Radiation Safety Officer II at Kenyatta National Hospital

Job Description

JOB GROUP K8

Job Purpose

The Radiation Safety Officer II (RSO-II) will be responsible to the Chief Radiation Safety Officer in the hospital for making the hospital’s radiation facility safe, cost effective and of quality service to patients and employees.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Carrying out radiation safety assessment within radiation facilities of the hospital and ensure are safe for patients, staff and members of the public for operations.
• Monitoring and keeping record for hospital employees’ occupational exposure to radiation while working in radiation facilities.
• Keeping a register for all irradiating and related QA devices for the hospital.
• Ensuring guidelines for QA/QC tests for radiation devices and practices are available and implemented.
• Responsible for the coordination of radiological emergencies and offering technical advices with regards to the selection, procurement and importation of radiation devices and materials.
• Coordinating compliance to Radiation Protection Act and its subsidiary regulations and liaising between the Radiation Protection Board and the hospital.

Qualification and Experiences

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Physics, Physical Services with bias in atomic and nuclear physics or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
• Experience in the role of medical physicist and radiation safety in the hospital will be an added advantage.
• Certificate in computer operations from a recognized institution.