Specialist Nuclear Medicine Radiographer / Trainee

NHS; Preston; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a qualified Nuclear Medicine Radiographer or a Trainee at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The role involves providing a wide range of imaging services, supporting patient care, and ensuring high standards of practice within a busy department. Successful candidates will have a commitment to professional development and a passion for patient care.

Benefits

Onsite Nursery with Childcare Voucher scheme

Salary sacrifice schemes

Free staff Wifi

Strong links with local Universities

Excellent medical library on-site

27 days annual leave rising to 33

Qualifications

• Qualified Nuclear Medicine Radiographer or Trainee with a DCR/BSc Hons.
• HCPC registered and willing to undertake further training.
• Experience in nuclear medicine procedures and hybrid imaging.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the timely delivery of effective nuclear medicine services.
• Monitor standards of professional practice and supervise junior staff.
• Ensure high standards of care and patient safety.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Patient Care

Education

DCR/BSc Hons in Diagnostic Radiography

Post Graduate Diploma in Nuclear Medicine

HCPC registration

Job description

Go back Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist Nuclear Medicine Radiographer / Trainee

The closing date is 27 May 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a qualified Nuclear Medicine Radiographer or a Trainee to take a significant role in a busy Nuclear Medicine Department here at the Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Trust. The Department provides a wide ranging imaging, non-imaging and therapeutic radionuclide service based at the Royal Preston Hospital. This busy department is equipped with two dual head SPECT/CT scanners (GE Discovery 870 DR).

If you are a trainee Band 5 radiographer you must have a DCR/BSc Hons in Diagnostic Radiography and be HCPC registered. You must be willing to commit to training for a year and you would be appointed to a band 6 position on completion of the diploma and once fully competent.

The Department supports a progressive cardiac imaging service with Radiographer lead stressing.

You will hold a Post Graduate Diploma in Nuclear Medicine and have proven experience of an extensive range of Nuclear medicine procedures and demonstrable evidence of a high level of Hybrid Imaging knowledge.

Suitably qualified radiographers with an interest in Nuclear Medicine and willing to undertake the Post Graduate Diploma in Nuclear Medicine will also be considered for a development role.

We are committed to supporting your career progression through ongoing professional development and the opportunity to advance clinical skills within a supportive and rewarding area of practice. In return we are looking for a compassionate, motivated individual dedicated to working in partnership to support our patients and their families. Together with our multidisciplinary team we aim to achieve the highest standards in care and efficient, safe and timely procedures of our patients whilst upholding the Trust values.

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for carrying out the workload in the specific area of the department assigned, to ensure the timely delivery of an effective service.

You will monitor and maintain standards of professional practice, supervise more junior staff and deploy staff assuring standards are met.Provide leadership and direction to the team, acting as a role model and patient advocate.

Assess, plan and make informed decisions on the required Imaging examinations providing advice and maintaining associated records.

About us

We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You'll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you'd never have done. You'll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.

You'll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.

Job responsibilities

We are a small team that works closely across all roles to ensure a high quality service.

Duties will include, but not be limited to:

• Assist and support the Lead radiographer in the safe, effective management of the area including management of personnel, facilities and the associated systems and processes.
• Be responsible for the delivery and coordination of care, through appropriate professional practice, delegation and supervision of duties carried out by junior staff.
• Ensure a high radiographic standard is delivered by self and others based on assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of standards to meet patients needs in accordance with agreed local and national standards and evidence based guidelines.
• Monitor and maintain standards of care to improve the patient experience and outcome of care.
• Proactively manage risk and maintain patient safety, conforming to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Communicate with patients, relatives and other healthcare workers to ensure appropriate dissemination of complex information, in a form and manner consistent with their level of understanding, culture, background and preferred ways of communicating.
• Promote equality in care and practice by recognising, respecting and meeting the needs and choices of individuals.
• Ensures environment of care is safe, well equipped and compliant with standards for hygiene and cleanliness.
• To participate in education and training of junior staff.
• Maintain and develop own professional competence and seek to extend the scope of personal knowledge and skills within scope of role and professional practice.
• Comply with the requirements of the Ionising Radiation Regulations 2017 and IR (ME) R 2018 and related departmental protocols and procedures.

We encourage a relaxed informal atmosphere and a flexible approach to work. Our Trust benefits from an onsite radiopharmacy that produces radiopharmaceuticals for us each day. We work core hours of 8:30am 4:30pm, Monday to Friday.

• Onsite Nursery, with Childcare Voucher scheme in place with Childcare subsidy.
• Salary sacrifice schemes including Cycle to Work / Car Lease / Computers / Smart TVs
• Free staff Wifi in and around the hospital
• Strong links with local Universities
• Excellent medical library on-site
• 27 days annual leave rising to 29 (after 5 years) and 33 (after 10 years) plus 8 bank holidays. Option to purchase additional annual leave.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Education

• oDCR/BSc Hons Diagnostic Radiography
• oDRI/PgD Nuclear Medicine or commitment to undertake training
• oHCPC registered
• oAttendance at study days
• oDemonstrates understanding of the service and suitable experience
• oCertification in injection and cannulation

Knowledge and Experience

• oExperience in a wide range of general nuclear medicine procedures
• oAwareness of developments in Nuclear Medicine
• oKnowledge of relevant policies and procedures
• Knowledge of IRR 17 and IRMR18
• oExperience in the use of CT
• Experience of audit

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.

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£29,970 to £44,962 a yearper annum, pro rata