Consultant in Nuclear Medicine
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Job summary
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Consultant in Nuclear Medicine to join a busy department that provides imaging and reporting services. You will be embedded in the nuclear medicine service, report and vet studies, and help shape the future of the Trust's nuclear medicine offering.
The post offers opportunities for home or flexible reporting sessions, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and involvement in registrar teaching and departmental leadership.
Qualifications
- Full GMC registration and eligibility for Consultant Nuclear Medicine post.
- Entry on GMC Specialist Register via CCT or CESR (CP) or demonstrated capabilities.
- Higher clinical qualifications such as MRCS or MRCP.
- Postgraduate degrees, diplomas or theses relevant to the specialty.
Responsibilities
- Consult within Nuclear Medicine with reporting and imaging advice.
- Help lead and shape the Trust's nuclear medicine services.
- Engage in Registrar training with rotating trainees.
- Teach Radiology Registrars and supervise research projects.
- Engage in management and leadership within the department.
- Encourage and support research and development.
Skills
Education
Job description
Go back Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
The closing date is 25 October 2026
The successful applicant will be embedded in the nuclear medicine service, reporting and vetting studies and problem solving to ensure smooth patient journeys through the service. The successful candidate will have the ability to craft their own job plan with the Clinical Director. Home reporting and flexible reporting sessions are supported.
The successful candidate will be working alongside 34 Consultant Radiologists, 135 Radiographers, 19 Nurses, 50 A&C staff and clinicians from various specialties. As a senior clinician people will look to you to help shape the future of Trust's nuclear medicine offering.
1. Clinical Responsibilities/Key Responsibilities
- To consult within the specialty of Nuclear Medicine. This will include reporting and advising on imaging.
- To help lead and shape the Trust's nuclear medicine services.
- To engage in Registrar training (9 trainees from the Severn Deanery rotate through the department every six months).
2. Professional Development, Education and Training
Keeping up-to-date clinically via attendance at courses and conferences.
To teach Radiology Registrars.
3. Management and Leadership
Show willingness to engage in the running of the department by taking on management and leadership positions.
4. Research and Development
Whilst not essential, research is encouraged and supported.
We take pride in placing people at the centre of everything we do, working together as a united team. Driven by a shared ambition to continually grow, develop, and learn, we recognise and value every contribution. By combining our experience and skills, we not only support our vibrant, diverse communities, but also support one another.
With a team of over 9,000 employees, we are proud to be the largest employer in Gloucestershire and rank among the top 10 largest Trusts in the South West region.By joining our Trust, you will benefit from an excellent package that includes exclusive benefits, flexible working opportunities and the chance to gain valuable experience in one or both of our innovative hospitals.
As well as generous annual leave allowance, you will have access to the excellent NHS pension scheme, competitive bank rates, discounts at local shops and restaurants, access to two on-site nurseries, discounted public transport, reward and recognition and a range of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.
1. Clinical Responsibilities/Key Responsibilities
- To consult within the specialty of Nuclear Medicine. This will include reporting and advising on imaging.
- To help lead and shape the Trusts nuclear medicine services.
- To engage in Registrar training (9 trainees from the Severn Deanery rotate through the department every six months).
2. Professional Development, Education and Training
Keeping up-to-date clinically via attendance at courses and conferences.
To teach Radiology Registrars.
3. Management and Leadership
Show willingness to engage in the running of the department by taking on management and leadership positions.
4. Research and Development
Whilst not essential, research is encouraged and supported.
- Full GMC registration
- Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via: CCT or CESR (CP) (proposed CCT/CESR (CP) date must be within 6 months of interview) or the candidate clearly demonstrates the skills, experience and capabilities required for this consultant post.
- An appropriate higher clinical qualification (eg MRCS, MRCP etc)
- Additional degrees, diplomas or postgraduate thesis relevant to the specialty
- Ability to appraise research critically and apply research outcomes to clinical and surgical problems
- Ability to supervise junior staff undertaking research projects
- Ability to teach clinical and operative skills
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical and surgical problems
- Publications in peer-reviewed journals
- Training in teaching skills
- Certificate of education
- Experience of teaching and clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates
- Ability to supervise postgraduate research
- Evidence of a broad training in nuclear medicine
- Experience working within the NHS at or approaching a Consultant level
- Communication skills, written and verbal
- Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to show initiative and enthusiasm
- Ability to work under stress
- Flexibility, able to adapt to changing circumstances
- Honest and reliable
- Enquiring, critical approach to work
- Caring attitude to patients
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GP's, nurses and other agencies
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional and national levels
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.
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Gloucestershire NHS Foundation Trusts Hospitals
£113,565 to £150,569 a yearpro rata per annum.
Permanent
Part-time
318-26-CONSNUCMED
Gloucestershire NHS Foundation Trusts Hospitals
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