Radiation Protection Apprentice

Science and Technology Facilities Council

Oxfordshire (OX11 0QX)

Closes in 24 days (Monday 2 February 2026)

Posted on 5 January 2026

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Summary

You will help monitor and control radiation levels to ensure the safety of people and the environment in our ISIS facilities. You’ll gain specialist  collaborate with passionate professionals, and learn from experienced experts who keep world-class research facilities safe and operational. 

Wage

£19,514 a year

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Throughout the course of your apprenticeship you will receive annual increments in line with policy

Training course
Nuclear health physics monitor (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday 8am- 4pm

37 hours a week

Start date

Thursday 3 September 2026

Duration

2 years

Positions available

2

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

  • Taking readings of surface, air and personal contamination
  • Detecting radiation dose rates using various detectors
  • Performing calculations to assess exposure risks
  • Testing and calibrating monitoring equipment
  • Recording and communicating results to teams
  • Supporting emergency response
  • Using overhead travelling cranes and forklift truck 

Where you'll work

Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Harwell
Didcot
Oxfordshire
OX11 0QX

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

THE MTC - ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TRAINING CENTRE LIMITED

Training course

Nuclear health physics monitor (level 2)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Comply with health and safety regulations and procedures. Challenge unsafe practices.
  • Follow work instructions. For example, risk assessments.
  • Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs).
  • Respond to changes in radiological conditions using safety management systems. For example, As Low As Reasonably Practicable principles (ALARP).
  • Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations and procedures. For example, identify and segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
  • Apply human performance and human factors nuclear culture.
  • Identification of radiation sources and materials.
  • Apply control measures taken with radiation sources and materials.
  • Select and use radiological protection monitoring instruments: for example, smear paper, hand-held radiation and contamination rate meters, installed and portable air samplers.
  • Carry out functional tests of radiation protection monitoring instrumentation using calibrated radioactive sealed sources.
  • Perform numerical calculations for radiological measurements with SI units.
  • Comply with emergency response plans: carry out critical incident monitoring, use forward control points (FCP) and access control points (ACP) to respond and recover from nuclear incidents.
  • Comply with legislative regulations and guidance: Ionising Radiation Regulations (IRR), Radiation (Emergency Preparedness and Public Information) Regulations (REPPIR).
  • Record radiation protection monitoring and survey results using required documentation.
  • Apply team working principles.
  • Communicate verbally with colleagues and managers using industry terminology.
  • Communicate in writing with colleagues and managers.
  • Use information technology and digital systems. Comply with GDPR and cyber security.
  • Carry out and record learning and development activities.
  • Follow equity, diversity and inclusion rules.
  • Comply with health and safety regulations and procedures. Challenge unsafe practices.
  • Follow work instructions. For example, risk assessments.
  • Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs).
  • Respond to changes in radiological conditions using safety management systems. For example, As Low As Reasonably Practicable principles (ALARP).
  • Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations and procedures. For example, identify and segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
  • Apply human performance and human factors nuclear culture.
  • Identification of radiation sources and materials.
  • Apply control measures taken with radiation sources and materials.
  • Select and use radiological protection monitoring instruments: for example, smear paper, hand-held radiation and contamination rate meters, installed and portable air samplers.
  • Carry out functional tests of radiation protection monitoring instrumentation using calibrated radioactive sealed sources.
  • Perform numerical calculations for radiological measurements with SI units.
  • Comply with emergency response plans: carry out critical incident monitoring, use forward control points (FCP) and access control points (ACP) to respond and recover from nuclear incidents.
  • Comply with legislative regulations and guidance: Ionising Radiation Regulations (IRR), Radiation (Emergency Preparedness and Public Information) Regulations (REPPIR).
  • Record radiation protection monitoring and survey results using required documentation.
  • Apply team working principles.
  • Communicate verbally with colleagues and managers using industry terminology.
  • Communicate in writing with colleagues and managers.
  • Use information technology and digital systems. Comply with GDPR and cyber security.
  • Carry out and record learning and development activities.
  • Follow equity, diversity and inclusion rules.

Training schedule

Block in person training based at Oxford Advanced Skills (OAS) in Culham, Oxfordshire 

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4 or above)
  • Maths (grade 4 or above)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Problem solving skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative

About this employer

UKRI is an organisation that brings together the seven disciplinary research councils, Research England and Innovate UK. Together, we build an independent organisation with a strong voice and vision ensuring the UK maintains its world-leading position in research and innovation. Supporting some of the world’s most exciting and challenging research projects, we develop and operate some of the most remarkable scientific facilities in the world. We are pushing the frontiers of human knowledge through fundamental research and delivering benefits for UK society and the economy through world-class research, skills and business-led innovation.

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Company benefits

30 days annual leave, plus Bank Holidays and Christmas Shutdown

Cycle to Work Scheme

Employee Discount Scheme

Disability Confident

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

  • Further career and training opportunities

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

THE MTC - ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TRAINING CENTRE LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000005925.

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Closes in 24 days (Monday 2 February 2026)

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