Job summary
The post holder will provide scientific support for the day to day provision of nuclear medicine services. The key responsibilities of the post are to undertake quality assurance, provision of scientific advice and radiation protection services in support of the use of radiopharmaceuticals for diagnosis and therapy in the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust and other sites as per contracts. The range of equipment concerned includes all radionuclide measuring equipment for patient dose determination and environmental control, radiopharmacy and associated aseptic facilities and gamma cameras for patient imaging.
Main duties of the job
To be responsible to the Head of Nuclear Medicine for the work and service development carried out in the subdivision in the field of Nuclear Medicine, and associated Radiation Protection and Quality Assurance.
To be responsible for the completion of Nuclear Medicine Quality Assurance programmes on the gamma camera and other complex items of equipment and produce relevant reports.
To participate in the completion of Radiation Protection Surveys of radionuclide facilities, monitoring the outcome in order to maintain and improve standards, producing reports as necessary.
To participate in all aspects of Nuclear Medicine associated with diagnosis and treatment of patients including quality control and the management of protocols and procedures. This will include bothdiagnostic imaging and non-imaging procedures, and therapeutic procedures.
About us
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached full job description and person specification for full list of duties and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Regsitration
Essential
- HCPC registered clinical scientist
- MSc in Medical Physics or Healthcare Science
Desirable
- Obtain HCPC registration within 6 months
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
Address
New Cross Hospital
Wolverhampton
WV10 0QP