Nuclear Medicine Radiographer

Site: Mount Vernon Cancer Centre, Town Northwood

Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum, plus 15% High Cost Area Supplement

Salary period: Yearly

Closing date: 23/04/2025 23:59

Here at East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, our mission is to provide high-quality, compassionate care for our communities. Our vision to 2030 is to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service.

We are looking for a Nuclear Medicine Radiographer who shares our vision. The Nuclear Medicine Department, part of the Radiation Services group at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre, provides diagnostic imaging investigations together with molecular radiotherapies. We have an imaging suite with SPECT/CT, gamma counting for in-vitro studies and a dedicated in-patient annex for radionuclide therapies. In addition to our patient-facing clinical service, we operate a radiopharmacy that supplies radiopharmaceuticals to other nuclear medicine departments throughout Northwest London and the Home Counties.

You will need to have a BSc Radiography and a postgraduate qualification in Nuclear Medicine, along with evidence of working in nuclear medicine, or a Degree in Clinical Technology or a related discipline (or equivalent level of knowledge and experience), backed up by specific training and experience in nuclear medicine. Experience in SPECT/CT, PET/CT and/or CT imaging is essential for this role. You will also have evidence of current CPD activity. Radiographers must have registration with the HCPC. Clinical technologists must be on the Register of Clinical Technologists.

At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

Main duties of the job:

• As an experienced radiographer or clinical technologist with current HCPC/RCT registration, you will participate fully in the delivery of the clinical nuclear medicine service, undertaking administration of radiopharmaceuticals for imaging, in-vitro studies and therapy.
• You will ensure that our high standards of patient care are promoted and maintained at all times.
• You should have a good understanding of radiation protection measures and precautions required following diagnostic procedures and be able to communicate these sensitively and clearly to patients.
• You will be expected to use your knowledge, skills and experience to actively participate in service improvement programmes with clinical scientists and other healthcare professionals.
• Upon completion of a comprehensive in-house training programme in good manufacturing practice, you will be involved in all aspects of the radiopharmaceutical manufacture and dispensing in the radiopharmacy.

Qualifications/Training:

• DCR(R) / BSc Radiography and a postgraduate qualification in Nuclear Medicine together with evidence of working in nuclear medicine or Degree in Clinical Technology or related discipline (or equivalent level of knowledge and experience), backed up by specific training and experience in nuclear medicine.
• Evidence of current CPD activity.
• Radiographers must be a member of the Society of Radiographers and Clinical technologists must be on the Register of Clinical Technologists.
• Training in cannulation / administration of intravenous injections.
• PgD / MSc in Nuclear Medicine.
• Evidence of interest in, or attendance at M Level courses.

Previous Experience:

• Specialised training and practical experience in diagnostic Nuclear Medicine investigations.
• Experience of Radiation Protection sufficient to give advice to patients and members of staff.
• Evidence of some teaching / training / mentoring experience.
• Experience of SPECT/CT imaging.
• Experience in Nuclear Medicine therapy procedures.
• Specialised training and practical experience in Radiopharmacy and cell labelling.

Skills:

• Excellent numeracy – ability to perform calculations for radioactive decay, radioactive concentration, volumes, percentages and other typical calculations required for the preparation / dispensing / checking of patient doses.
• Highly developed physical accuracy to achieve precision and speed in radiopharmaceutical dispensing procedure, intravenous injections and the use of sophisticated scientific and technical equipment.
• Ability to concentrate for long periods of time whilst working alone in the radiopharmacy.
• Good organisational skills.
• Ability to stand for extended periods of time whilst working.
• Demonstrates importance of team working and able to motivate a team.
• Good communicator of sensitive information to patients and members of the public.
• Ability to analyse and interpret complex data and make judgements from the results.
• Good working knowledge of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and use Clinical Applications software.
• Ability to teach, train and supervise students and other members of staff within their areas of competence.
• Ability to apply their knowledge and experience of practical nuclear medicine and radiation protection in order to implement new procedures and suggest developments to existing ones.
• Take an interest in the development and progression of department procedures and techniques.
• Experience of auditing clinical practice / procedures.

Knowledge:

• Specialised theoretical and practical clinical knowledge in nuclear medicine of diagnostic imaging and therapeutic and palliative treatments.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation, national standards, professional and other guidelines (IRR99, IR(ME)R2000, EPR2010 etc).
• Knowledge of principles and practice of radiopharmacy and in-vitro diagnostic tests.
• Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practice as applied to aseptic manufacturing.
• Knowledge of current and innovative nuclear medicine investigations and therapeutic procedures.
• Knowledge of current professional issues.

Other requirements:

• Good interpersonal skills.
• Know when to seek advice and assistance.
• Ability to cope with moving and handling of patients.
• Willingness to attend courses.
• Experience and evidence of engagement around equality, diversity and inclusion issues in relation to policy, service development and service delivery.

Our values:

• Include: We value the diversity and experience of our community colleagues and partners, creating relationships and climates that provide an opportunity to share, collaborate and grow together.
• Respect: We create a safe environment where we are curious of the lived experience of others, seek out best practice and are open to listening and hearing new ideas.
• Improve: We are committed to consistently delivering excellent services and continuously looking to improve through a creative workforce that feels empowered to act in service of our shared purpose.

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion for all job applicants, staff, patients and the wider community. We want to create a workforce which represents the communities we serve. We are on a journey to become a more inclusive organisation and we welcome applications from everyone regardless of their background. In particular, we encourage applications from candidates with disabilities, and candidates from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds who are currently under-represented in various parts of our workforce.

We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to support flexible working for our staff wherever possible and all our employees are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and achieved our status in 2019. We will remove barriers that prospective candidates might face at any stage of our recruitment process. If you have a disability and would like the advert in an alternative format, or would like to talk about how we can adjust the interview process to best support you, please contact us by emailing resourcing.enh-tr@nhs.net.

We are also proud to support our UK armed forces by supporting Reservists, Cadet Instructors, Veterans and military spouses/partners into employment and offering supportive policies that value their contribution to the community and to our Trust.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date in certain circumstances. Please ensure that you make your application as soon as possible. All correspondence relating to vacancies will be via the e-mail address you have provided on your application form.

As a publicly funded employer, we need to ensure we utilise our funds responsibly; this may mean we are unable to support sponsorship required to gain the right to work for particular positions. We strongly advise you to contact the line manager or a member of the Resourcing Team before applying to confirm if we will be able to support with sponsorship for that post.