Job summary
The post-holder will provide Medical Physics Expert (MPE) level support for the Nuclear Medicine (NM) service on 3 sites across Sheffield, and at regional Trusts for whom we provide scientific services. Depending on experience, they may also provide support to the on-site Alliance-Medical owned PET-CT service and to the on-site University of Sheffield owned PET-MR service.
The post-holder will be a registered MPE for nuclear medicine. Anyone not yet registered may be considered at initial recruitment to a Band 7 role; they must be a registered Clinical Scientist with the HCPC with sufficient nuclear medicine experience to progress quickly to MPE registration.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will provide MPE level scientific support for nuclear medicine across the region, but especially to the Trusts own Molecular Radiotherapy (MRT) service, helping to drive forward the rapid changes in MRT.
Our Molecular Radiotherapy (MRT) service is large and expanding; we are currently in the final stages of a major capital programme which will provide expanded treatment facilities co-located with a new SPECT-CT camera being installed in September to support the growing service and adoption of MRT dosimetry.
We also benefit from excellent working relationships with clinical and nursing staff from the MRT referral pathways, especially the Endocrine and Oncology Consultants who hold the ARSAC licenses for our therapies.
About us
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Nuclear Medicine in Sheffield is a large 4-camera department running over 6000 patient procedures per year. We also offer scientific support, radiological ARSAC support and clinical technologist support to a number of Nuclear Medicine (NM) services at Trusts within the South Yorkshire / North Derbyshire region.
We are a large, friendly and busy department with Clinical Scientists, Clinical Technologists and Specialist Nurses working very closely with our Radionuclide Radiologist colleagues and others in Radiology. Our multidisciplinary team work very effectively together with all striving to improve services for both patients and staff.
Within the same department we also share Clinical Scientist staff with the Trust's 3DLab - an imaging lab which provides advanced image manipulation, visualisation, AI and AR developments and additive manufacturing. This supports a number of different clinical pathways from the wider Trust both in Sheffield and the region and its expertise has also helped improve and streamline various NM pathways and provided bespoke analysis for non-standard image acquisition.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Please also note this vacancy is banded dependent upon applicants registration relevant to this post. The banding of the successful applicant/s will start at Band 7 unless applicants meet the necessary threshold of registration required to start on Band 8a.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Please also note this vacancy is banded dependent upon applicants registration relevant to this post. The banding of the successful applicant/s will start at Band 7 unless applicants meet the necessary threshold of registration required to start on Band 8a.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- (Band 7 & 8a) Honours degree at least 2(ii) in Physics or equivalent.
- (Band 7 & 8a) Masters degree or equivalent in Medical Physics / relevant subject area.
- (Band 7 & 8a) Registration as a Clinical Scientist with the Health Professions Council.
- (Band 8a) Registration as a MPE in Nuclear Medicine
- (Band 7 & 8a) Evidence of on-going professional development and CPD.
Desirable
- (Band 7 & 8a) PhD or equivalent level of knowledge/expertise in Nuclear Medicine
Experience
Essential
- (Band 7) Postgraduate experience in clinical science with evidence of scientific activity and proven ability in a hospital environment or equivalent. It is generally expected that part of this experience will have been gained through structured basic and advanced training programmes.-
- (Band 8a) Significant postgraduate experience in Nuclear Medicine with evidence of scientific activity and proven ability in a hospital environment or equivalent. It is generally expected that part of this experience will have been gained through structured basic and advanced training programmes.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- (Band 7 & 8a) Honours degree at least 2(ii) in Physics or equivalent.
- (Band 7 & 8a) Masters degree or equivalent in Medical Physics / relevant subject area.
- (Band 7 & 8a) Registration as a Clinical Scientist with the Health Professions Council.
- (Band 8a) Registration as a MPE in Nuclear Medicine
- (Band 7 & 8a) Evidence of on-going professional development and CPD.
Desirable
- (Band 7 & 8a) PhD or equivalent level of knowledge/expertise in Nuclear Medicine
Experience
Essential
- (Band 7) Postgraduate experience in clinical science with evidence of scientific activity and proven ability in a hospital environment or equivalent. It is generally expected that part of this experience will have been gained through structured basic and advanced training programmes.-
- (Band 8a) Significant postgraduate experience in Nuclear Medicine with evidence of scientific activity and proven ability in a hospital environment or equivalent. It is generally expected that part of this experience will have been gained through structured basic and advanced training programmes.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals
Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Glossop Road
Sheffield
S10 2JF
Employer's website
https://www.sth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
