Fixed Term/Secondment Opportunity until June 2027
Working about 5 miles from the historic town of Norwich as a Clinical Scientist in Nuclear Medicine you will work within a friendly team of Medical, Technical, Nursing, Administrative and Scientific staff delivering routine and developing diagnostic and therapeutic nuclear medicine to over 1 million people in the Norfolk and Waveney region.
The post holder will be responsible for providing scientific/technical support for routine and developing or novel scientific aspects of nuclear medicine and externally contracted PET/CT service.
The post holder will benefit from a large degree of autonomy in their professional capacity as a qualified Clinical Scientist and Medical Physics Expert where they are expected to manage their own workload but are required to report to the Principle Clinical Scientist in Nuclear Medicine in a line manager capacity.
To support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service, all staff are expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work and consistently demonstrate NNUH's 'PRIDE' values of People focused, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence and demonstrate behaviours that support and encourage an inclusive culture.
Main duties of the job
* Provide and manage the delivery of highly specialised scientific support to clinical services in the field of Nuclear Medicine physics and associated radiation protection involving a broad range of highly specialised, complex, routine/non-routine scientific work.
* To fulfil the role of Medical Physics Expert as defined in the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations 2017 (Statutory Instrument 2017 No. 1322) for specified areas of Nuclear Medicine Physics including PET/CT imaging.
* Direct involvement in performance and safety testing, quality control of complex Nuclear Medicine equipment.
* Participate in the delivery of radiation protection to Radiology and other trust divisions where required and contribute to the work delivered by the Trust Radiation Protection Committee.
* Participate in local audit of the Nuclear Medicine service including in other areas of clinical services for example Breast Imaging as well as within Oncology.
* Support the introduction of new, improved and optimised methods, techniques and service improvements utilising best available evidence, national guidance, and results from research and development.
* Provide and assist with the training of Clinical Scientists, Medical Physics technicians, and trainees in the field of Nuclear Medicine Physics.
* To deputise for the Lead Clinical Scientist where required.
About us
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity.
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
* Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
* Multi Faith prayer room at NNUH Colney Lane site
* Discounted gym memberships
* Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
* Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
* Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH Colney Lane site
* Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
* On-site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane
* On-site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane
* Flexible staff bank
* Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Person Specification
* Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
* Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Qualifications
* Registration with HCPC as a "Clinical Scientist"
* Registered as a Medical Physics Expert with the UK Health Security Agency
* Master's degree in Medical Physics.
* Good Honours degree in Physics or equivalent physical science
* Corporate membership with the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM)
Experience
* Understanding of patient and staff risks arising from use of ionising radiation with unsealed radionuclides, including equipment failure, procedural defects and human error
* Awareness of human anatomy and physiology appropriate for patients being referred for Nuclear Medicine procedures
* Competent computer literacy including microsoft office and other software packages
* Experience of administration of radionuclide therapies
* Experience of computer programming (e.g. Matlab, Visual Basic, SQL) and to demonstrate understanding of networking and DICOM image transfer
Skills
* Scientific knowledge and experience in the field of Nuclear Medicine
* Knowledge of UK legislation relating to the use of unsealed radioactive materials within a hospital environment.
* Knowledge of principles of ionising radiation safety.
* Good scientific skills, particularly the ability to produce, validate, analyse and report data including the use of electronic spreadsheets and databases
* Experience in research and development
* Publications in peer reviewed journals
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.
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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