Public Hospital Medical Physicists (State) Award
2023
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Application by NSW Ministry of Health.
(Case No. 213713 of 2023)
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Before Chief Commissioner Constant
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17 August 2023
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AWARD
PART A
Arrangement
Clause No. Subject Matter
1. Definitions
2. Conditions
of Employment
3. Progression
of Medical Physicists
4. No Extra
Claims
5. Area,
Incidence and Duration
PART B
Table 1 - Salary rates for Accredited Medical Physicists
Table 2 - Salary rates for Non-Accredited Medical
Physicists
PART C
Transitional Arrangements
Transition Table from Hospital Scientists’ Scale to New
Structure
PART A
1. Definitions
Unless the context otherwise indicates or requires the
several expressions hereunder defined shall have their respective meaning
assigned to them:
‘Accredited Medical Physicist’ means a Medical Physicist who
has been awarded accreditation /equivalent by the relevant ACPSEM accreditation
panel for a Medical Physics specialty, or by another suitably recognised
accreditation body acceptable to the Secretary, Ministry of Health. Such specialties include, but are not limited
to Radiation Oncology, Nuclear Medicine, and Diagnostic Radiology.
‘ACPSEM’ means the Australasian College of Physical
Scientists and Engineers in Medicine.
‘Director Medical Physics Specialist’ means a Medical Physics
Specialist with experience and competency at least equivalent to that of a
Senior Medical Physics Specialist Year 4, with direct supervision of at least
two other Medical Physics Specialists (or higher grade) and who meets one of
the following criteria:
- is responsible
for a physics specialty at a site,
- is responsible
for multiple specialties at a site,
- is responsible
for a single specialty across multiple sites (including responsibility for
Directors of a speciality).
The Director will be appointed at
a level dependent on the number of FTE Medical Physics Specialists (or higher
grade) under line supervision:
Level 1: 2 to 5
Level 2: >5 to 10
Level 3: >10
‘Medical Physicist’ is a generic description for the
purposes of this Award. It refers to all persons employed as a Medical Physics
Registrar, and also employed in either capacity of an accredited or
non-accredited Medical Physics Specialist, Senior Medical Physics Specialist,
Principal Medical Physics Specialist and Director, Medical Physics Specialist.
‘Medical Physics Registrar’ means a person who is employed
and undergoing training, including but not limited to the ‘Training, Education
and Accreditation Program’ (TEAP), in a medical physics specialty towards
obtaining accreditation by ACPSEM, or such other accreditation body acceptable
to the Secretary, Ministry of Health.
‘Medical Physics Specialist’ means a person with
qualifications and clinical experience acceptable to the Secretary, Ministry of
Health and ACPSEM, or such other accreditation body acceptable to the
Secretary, Ministry of Health, and who is qualified to be employed under this
Award as a Medical Physics Specialist.
‘Non-Accredited Medical Physicist’ means a person who is
employed as a Medical Physicist but who does not satisfy the definition of an
‘Accredited Medical Physics Specialist’ under this Award. For salary purposes,
a non-accredited Medical Physicist is to be translated to the appropriate
classification and rate as shown in Table 2, Salary rates for ‘Non-Accredited
Medical Physicists’, until such time as they satisfy the accreditation process.
The rates for non-accredited Medical Physicists are discounted by 10% at the
Medical Physics Specialist level, by 4% at the Senior Medical Physics
Specialist level, and by 3% at the Principal Medical Physics Specialist and
Director levels.
‘NSW Health Service’ is as defined at Section 115 of the Health Services Act 1997, as amended or
varied from time to time.
‘Public Health Organisation’ is as defined at Section 7 of
the Health Services Act 1997, as
amended or varied from time to time.
‘Senior Medical Physics Specialist’ means a Medical Physics Specialist
with 5 years post-accreditation as a Medical Physics Specialist and whose
progression has been approved by the progression committee as per the
determined criteria.
‘Principal Medical Physics Specialist’ means a Senior
Medical Physics Specialist year 4 whose progression to this level has been
approved by the progression committee as per the determined criteria.
‘Union’ means the Health Services Union NSW.
2. Conditions of
Employment
The Hospital
Scientists (State) Award 2023, (the “Conditions Award”), as varied or
replaced from time to time, shall apply to all employees covered by this Award,
excepting for those conditions expressly contained in this Award.
For the purposes of establishing such conditions, the
following classifications in this Award of ‘Medical Physics Registrar’ and
‘Medical Physics Specialist Year 1’ will be afforded the conditions available
to the classification of Hospital Scientist in the Conditions Award.
For the purposes of establishing such conditions, the
following classifications in this Award of ‘Medical Physics Specialist Year 2 -
Year 5’ inclusive, will be afforded the conditions available to the
classification of Senior Hospital Scientist in the Conditions Award.
Further, for the purposes of establishing such conditions,
the following classifications in this Award of ‘Senior Medical Physics
Specialist’ and ‘Director Medical Physics Specialist’ will be afforded the
conditions available to the classification of Principal Hospital Scientist in
the Conditions Award.
3. Progression of Medical Physicists
Progression Committee.
A committee consisting of three Director or Principal Medical Physics
Specialists, at least two of whom are in the same specialty as the applicant,
shall be constituted to consider and, if appropriate, recommend to the Ministry
of Health upon application by the employing public health organisation:
(i) The
promotion of a Medical Physics Specialist to Senior Medical Physics Specialist
(ii) The promotion of a Senior
Medical Physics Specialist to Principal Medical Physics Specialist.
4. No Extra Claims
Other than as provided for in the Industrial Relations Act 1996 and the Industrial Relations (Public
Sector Conditions of Employment) Regulation 2014 (or its successor
however described), there shall be no further claims/demands or proceedings
instituted before the Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales for
extra or reduced wages, salaries, rates of pay, allowances or conditions of
employment with respect to the employees covered by the Award that take effect
prior to 30 June 2024 by a party to this Award.
5. Area, Incidence and Duration
(i) This
Award takes effect from 1 July 2023 and shall remain in force for a period of
one year. The rates in the second column in the tables of Part B - Monetary
Rates will apply from the first full pay period on or after (ffppoa) 1 July 2023.
(ii) This Award
rescinds and replaces the Public
Hospital Medical Physicists (State) Award 2022, published 20 October
2022 (392 I.G. 1322) and all variations thereof.
(iii) This Award
shall apply to employees as defined herein employed in public hospitals and
local health districts in the State, excluding the County of Yancowinna, within the jurisdiction of the Public Health
Employees (State) Industrial Committee.
PART B
Table 1 - Salary Rates for Accredited Medical Physicists
In the period 1 July 2023 to the commencement of the first
full pay period on or after 1 July 2023, the applicable rates of pay are those
that applied immediately prior to the first full pay period on or after 1 July
2023.
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Classification
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Rates from ffppoa 01/07/2023
Per annum
$
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Accredited Medical Physicists
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Medical Physics Registrar
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Year 1
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77,572
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Year 2
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85,802
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Year 3
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94,036
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Year 4
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102,271
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Year 5 and thereafter
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110,487
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Medical Physics Specialist
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Year 1
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126,954
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Year 2
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143,420
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Year 3
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159,868
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Year 4
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176,335
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Year 5 and thereafter
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192,788
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Senior Medical Physics Specialist
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Year 1
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201,022
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Year 2
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209,255
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Year 3
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217,488
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Year 4 and thereafter
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225,719
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Principal Medical Physics Specialist
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Year 1 and thereafter
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233,937
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Director Medical Physics Specialist
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Level 1
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233,937
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Level 2
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245,474
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Level 3
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258,636
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Table 2 - Salary Rates for Non-Accredited Medical
Physicists
In the period 1 July
2023 to the commencement of the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2023,
the applicable rates of pay are those that applied immediately prior to the
first full pay period on or after 1 July 2023.
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Classification
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Rates from ffppoa 01/07/2023
Per annum
$
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Non-Accredited Medical Physicists
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Medical Physics Registrar
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Year 1
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77,572
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Year 2
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85,802
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Year 3
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94,036
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Year 4
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102,271
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Year 5 and thereafter
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110,487
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Medical Physics Specialist (-10%) *
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Year 1
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114,259
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Year 2
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129,078
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Year 3
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143,881
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Year 4
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158,702
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Year 5 and thereafter
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173,509
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Senior Medical Physics Specialist (-4%) #
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Year 1
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192,981
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Year 2
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200,885
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Year 3
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208,788
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Year 4 and thereafter
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216,690
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Principal Medical Physics Specialist (-3%) ^
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Year 1 and thereafter
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226,919
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Director Medical Physics Specialist (-3%) ^
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Level 1
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226,919
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Level 2
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238,110
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Level 3
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250,877
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Note:
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* Reduced by 10%
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# Reduced by 4%
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^ Reduced by 3%
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PART C
Transitional Arrangements
(i) Non-accredited
Medical Physicists are to remain on the appropriate non-accredited Medical
Physicist classification until such time as they satisfy the accreditation
process. In the meantime, they are entitled to 4 hours per week of their normal
weekly hours to study for accreditation in which they have enrolled for a
period of up to 2 years.
(ii) Medical
Physicists whose accreditation is delayed due to ACPSEM processing of
candidates will have their start date for progression backdated to the first
exam after the application to correct for this delay and receive payment to
meet the loss in earnings due to the said delay.
(iii) A Medical
Physicist currently employed as a Deputy Chief Medical Physicist or Deputy
Director of Medical Physics will transfer to Senior Medical Physics Specialist
Year 1 or at the level corresponding to their current position, as per Part C,
Transition Table, whichever is the higher. A Medical Physicist currently
in-charge of a specialty and employed on the Principal Hospital Scientist level
(job title Chief Medical Physicist or Director of Medical Physics, or similar)
will transfer to Director Medical Physics Specialist.
(iv) It is expected that
Medical Physicists who were employed prior to the implementation of this Award
as a Senior Hospital Scientist years 6 to 8, and who were directly responsible
for an area within a specialty in medical physics, will be promoted to the
Senior Medical Physics Specialist Year 1 rate upon submitting a summary of
their duties and responsibilities to their employer. It would be expected the
summary be supported by the Senior Hospital Scientist’s line supervisor. Such
promotions should be implemented as soon as possible after the implementation
of this Award, but no later than 3 months from that date. In case of disputes,
subclause 3(i) applies.
(v) In the case of
Medical Physicists employed prior to this Award as Hospital Scientist Years 1
to 6, such Medical Physicists are to transfer to rates for Medical Physics
Registrars as shown in Part C, Transition Table. Such Medical Physicists are
not Registrars in the context of this Award and can progress through either the
accredited and non-accredited scales according to the appropriate criteria, and
their accreditation status.
Transition Table from Hospital Scientists’ Scale to New
Structure
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Current Hospital
Scientists Award level
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Transfer to new
Medical Physicists Award level
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Medical Physics
Registrar Year 1
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Hospital Scientist Year 1
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Medical Physics
Registrar Year 2
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Hospital Scientist Year 2
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Medical Physics
Registrar Year 3
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Hospital Scientist Year 3
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Medical Physics
Registrar Year 4
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Hospital Scientist Year 4
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Hospital Scientist Year 5
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Medical Physics
Registrar Year 5
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Hospital Scientist Year 6
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Hospital Scientist Year 7
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Medical Physics
Specialist Year 1
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Hospital Scientist Year 8
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Senior Hospital Scientist Year 1
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Medical Physics
Specialist Year 2
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Senior Hospital Scientist Year 2
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Senior Hospital Scientist Year 3
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Medical Physics
Specialist Year 3
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Senior Hospital Scientist Year 4
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Senior Hospital Scientist Year 5
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Medical Physics
Specialist Year 4
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Senior Hospital Scientist Year 6
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Senior Hospital Scientist Year 7
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Medical Physics
Specialist Year 5
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Senior Hospital Scientist Year 8
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Principal Hospital Scientist Year 1
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Senior Medical Physics
Specialist Year 1
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Principal Hospital Scientist Year 2
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Principal Hospital Scientist Year 3
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Senior Medical Physics
Specialist Year 2
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Principal Hospital Scientist Year 4
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Principal Hospital Scientist Year 5
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Senior Medical Physics
Specialist Year 3
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Principal Hospital Scientist Year 6
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Principal Hospital Scientist Year 7
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Senior Medical Physics
Specialist Year 4
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Principal Hospital Scientist Year 8
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Principal Hospital Scientist Year 9
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Principal Medical
Physics Specialist
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Principal Hospital Scientist Year 10
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Chief Medical Physicist
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Director Medical
Physics Specialist
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N. CONSTANT, Chief Commissioner
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the authority of the Industrial Registrar.