Job overview
There is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and skilled technologist to join our friendly, experienced and multicultural Nuclear Medicine team at Diana Princess of Wales Grimsby.
The department has just installed a new GE Discovery 870 SPECT/CT system so experience in hybrid imaging would be an advantage. Our second camera is currently a Philips Brightview SPECT system with plans to replace this with a second SPECT/CT system in the near future. We have just taken delivery of a brand new Technegas generator system for lung imaging.
Previous experience in aseptic radiopharmaceutical production would be of benefit as the department operates an onsite radiopharmacy producing Tc-99m labelled products for own use.
The local area offers some of the lowest housing costs in England and many excellent schools. The area is geographically varied including the Lincolnshire Wolds, a designated area of outstanding natural beauty, and the traditional seaside resort of Cleethorpes
Main duties of the job
The Nuclear Medicine department currently operates 0800-1800 Monday – Friday; the post holder will be expected to participate in this rota - all contracts will be 7 day contracts
The post holders will be expected to participate in all aspects of the department’s workload as part of a team. You will be expected to work to extremely high standards of safety with high patient throughput.
Work will include:
1. Patient scanning
2. Image processing
3. Transferring and archiving of patient data
4. Equipment quality control
5. Radiopharmacy production and dispensing duties
6. Radiopharmacy cleaning
7. Environmental testing of the radiopharmacy suite
8. Radiation monitoring
9. Radioactive waste management
10. Keeping up to date with personal training and participating in training of less experienced staff.
11. Assisting senior colleagues in day to day running of service.
Working for our organisation
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.
As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.
Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.
We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.
We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.
We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Recruitment & Workforce team will use and hold your personal data for the intended purpose and in line with the Recruitment & Workforce Privacy Statement.
“We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers”.
Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.
Person specification
Education and Qualification
Essential criteria
12. HCPC registered radiographer or already on or eligible for registration on voluntary register of clinical technologists.
13. Appropriate qualification in Nuclear Medicine or Radiology
Desirable criteria
14. Post Graduate course in Nuclear Medicine
Occupational experience and abilities
Essential criteria
15. Specialist knowledge and evidence of practical experience in the majority of Nuclear Medicine procedures and practices
16. Working knowledge of relevant legislation, national standards, professional and other guidelines. e.g. IR(ME)R etc.
17. Working knowledge of other medical imaging procedures and their relevance to Nuclear Medicine procedures
Desirable criteria
18. Experience of working with SPECT/CT systems
19. Prior experience of Radiopharmaceutical production
20. Experience of supervision of students and less experienced staff
21. Able to cannulate
22. Experience of delegated authorization of routine Nuclear Medicine investigations under IR(ME)R
Communication and Interpersonal Skills
Essential criteria
23. Good communication - verbal/written Excellent command of English language
24. Demonstrates understanding of confidentiality
25. Be able to work on own initiative
26. Show knowledge in health and safety issues
Desirable criteria
27. Evidence showing clinical and professional development
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