Job summary
The South
Tyneside and Sunderland Medical Physics Service provides services to Sunderland
Royal Hospital, South Tyneside Hospital and Queen Elizabeth Hospital Gateshead,
providing per annum about 9000 diagnostic nuclear medicine patient
investigations, 100 radionuclide therapy administrations, 4500 bone density
measurements and 2000 vascular ultrasound studies. There is a small Clinical
Instrumentation and Physiological Measurement section at Sunderland Royal
Hospital.
Currently
the service has four dual detector gamma cameras, a dedicated cardiac camera
and 2 bone densitometers. The Trust is in the process of installing a state of
the art SPECT-CT with CZT Detectors.
The Trust is
provided additional Medical Physics Services through a service level agreement
and the post holder advises the Trust on this agreement.
For further
information / informal visits contact:
Peter
Bartholomew, email: p.bartholomew@nhs.net, Tel: 0191 569 9035
Main duties of the job
The Head of
Medical Physics will be a HCPC registered Clinical Scientist specialising in
Nuclear Medicine but with sufficient knowledge of other Medical Physics
disciplines to manage and develop those services.
They must
have excellent communication, management and leaderships skills and be able to
develop effective professional relationships within the Trust, regionally and
nationally.
They will
have proven scientific leadership and management skills, be able to develop and
implement strategy, be motivational and able to ensure the delivery of high
quality scientific services through continuous improvement.
About us
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One Team One Trust - There are many reasons to work at our Trust. From our commitment to putting people first to our accessible services and award winning teams. We have a passion for research, innovation and tackling inequalities. We are committed to respect, fairness and civility and promote a compassionate, caring and positive culture / working environment.
We welcome all applications irrespective of peoples race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups. Looking after our workforces health and wellbeing is a priority for STSFT. We also provide access to high quality education, training, career progression and support. Flexible working is supported via the Trust's Flexible Working Policy.
The Trust employs around 8,300 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We also provide a range of more specialised services outside this area, in some cases to a population as great as 860,000. We offer our staff outstanding benefits - Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support and access to a Childcare Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Directs and Manages the South Tyneside and Sunderland Medical Physics Service
Provides strategic direction and expert leadership
Maintains and develops high standards of scientific and service provision according
to Good Scientific Practice and principles of continuous improvement
Initiates, develops and delivers research and development activities appropriate to
the Medical Physics Service
Provides professional scientific leadership to the Trust
Provides Medical Physics expertise to the Trust, and to regional and national
networks and organisations
Responsible for all of the Medical Physics Service staff
Responsible for all financial matters of the Medical Physics Service
Provides advanced in-depth clinical scientific and technical expertise in the field of
Nuclear Medicine
PLEASE SEE ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION FOR FULL DUTIES OF THE ROLE
Job description
Job responsibilities
Directs and Manages the South Tyneside and Sunderland Medical Physics Service
Provides strategic direction and expert leadership
Maintains and develops high standards of scientific and service provision according
to Good Scientific Practice and principles of continuous improvement
Initiates, develops and delivers research and development activities appropriate to
the Medical Physics Service
Provides professional scientific leadership to the Trust
Provides Medical Physics expertise to the Trust, and to regional and national
networks and organisations
Responsible for all of the Medical Physics Service staff
Responsible for all financial matters of the Medical Physics Service
Provides advanced in-depth clinical scientific and technical expertise in the field of
Nuclear Medicine
PLEASE SEE ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION FOR FULL DUTIES OF THE ROLE
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Advanced Clinical scientific and technical expert in Nuclear Medicine
- Experience in managing and leading a Medical Physics related service to
- a high clinical and scientific standard
Desirable
- Experience in clinical reporting of nuclear medicine investigations
- Previous participation as expert in field in national and/or regional
- networks/organisations
- Experience in bone densitometry
- Understanding of the field
- of Clinical Instrumentation and Physiological measurement
- Understanding of the field of vascular ultrasound
Physical Skills
Essential
- Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post which will require
- visits to Queen Elizabeth Hospital Gateshead and South Tyneside
- Hospital, when required
- Post Holder must be able to carry out specialist clinical and
- equipment procedures and provide some aspects of service delivery
- where highly developed physical skills are required; these include
- manipulation of liquid sources of radioactivity and operation of
- complex and expensive medical equipment
Desirable
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to manage and support the development of a broad range of
- Medical Physics services including of areas outside of specific
- professional expertise
- Knowledge of Governance related to Medical Physics Service
- delivery including related regulatory requirements
- Knowledge of Quality Management and continuous improvement
- cycles
- Ability to provide scientific and clinical advice and teaching in area of
- expertise with accuracy and passion that engages the audience
- In-depth knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathology relevant
- to nuclear medicine
- Ability to make effective decisions where information may be limited
- or expert opinion differs
- Effective managerial, leadership, communication and interpersonal
- skills
- Effective report writing and presentation skills
- Good knowledge and ability in efficient use of a range of software
- packages
- Compassionate, empathetic and supportive
- Able to promote a spirit of working together, both within the Medical
- Physics Service and with the service users
- Demonstrates respect and encourages staff
Qualifications
Essential
- HCPC registered Clinical Scientist
Desirable
- PhD in a related subject
- area
- Certified Radiation
- Protection Advisor
- Certified Radioactive
- Waste Advisor Certified
- Medical Physics Expert
- Management or
- leadership qualification
- Registered CSci or CPhys
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Advanced Clinical scientific and technical expert in Nuclear Medicine
- Experience in managing and leading a Medical Physics related service to
- a high clinical and scientific standard
Desirable
- Experience in clinical reporting of nuclear medicine investigations
- Previous participation as expert in field in national and/or regional
- networks/organisations
- Experience in bone densitometry
- Understanding of the field
- of Clinical Instrumentation and Physiological measurement
- Understanding of the field of vascular ultrasound
Physical Skills
Essential
- Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post which will require
- visits to Queen Elizabeth Hospital Gateshead and South Tyneside
- Hospital, when required
- Post Holder must be able to carry out specialist clinical and
- equipment procedures and provide some aspects of service delivery
- where highly developed physical skills are required; these include
- manipulation of liquid sources of radioactivity and operation of
- complex and expensive medical equipment
Desirable
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to manage and support the development of a broad range of
- Medical Physics services including of areas outside of specific
- professional expertise
- Knowledge of Governance related to Medical Physics Service
- delivery including related regulatory requirements
- Knowledge of Quality Management and continuous improvement
- cycles
- Ability to provide scientific and clinical advice and teaching in area of
- expertise with accuracy and passion that engages the audience
- In-depth knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathology relevant
- to nuclear medicine
- Ability to make effective decisions where information may be limited
- or expert opinion differs
- Effective managerial, leadership, communication and interpersonal
- skills
- Effective report writing and presentation skills
- Good knowledge and ability in efficient use of a range of software
- packages
- Compassionate, empathetic and supportive
- Able to promote a spirit of working together, both within the Medical
- Physics Service and with the service users
- Demonstrates respect and encourages staff
Qualifications
Essential
- HCPC registered Clinical Scientist
Desirable
- PhD in a related subject
- area
- Certified Radiation
- Protection Advisor
- Certified Radioactive
- Waste Advisor Certified
- Medical Physics Expert
- Management or
- leadership qualification
- Registered CSci or CPhys
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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