Senior Nuclear Medicine Technologist/Radiographer

NHS AfC: Band 7

Main area: Nuclear Medicine

Grade: NHS AfC: Band 7

Contract: 12 months (Fixed Term Contract for Maternity Leave until 31/03/2026)

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Job ref: 196-LIS9254

Employer: Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Employer type: NHS

Site: Guys and St Thomas

Town: London

Salary: £54,320 - £60,981 p.a. inc. HCA (pro rata)

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 20/02/:59

Guy's and St Thomas' is among the UK's busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.

The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they can deliver high quality, safe and efficient care.

Job overview

Senior Nuclear Medicine Technologist / Radiographer - Band 7

We have an exciting opportunity within our multi-disciplinary team for a Senior Nuclear Medicine Technologist/Radiographer to cover maternity leave for a period of approximately one year. We are looking for an individual who is professional and caring, ambitious and forward-thinking, and keen to help develop our service and our staff, so that our Nuclear Medicine service exceeds the expectations of our patients.

If you share this vision and have an in-depth knowledge of all Nuclear Medicine procedures and investigations in conjunction with excellent leadership and management skills, then this role is for you.

You will perform a wide range of Nuclear Medicine procedures, both simple and complex, along with DEXA imaging, cardiac stressing and image evaluation. You will undertake a significant supervisory role and provide clinical leadership and supervision of junior members of staff at your designated site.

HCPC registration as a Radiographer, or registration with an appropriate PSA-accredited register (for example, the RCT or AHCS) as a Clinical Technologist specialising in Nuclear Medicine is essential.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will perform all diagnostic nuclear medicine procedures on patients of all ages, who are suffering from a wide range of illnesses including life-threatening conditions and terminal illnesses, requiring empathy and skills to help patients through difficult and complex procedures.

You will manage and support junior members of the Nuclear Medicine Technologist/Radiographer team, including undertaking personal development reviews and providing pastoral support. You will supervise students and trainees from a variety of backgrounds and encourage the highest professional and technical standards in all staff by role modelling excellence and providing constructive supervision.

Person specification Knowledge

• BSc (Hons) Radiography/Nuclear Medicine or equivalent
• Registration with HCPC/RCT or other appropriate professional body
• PgD/MSc Nuclear Medicine, or equivalent experience to MSc level

Experience

• Proven experience in a wide range of Nuclear Medicine investigations and cardiac stressing
• Competent in all data acquisition and analysis
• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team
• Proven experience of ability to agree and deliver departmental and Trust objectives
• Experience in supervision and training
• Significant experience in an acute healthcare environment

Skills

• Competent to follow department procedures and policies unsupervised whilst understanding the need for Senior Managers' intervention and support
• Demonstrate a duty of care to patients and staff
• Good interpersonal skills demonstrating an ability to work with patients and staff from diverse backgrounds.

Guy's and St Thomas' celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitably according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or studies at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Name: Damion Bailey

Job title: Workforce & Professional Development Lead

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