Job overview
This is an exciting role to work and get experience of all aspects of nuclear medicine in a large London teaching hospital. The role is to support the team of medical physicists and the department more widely in nuclear medicine imaging, radiopharmaceutical therapy, radiation safety and non-imaging tests. The department also has a long history of innovation and research. As a member of the team you will be exposed to this and have the opportunity to get involved.
Main duties of the job
You will assist in the quality assurance testing of imaging and non-imaging equipment.
You will manage and maintain some of the radiation monitoring equipment.
You will support the management of the radionuclide therapy service by helping prepare and clear rooms before and after therapy.
You will support the management of radioactive waste within the department.
You will maintain records of staff radiation dose and support the distribution and management of radiation badges.
You will help with data entry and analysis of non-imaging nuclear medicine tests.
You will help with audit within the department and present findings.
You will help with the procurement and maintenance of equipment within the department.
You will assist in the production of SOPs relating to the activities covered in this post.
You will participate in the departments training and competency programme.
You will assist in the training of students and trainee technologists.
Working for our organisation
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
1. University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
2. National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
3. Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
4. University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
5. Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
6. University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
7. The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
8. University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.