Consultant Clinical Scientist – Head of Nuclear Medicine - 8D

NHS National Services Scotland; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits as the Head of Nuclear Medicine at a leading healthcare provider in Scotland. This role offers the chance to lead a dynamic team, overseeing the delivery of comprehensive nuclear medicine services, including diagnostic imaging and therapeutic interventions. With a focus on collaboration and innovation, you will play a crucial role in enhancing patient care and advancing the field of nuclear medicine. Join a forward-thinking organization committed to excellence in healthcare and make a significant impact on the lives of patients across the region.

Benefits

Health Care Benefits

Training and Development Opportunities

Pension Scheme

Flexible Working Hours

Qualifications

• Proven experience in nuclear medicine and clinical scientific leadership.
• Strong management skills and ability to collaborate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Nuclear Medicine services at NHS GGC.
• Provide clinical scientific support to the paediatric nuclear medicine service.

Skills

Clinical Scientific Leadership

Nuclear Medicine Expertise

Management Skills

Collaboration

Education

PhD in Nuclear Medicine or related field

Relevant Clinical Qualifications

Tools

Gamma Cameras

PET-CT Scanners

DXA Units

Job description

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.

Nuclear Medicine

Consultant Clinical Scientist, Head of Nuclear Medicine 8D (Permanent)

Base – to be agreed - Acute Site within NHSGGC

Applications are invited to join our dynamic, forward thinking and friendly team as Head of Nuclear Medicine.

The Head of Nuclear Medicine will be responsible for overall management and coordination of the service, providing clinical scientific leadership and working closely with individual department leads to deliver integrated, cohesive and comprehensive nuclear medicine services.

Four clinical sessions per week will involve providing expert clinical scientific support and leadership to the paediatric nuclear medicine service at the Royal Hospital for Children, working collaboratively with clinical resource sharing for this to the Nuclear Medicine service lead for South and Clyde.

Nuclear medicine provides comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic nuclear medicine services to NHS GGC. Some nuclear medicine services are also provided regionally (e.g. PET-CT, molecular therapies) or nationally (e.g. SMaRT kids paediatric molecular therapy).

Nuclear medicine services include diagnostic imaging (including PET-CT), non-imaging diagnostic tests, theragnostics and therapeutics involving radionuclides and DXA for bone densitometry. These are provided via five primary departments at major acute hospital sites across Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

The department is a major training centre for clinical and non-clinical staff and students.

The physics led service is well equipped with 14 gamma cameras, 2 PET-CT scanners, 2 DXA units, and an imaging computer network that is integrated across all sites.

Approximately 45,000 investigations are undertaken annually.

This is an exciting time to lead NHS GGC Nuclear Medicine services with the significant developments in both diagnosing and treating patients on the cancer pathway.

For further information please contact the Scientific Director Andrew Reilly (0141 451 6383), or Antionette Parr, General Manager ([e-mail]).

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde- NHS Scotland encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.

By signing the Armed Forces Covenant, NHSGGC has pledged its commitment to being a Forces Friendly Employer. We support applications from across the Armed Forces Community, recognising military skills, experience and qualifications during the recruitment and selection process.

NHS Scotland is reducing their full time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay. This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part-time staff. This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours. However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period for which you would be paid until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week. If you have any questions or concerns please contact the Recruiting Board.

Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools, or other third-party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process.