Job overview
The Nuclear Medicine service at Barking, Havering & Redbridge Univeristy Hospitals NHS Trust are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated radiographer to join their friendly team.
The service maintains a primary Nuclear Medicine department at Queens Hospital consisting of 2 SPECT gamma cameras, a 32-slice SPECT CT, an in-house Radiopharmacy and facilities for sample counting and cell labelling.
In addition Queens Hospital provides a radionuclide therapy service that includes I-131 and Ra-223 and there are plans to commence 177Lu therapy through clinical trials. King George Hospital also supports a small Nuclear Medicine service that currently supports the sentinel node work for the breast team.
The departments serve a population of approximately 750,000 people.
The successful candidate will be expected to participate in all aspects of the service including QA, radiopharmacy (training will be provided), therapies and research as well as imaging and radiopharmaceutical administration.
Applicants should have HCPC registration and experience with SPECT CT.
At BHRUT, we are committed to building an inclusive workforce and offer flexible working arrangements to support work-life balance.
Main duties of the job
• To carry our Nuclear Medicine investigations on in-patients and outpatients.
• To ensure high standards in all aspects of the administration of radiopharmaceuticals to patients.
• To contribute to the analysis of data from Nuclear Medicine investigations
• To contribute to ensuring compliance with radiation safety legislation
• To work as part of a team in the manufacturing radiopharmacy.
• To train and supervise Band 5 members of staff and trainees.
Working for our organisation
We’re an organisation that is getting better and betterand ourimprovements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with. We’re no longer in ; we’ve opened at our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH); and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named by the Health Service Journal.
We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to and get rid of corridor care.
Our patients are benefitting from our in Ilford; an in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at and at in Hornchurch.
These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 88,000 scans a year.
The majority of our 8,000 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited. We’re proud to be a employer.
We’re looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.
Person specification
Education/Qualification
Essential criteria
1. HCPC registration
Knowledge/Experience
Essential criteria
2. Familiarity with current legislation, codes of practice and professional guidance in Nuclear Medicine to include: IRR 2017, IR(ME)R 2017, EPR 2016
3. Knowledge and experience in SPECT CT
4. Proven experience in Nuclear Medicine performing a wide range of procedures
Desirable criteria
5. Experience with radionuclide therapy administration
6. Previous Radiopharmacy production experience
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.