Consultant Physicist (Head of Nuclear Medicine Physics)

Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking an experienced Head of Nuclear Medicine Physics. This leadership role involves providing strategic direction for the Nuclear Medicine Physics service and overseeing the delivery of accurate, safe nuclear medicine procedures. The successful candidate will have Medical Physics Expert certification in nuclear medicine and extensive experience in imaging and MRT applications. The position offers a supportive work environment, flexible working arrangements, and the opportunity to shape the future of healthcare services.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Supportive working environment

Qualifications

• Extensive experience across a range of imaging and MRT applications.
• Ability to provide highly specialist advice to stakeholders.
• Desirable to be a certificated Radiation Protection Adviser.

Responsibilities

• Manage staff and resources within nuclear medicine physics.
• Ensure accurate and safe delivery of nuclear medicine procedures.
• Lead the strategic direction and development of the service.

Skills

Proven scientific leadership skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to collaborate effectively

Education

Medical Physics Expert certification in nuclear medicine

Job description

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Head of Nuclear Medicine Physics to provide senior scientific leadership and strategic direction for Nuclear Medicine Physics. This is a key leadership role within Medical Physics and the successful candidate will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of the service. It is a particularly exciting time to join us as we are about to commission a brand new radiopharmacy and develop MRT dosimetry. You will oversee and lead the nuclear medicine physics service which is part of a multidisciplinary team (including Oncology and Radiology). The physics service provides support to the Trust’s gamma camera operated by the Radiology Department and to the nuclear imaging service at Walsall Manor Trust which also has a gamma camera. The nuclear medicine section of medical physics directly manages the molecular radiotherapy physics services (including I-131 and Ra-223), a number of diagnostic non-imaging procedures, and radiopharmacy services. The post is responsible to the head of Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering, and you will be responsible for strategic service development, leadership of the section, managing the budget allocation for pay and non-pay of the section, and managing radiation protection within the section.

Responsibilities

Your key responsibilities will be to manage staff and resources within nuclear medicine physics, to ensure that nuclear medicine procedures are delivered accurately and safely.

Qualifications

You should have proven scientific and leadership skills as you will be responsible for the strategic direction, development and day-to-day delivery of the nuclear medicine physics service. You must have Medical Physics Expert certification in nuclear medicine with extensive experience across a range of imaging and MRT applications. You should have senior level experience able to provide highly specialist advice to the Trust together with excellent communication and influencing skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with clinical, managerial and external stakeholders. It is also desirable that you should be a certificated (or working towards) Radiation Protection Adviser.

Benefits & Culture

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services. We are proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve, building a workforce that can help fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We are passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings, 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 and have achieved numerous awards, including 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 will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.