Senior Clinical Technologist/Radiographer - Nuclear Medicine

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust; Grimsby; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading NHS Foundation Trust in Grimsby as a Nuclear Medicine Technologist. You will be part of a dynamic team utilizing advanced imaging systems, fostering patient care through quality control, and engaging in radiopharmacy tasks. This role offers an opportunity to excel in a diverse and inclusive environment, ideal for those passionate about healthcare.

Qualifications

• Experience in hybrid imaging preferred.
• Participate in high safety standards and patient throughput.
• Training of less experienced staff expected.

Responsibilities

• Conduct patient scanning and image processing.
• Manage radiopharmacy production and dispensing duties.
• Participate in cleaning and environmental testing of the radiopharmacy.

Skills

Aseptic radiopharmaceutical production

Image processing

Equipment quality control

Education

Relevant degree in Nuclear Medicine or similar

Job description

There is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and skilled technologist to join our friendly, experienced and multicultural Nuclear Medicine team at Diana Princess of Wales Grimsby.

The department has just installed a new GE Discovery 870 SPECT/CT system so experience in hybrid imaging would be an advantage. Our second camera is currently a Philips Brightview SPECT system with plans to replace this with a second SPECT/CT system in the near future. We have just taken delivery of a brand new Technegas generator system for lung imaging.

Previous experience in aseptic radiopharmaceutical production would be of benefit as the department operates an onsite radiopharmacy producing Tc-99m labelled products for own use.

The local area offers some of the lowest housing costs in England and many excellent schools. The area is geographically varied including the Lincolnshire Wolds, a designated area of outstanding natural beauty, and the traditional seaside resort of Cleethorpes

The Nuclear Medicine department currently operates 0800-1800 Monday – Friday; the post holder will be expected to participate in this rota - all contracts will be 7 day contracts

The post holders will be expected to participate in all aspects of the department’s workload as part of a team. You will be expected to work to extremely high standards of safety with high patient throughput.

Work Will Include

• Patient scanning
• Image processing
• Transferring and archiving of patient data
• Equipment quality control
• Radiopharmacy production and dispensing duties
• Radiopharmacy cleaning
• Environmental testing of the radiopharmacy suite
• Radiation monitoring
• Radioactive waste management
• Keeping up to date with personal training and participating in training of less experienced staff.
• Assisting senior colleagues in day to day running of service.
  
  

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: David McDermott Job title: Head of Nuclear Medicine Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 03033 304535