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Medical physicist : Salary and conditions

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  • The range of typical starting salaries for healthcare scientist trainees in The National Health Service (NHS)  are at Band 6, £25,472 - £34,189.
  • Salaries at NHS Band 7 are possible after completing Part I of the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM)  training: £30,460 - £40,157.
  • There is a wide salary range for more senior posts from Band 8a-d. The principal grade may be obtained after several years' experience. Typical salaries at NHS Band 8a-d range from £38,851 - £80,810.
  • The highest salary levels are for a healthcare consultant, Director or Head of Service at Band 9: £77,079 - £97,478. See NHS Careers  for further details.
  • Salary levels for medical physicists working for private companies, universities, government bodies and other organisations may differ from those above.
  • Hours of work tend to be nine to five, Monday to Friday. Depending on the specialist area of work, weekend, evening or on-call work may be required.
  • The job is mainly hospital-based and may involve working in different hospital departments, laboratories, clinics or in theatre with patients. This depends on the role and the specialist area.
  • Job-share and part-time work is possible.
  • Vacancies are available throughout the UK, both for trainees and for more experienced practitioners.
  • The role may be stressful at senior levels with the need to make decisions about patient treatment at fairly short notice.
  • Within the NHS, travel may be required to other hospitals, for meetings with regional specialists and for professional development (training courses). Overnight stays are possible.
  • Medical physicists employed by commercial companies, for example healthcare equipment manufacturers, may be required to travel within the UK or overseas on a regular basis.
  • There are some opportunities to work overseas.
 
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Written by AGCAS editors
Date: 
August 2010
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