PUBLIC HOSPITAL MEDICAL PHYSICISTS (STATE) AWARD 2024
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Application by {insert
Applicant}, {insert organisation type}.
(No. IRC 242904 of 2024)
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Before President Taylor
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26 November 2024
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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
The Commission makes this Award on the basis that the
parties have provided the following undertaking: Other than as provided for in
the Industrial Relations Act 1996, 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 2025 by a party to this Award.
For the avoidance of doubt, the Parties may, during the term
of this Award, discuss additional opportunities for system improvements and, if
agreed, a further pay increase may be provided to recognise the contribution of
employees to those system improvements.
5. Area, Incidence and Duration
(i) This
Award takes effect from 1 July 2024 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 2024.
(ii) This Award
rescinds and replaces the Public Hospital Medical Physicists (State) Award
2023, published 1 September 2023 (395 I.G. 54) 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 2024 to the commencement of the first
full pay period on or after 1 July 2024, the applicable rates of pay are those
that applied immediately prior to the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2024.
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Classification
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Rates from
ffppoa
1 July 2024
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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80287
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Year 2
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88805
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Year 3
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97327
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Year 4
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105850
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Year 5
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114354
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Medical
Physics Specialist
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Year 1
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131397
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Year 2
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148440
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Year 3
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165463
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Year 4
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182507
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Year 5
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199536
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Senior Medical Physics
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Specialist
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Year 1
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208058
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Year 2
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216579
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Year 3
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225100
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Year 4
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233619
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Principal Medical Physics
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Specialist
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Year 1
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242125
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Director Medical Physics
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Specialist
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Level 1
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242125
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Level 2
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254066
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Level 3
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267688
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Table 2 - Salary Rates for Non-Accredited Medical
Physicists
In the period 1 July 2024 to the commencement of the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2024, the applicable
rates of pay are those that applied immediately prior to the first full pay
period on or after 1 July 2024.
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Classification
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Rates from
ffppoa
1 July 2024
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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80287
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Year 2
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88805
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Year 3
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97327
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Year 4
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105850
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Year 5
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114354
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Medical Physics Specialist (-10%) *
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Year 1
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118257
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Year 2
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133596
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Year 3
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148917
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Year 4
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164256
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Year 5
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179582
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Senior Medical Physics Specialist (-4%) #
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Year 1
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199736
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Year 2
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207916
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Year 3
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216096
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Year 4
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224274
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Principal Medical Physics Specialist (-3%) ^
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Year 1
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234861
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Director Medical Physics Specialist (-3%) ^
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Level 1
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234861
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Level 2
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246444
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Level 3
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259657
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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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I. Taylor J, President.
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Printed by
the authority of the Industrial Registrar.