Consultant Clinical Scientist, Head of Nuclear Medicine Service

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 96,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London is seeking a Head of Nuclear Medicine to lead and manage the Nuclear Medicine services. The role involves providing strategic direction, ensuring high-quality patient care, and overseeing departmental operations. The successful candidate will work closely with senior management and contribute to clinical governance and service development.

Qualifications

• Experience in developing and delivering high-quality Nuclear Medicine services.
• Strong leadership and management skills required.

Responsibilities

• Lead Nuclear Medicine services ensuring high standards of care.
• Manage departmental budgets and resources effectively.
• Ensure service meets key performance indicators.

Skills

Leadership

Operational Management

Risk Management

Clinical Governance

Education

Consultant Clinical Scientist

Job description

Job summary

We are seeking applications from enthusiastic and committed individuals to join the Radiology's senior management team as the Head of Nuclear Medicine. The post holder will provide leadership, advice, and strategic direction for the Nuclear Medicine services and also work as a Consultant Clinical Scientist.

You will work closely with the Directorate Management Team, superintendents, and senior colleagues to ensure a patient-focused, safe, efficient, and cost-effective service that meets current and future patient needs.

This role requires line management of a designated team, budget management, assistance in delivering access, activity, and financial targets, and close monitoring of clinical governance issues.

The post holder will be responsible for delivering high-quality Nuclear Medicine services at the St Thomas' site, Guy's site, Guy's Cancer Centre, and Evelina Children's Hospital.

Main duties of the job

Attached are the job description and person specification documents, providing detailed information on the skills and experience required. We recommend reviewing these documents and using them as guidance when completing your application, as they are used during shortlisting.

About us

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five well-known hospitals—Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton, and Harefield—and community services in Lambeth and Southwark. We have a long history of high-quality care, clinical excellence, research, and innovation.

We are among the UK's busiest and most successful trusts, providing specialist care including heart, lung, cancer, and renal services, along with a full range of local hospital and community services for Lambeth and Southwark.

As part of King's Health Partners, an academic health sciences centre, we bring together top clinical services, teaching, and research, including a biomedical research centre established with King's College London in 2007 and dedicated clinical research facilities.

Details

Date posted: 09 May 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for Change

Band: Band 8d

Salary: £96,340 to £109,849 per year, inclusive of HCA

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 196-SMT1722

Location: Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, SE1 7EH

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be a Consultant Clinical Scientist and Head of Service for Nuclear Medicine, also part of the Clinical Imaging and Medical Physics leadership team.

Responsibilities include developing, delivering, monitoring, and evaluating high-quality, safe, effective, and efficient Nuclear Medicine services, ensuring excellence in response to scientific and clinical demands, aligned with the trust's strategic goals.

You will provide leadership, operational management, and high standards of care through risk management and governance, ensuring the service meets key performance indicators and supports service development, education, and research initiatives.

The role involves representing the service internally and externally, managing departmental budgets and resources, leading business planning, and participating in research and development programs.

More details are available in the attached person specification.