PET Centre Practice Development Radiographer/ Imaging Technologist

King's College London; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent educational institution in Westminster is seeking a highly experienced PET radiographer/imaging technologist for maternity leave cover. The role involves leading training initiatives, ensuring high standards in imaging and patient care, and supporting research studies. Candidates should have at least 3 years of experience in PET imaging or nuclear medicine, along with strong interpersonal skills. This is a full-time position with a fixed-term contract up to 12 months.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years experience in PET imaging or nuclear medicine.
• Experience in a practice development role preferred.
• Commitment to driving change and implementing new practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead training and development initiatives for Imaging teams.
• Ensure staff are trained to deliver high standards in imaging.
• Assist in all aspects of service provision and monitor care standards.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Leadership

Decision making

Organizational skills

Education

Qualified Radiographer/Technologist

Job description

We are seeking a highly experienced PET radiographer/imaging technologist for maternity leave cover, to support our imaging teams in developing new ways of working to fully exploit the opportunities that Total Body PET will bring. With support and in collaboration with the PET Centre Superintendent Radiographers, the post holder will be responsible for identifying, developing and coordinating training and development initiatives for the Imaging teams. With input from the Medical Physics Leads, they will ensure staff are supported in adopting new practices to optimise clinical imaging protocols for Total Body PET, whilst maintaining skills in conventional PET‑CT.

They will ensure staff are trained to the highest possible standards to deliver a growing portfolio of PET research studies in adherence with Good Clinical Practice. In doing so, they will be expected to lead by example, able to deliver excellent quality imaging and patient/participant care themselves. They will provide leadership and motivation to establish research and clinical practices which are evidence‑based and lead to standard setting. With the Superintendent team, they will monitor and review professional standards of care, reporting on performance, and instituting remedial action where necessary.

The post holder will assist the Radiation Protection Supervisor, Superintendent Radiographers and clinical and academic leads in all aspects of service provision, including working with new staff, trainees, students and visitors. They will need to be able to work independently, make decisions, and organise and prioritise their workload in a busy work environment and time‑critical situations.

To be successful in this post, we require a dynamic and ambitious qualified Radiographer/Technologist with good interpersonal skills and at least 3 years experience of working in PET imaging or nuclear medicine. Candidates who have experience in a practice development role and/or in delivering research studies and/or working with Total Body PET will be preferred.

An important criterion for selecting the successful post holder will be their commitment to drive and implement change when recommended. They will support teams to deliver excellent clinical care to all patients and research subjects, working within all relevant local and National regulatory and clinical governance guidelines.

The PET Centre is part of Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust and Kings College London within the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences.

We run a clinical PET service in parallel with an extensive programme of clinical research. Facilities currently include two cyclotrons, radiochemistry labs, three PET‑CT scanners and a PET‑MR scanner. We have recently installed two state‑of‑the‑art Siemens Quadra Total Body PET‑CT scanners. This is a very exciting time to join our team with ample opportunity to contribute to an ambitious programme developing the clinical and research capabilities of the department.

Our work includes providing a clinical PET service for >8,000 patients per year from across South East London as well as national referrals from other UK centres. We also support clinical and technical research programs with collaborators from the Hospital, the Medical School and other institutions. Clinical and research imaging capabilities are greatly enhanced by our on‑site cyclotrons and radiochemistry laboratories, with tracers produced to GMP standards. We are one of two initial sites selected by the Medical Research Council (MRC) for the UK Total Body PET infrastructure.

This is a full time post (35 Hours per week), and you will be offered a fixed term contract for maternity leave cover (up to 12 months).