Nuclear Health Physics Monitor Apprentice
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
Abingdon (OX14 3DB)
Closes in 20 days (Friday 27 February 2026)
Posted on 5 February 2026
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Summary
As a Nuclear Health Physics Apprentice, you will support the Health Physics Group that provides routine advisory and monitoring services to site projects to assist in compliance with health and safety laws. You will be required to maintain and reliably deliver a routine radiological protection and occupational hygiene service.
- Wage
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£23,810 a year
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Annual Increases
- Training course
- Nuclear health physics monitor (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday 08:15 to 16:30.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 1 September 2026
- Duration
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2 years 3 months
- Positions available
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3
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
- Successfully complete the nationally recognised qualification specified within the apprenticeship standard: Nuclear health physics monitor / Skills England
- Attend the designated training provider and develop a strong understanding of the technical knowledge and skills required for the role
- Act as an ambassador for UKAEA by representing the organisation at external outreach, engagement, and careers events
- The Health Physics Team are required to provide operational Health Physics advice as requested to engineers and plant technicians for radiological and beryllium-related tasks
Where you'll work
Culham Campus
Abingdon
OX14 3DB
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
Through UKAEA’s Apprenticeship Scheme, you will build the technical expertise, practical experience, and wider professional skills required for both your current role and future career progression. This is achieved through a combination of formal off‑the‑job learning and on‑the‑job training within a real working environment.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Initiative
Other requirements
The scheme requires employees to complete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), including the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for criminal convictions.
About this employer
By 2050, the planet could be using twice as much electricity compared to today. Fusion, the process that powers the Sun and Stars, is one of the most promising options for generating the cleaner, carbon-free energy that our world badly needs.
UKAEA leads the way in realising fusion energy, partnering with industry and research for ground breaking advancements with the goal to bring fusion electricity to the grid. In pursuit of our mission, UKAEA embraces core values: Innovative, Committed, Trusted, and Collaborative.
Company benefits
- 20% dedicated study time
- Culham Sports & Social Club
- Generous annual leave allowance
- Corporate bonus scheme up to 7% and a Relocation allowance (if eligible)
After this apprenticeship
Working towards becoming a qualified nuclear health physics technician.
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
THE MTC - ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TRAINING CENTRE LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000013404.
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Closes in 20 days (Friday 27 February 2026)
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