Principal Clinical Scientist (Nuclear Medicine)

ZeroAge; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Nottingham is looking for a Principal Clinical Scientist to support its Nuclear Medicine Service. The role involves managing equipment, delivering services, and ensuring compliance within a high-quality medical framework. The ideal candidate will be a registered Clinical Scientist with expertise in Nuclear Medicine, responsible for training staff and contributing to research initiatives.

Qualifications

• Maintain professional and regulatory standards as a Clinical Scientist and MPE.
• Experience in applying scientific knowledge in Nuclear Medicine.
• Continuing professional development to stay updated with medical practices.

Responsibilities

• Manage equipment quality assurance and service development.
• Deliver MRT services and communicate radiation protection to patients.
• Support QA programs for patient investigations.

Skills

Expert knowledge in Nuclear Medicine

Quality assurance

Patient communication

Legislative compliance

Training and teaching

Education

Registered Clinical Scientist

Job description

Overview

The Principal Clinical Scientist will support the Nuclear Medicine Service by applying scientific knowledge at an expert level in the Nuclear Medicine Clinics, including diagnostic Nuclear Medicine, Molecular Radionuclide Therapy (MRT) and PET/CT. The post-holder will act as a Medical Physics Expert (MPE) in Nuclear Medicine as required by the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations 2017 and will work across the Nuclear Medicine departments at Nottingham City Hospital (including the Nottingham PET/CT Centre) and Queens Medical Centre, and with external customer Kings Mill Hospital.

Responsibilities

• Equipment management and quality assurance (QA), optimisation and service development.
• Direct delivery of the MRT service, including administering therapies and communicating with patients regarding radiation protection.
• Ensuring legislative compliance and maintenance of the Quality Management System (QMS).
• Line management of junior staff within the Nuclear Medicine section.
• Teaching, training and research activities within Nuclear Medicine and related areas.
• Providing scientific support to Nuclear Medicine Clinics according to the duty physicist rota, including:
  • Interpreting data to write clinical reports on patient investigations for referring consultant medical doctors.
  • Providing scientific support to technical and radiographic staff for data sufficiency and image quality for accurate diagnoses.
  • Supporting QA programmes for equipment and software related to acquisition and analysis of patient investigations and therapies.
  • Supporting the Radiopharmacy Unit at QMC including batch release and QA of radiopharmaceuticals.
  • Supporting the Nuclear Medicine Department at external customer Kings Mill Hospital.
• Policy and service development within the Quality Management System for the section.
• Contributing to maintenance of statistical information for audit, clinical governance and management purposes.
• Identifying possible service developments and new areas of work to maximise patient and customer benefits.
• Assisting with major equipment specification, selection and acceptance testing to ensure safety and suitability for clinical use.
• Assisting with the financial management of the Nuclear Medicine service to stay within budgets.
• Supervising trainee clinical scientists on placements and providing training to Medical Physics staff in Nuclear Medicine.
• Providing training to other groups of healthcare professionals (including FRCR and IRMER lectures).
• Initiating and participating in research and innovation in Nuclear Medicine and related departments.
• Analysing and interpreting results from research and development studies for presentation at scientific meetings and publication in peer-reviewed journals.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Maintain continuing professional development to standards defined by professional and regulatory bodies and maintain registration as a Clinical Scientist and MPE.
• Ensure all activities are carried out within the ISO quality framework and conform to statutory regulations, approved codes of practice and local rules.
• Keep abreast of the latest technical and scientific developments and apply them to the work of the section.
• Prioritise and manage own workload and meet agreed objectives.

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