robust relationships with employers and other stakeholders.
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Behaviours
We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
Technical skills
We’ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Breadth and Depth of Experience
- Application of Technical Knowledge
- Scenario assessment
Benefits
We invest in our people with:
Learning and development tailored to your role.
A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity.
Access to the highly competitive Civil Service Pension Scheme to which HSE contribute 27.9%, far more than in the private sector.
Family friendly policies and working hours to help balance your home life and career.
25 days annual leave on entry increasing to 30 days annual holiday after 5 years service, plus bank holidays and Civil Service privilege leave.
Competitive Parental leave benefits
Competitive rates of pay.
Allowances
This post is eligible for Excess Fares Allowance. A successful internal candidate currently based at another office may be entitled to Excess Fares Allowance in line with HSE policy (http://intranet/finance/expenses/excess-fares-allowance-policy.htm)
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Selection process details
Application:
As part of your application you will be asked to complete an anonymised CV that displays your career history, skills, experience and qualifications.
You will also be asked to complete a Personal Statement, of no more than 1250 words, that demonstrates how your skills and experience fit the requirements of the job role including the person specification and essential criteria as outlined above. You should also provide evidence of:
Your level of responsibility
The breadth and depth of your experience
The technical quality and standard of your work
Please access the following link for guidance on how to apply and how to complete a Personal Statement How to apply
Sift
You will be assessed on your CV and Personal Statement.
A sift will take place during the week commencing 28th August 2023.
Interview
Interviews will take place face to face in our Bootle HQ, Redgrave Court, Merton Road, Bootle L20 7HS during week commencing 11th September 2023.
You will be assessed against the advertised behaviours and technical skills.
As part of your interview, you will be required to deliver a 10 minute presentation. Further details of this will be sent out with your interview invitation, if you are successful at sift.
You will be asked questions and be presented with scenarios to assess your experience and skills relevant to the role.
Please note If more than the required number of suitable candidates pass the interview criteria, you may be kept on a reserve list for a period of up to 12 months
Further Information:
Please note that, due to the nature of security checks undertaken, applicants must have 3 years continuous residency in the UK up to the date of the application and Home Office approval for indefinite leave to remain within the UK.
It is the candidates responsibility to ensure they are aware of the terms and conditions they will adopt should they be successful in their application. For a summary of HSE terms and conditions as part of Civil Service Reform, please see the attached document.
Any move across the Civil Service on or after 4 October 2018 may have implications on an employees ability to carry on claiming childcare vouchers.
If you have a disability and you need an application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please contact: hr.resourcing-team@hse.gov.uk
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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Working for the Civil Service
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Stewart Robertson
- Email : stewart.robertson@hse.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : HR.Resourcing-Team@hse.gov.uk
Further information
of Fair and Open competition have not been met you can raise a complaint by emailing: HR.Resourcing-Team@hse.gov.uk or by writing to HSE at the following address:
HR Resourcing Team, 2.3 Redgrave Court, Merton Road, Bootle, Merseyside, L20 7HS. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact Civil Service commissioners: https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/code/civilservicecodecomplaints/
