Nuclear Medicine Technologist

Royal Marsden; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a dedicated Nuclear Medicine/Radiography professional to join the Sutton PET/CT and Therapies service. You will contribute to timely imaging, collaborate with imaging, medical, clerical and nursing teams, and support high-quality patient care across sites.

Applicants should have a degree in Nuclear Medicine or Radiography with registration, PET/CT experience desirable, and be prepared to work flexibly to meet service needs.

Qualifications

• Degree in Nuclear Medicine or Radiography with state registration.
• Evidence of clinical experience and professional development.
• Post-graduate PET/CT experience is desirable.
• Further education or training may be required.

Responsibilities

• Provide timely, efficient and courteous Nuclear Medicine and PET services.
• Liaise with wards, theatres and other NHS trusts and staff.
• Contact with diverse patient groups, including the terminally ill, in imaging settings.
• Record keeping, data analysis and QA of imaging equipment and procedures.
• Participate in extended hour rota and flexible working as required.

Skills

Nuclear Medicine

PET/CT experience

Clinical communication

Patient care

Education

Nuclear Medicine or Radiography degree

State registration

Evidence of clinical experience

Further education

Tools

Gamma cameras

PET/CT scanner

PACS

Job description

The Royal Marsden Hospital is Europe's largest Oncology centre with sites in Chelsea and Sutton. The Nuclear Medicine Department (Nuc Med, PET/CT, Therapies) is looking for an enthusiastic and well-motivated individual to join our team on the Sutton site. The successful candidate will help to support the department as a whole and ensure that the service is patient-focused and provides high quality care. The ideal candidate must demonstrate a commitment to professional development, an enthusiasm for their work and show a keen interest in the future of both their profession and the Diagnostic Imaging Service. Nuclear Medicine qualification and experience is essential. Full training in PET/CT will be provided where required. The candidate will be expected to support both the service and its staff in continuing to maintain and develop the highest standards of imaging. The position will predominantly be at our Sutton site.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will be responsible for the timely, efficient and courteous provision of Nuclear Medicine and PET services.
• The post-holder will liaise with a variety of staff throughout the Trust, including wards and theatres and with those from other NHS trusts. The key working relationships in the department will be with the imaging, medical, clerical and nursing staff.
• The post holder will have considerable patient contact, including contact with the terminally ill. Patient presentation will include the unconscious, incapacitated, confused and those with physical and mental disabilities.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification

• To ensure correct identification of patients
• To ensure the timely, efficient and courteous provision of imaging services within the available resources. This will involve booking of patient appointments, explanation of procedures, cannulation and injecting of patients, administration of oral, intravenous and inhaled radiopharmaceuticals, as well as operation of the gamma cameras and PET/CT scanner.
• To provide both qualitative and quantitative results to agreed standards.
• To ensure that all data analysis, hard copy production and archiving is performed in a timely, consistent and accurate manner.
• To comply with written systems of work.
• To ensure statutory and Trust standards for record keeping are adhered to.
• To ensure the safety and wellbeing of patients and visitors within the department.
• To adhere to the “local rules” relating to radiation protection.
• To ensure that statutory Departmental and Trust requirements for record keeping are met.

• To ensure that quality assurance of equipment and general care and cleaning is carried out in line with departmental policy, recording and reporting faults in a timely manner and where appropriate implementing corrective action.
• To report any deficiencies in the quality of service provision to the Radioisotope Services Manager or his/her Deputy.
• To participate in the extended hour rota and be willing to adopt a flexible approach to working hours if required.
• To notify the Radioisotope Services Manager and/or Deputy Service Lead of any untoward incidents as appropriate and according to departmental procedures and protocols.
• To ensure security in the work environment and maintain the integrity of all Controlled Areas.
• To ensure that materials required for safe manual handling of immobile patients are always available, maintained in good working order and that the need for repairs / replacements are highlighted.

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

• Degree (or post graduate qualification) in Nuclear Medicine or Radiography
• Evidence of clinical experience
• Evidence of professional development
• Appropriate state registration
• Further Education

Experience

• Previous PET/CT experience
• Post graduate experience in Nuclear medicine

Skills Abilities/knowledge

• Ability to express themselves clearly
• Ability to write clearly and concisely
• Ability to use a range of computer software.
• Evidence of problem solving

Other Requirements

• Flexibility to meet the needs of the service (e.g. shift work)
• Able to work on both sites and to be flexible to meet the needs of the role

The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment. Please ensure your information is accurate to avoid errors with processing your application

All applicants will be contacted by email to the address supplied on your application. Applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly and to ensure that email filters are set to allow our emails.

Flu Vaccination – What We Expect of our Staff

At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease.

The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the upmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.