Nuclear Medicine Physicist

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust; Newcastle-under-Lyme; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in the United Kingdom is seeking an enthusiastic Nuclear Medicine Physicist to join their Nuclear Medicine Physics section. The role involves acting as a Medical Physics Expert, conducting equipment quality assurance, and optimizing image quality while collaborating with technologists and clinicians. Ideal candidates will have a strong educational background in Physics, extensive clinical experience in hospital-based Medical Physics, and a commitment to inclusivity and staff development. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute in a modern healthcare environment.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Inclusive workplace culture

Contribution to patient care

Qualifications

• UK State Registered Clinical Scientist with HCPC in Nuclear Medicine Physics.
• Minimum of 5 years experience in hospital Medical Physics within the Nuclear Medicine Physics speciality.

Responsibilities

• Act as Medical Physics Expert and Radioactive Waste Adviser.
• Undertake equipment quality assurance and optimise image quality.
• Support service developments in collaboration with technologists and clinicians.

Skills

Clinical scientist

Nuclear Medicine Physics

Quality assurance

Teaching

Education

Honours degree in Physics or closely related Physical Science

Postgraduate MSc degree in medical physics

Completion of national healthcare scientist training programme

Job description

Nuclear Medicine Physicist

The closing date is 26 December 2025

We are seeking an enthusiastic clinical scientist to work within the Nuclear Medicine Physics section, including acting as a Medical Physics Expert and Radioactive Waste Adviser, undertaking equipment quality assurance, administration of radiopharmaceuticals for thyrotoxicosis, optimisation of image quality, teaching and training. The post-holder will also work with technologists and clinicians to support service developments.

The Nuclear Medicine imaging service for UHNM has three gamma cameras (2 with SPECT-CT) alongside radiopharmacy in a modern PFI hospital build; and a PET CT scanner purchased in collaboration with Keele University. Nuclear Medicine Physics is part of the Radiology Physics section of Medical Physics which provides wide-ranging scientific and technical support at this Trust and at neighbouring hospitals.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be part of the physics team providing specialised clinical scientific services to diagnostic and therapeutic Nuclear Medicine at the University Hospitals of North Midlands.

About us

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we are highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co‑created by, staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Job responsibilities

For more information on working for the Trust, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager.

Qualifications

• UK State Registered Clinical Scientist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) with Nuclear Medicine Physics as the area of speciality
• Honours degree (1st or upper 2nd class) in Physics or closely related Physical Science.
• Postgraduate MSc degree in medical physics
• Completion of a certificated national healthcare scientist training programme (National School of Health Care Science STP training or equivalent qualification), in Nuclear Medicine Physics
• UK certificated Medical Physics Expert in Nuclear Medicine Physics

Experience

• Minimum of 5 years experience in hospital Medical Physics within the Nuclear Medicine Physics speciality

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.

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust