Nuclear Med specialist Receptionist and Rad Protection Administrator
The closing date is 26 April 2026
Job summary
Band 3 Nuclear Medicine specialist receptionist and Radiation Protection Administrator
**This is a fixed-term post for 7 months to cover maternity leave.**
This position is split 50/50 between the Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Protection Departments:
- In Nuclear Medicine you will be manning the specialism reception dealing with patients and facilitating their pathway. There are administrative duties too.
- In Radiation Protection there is administration including booking visits and updating the databases and organising workflows.
Main duties of the job
In Nuclear Medicine:
- Act as part of team tracking medical records, answering queries and arranging patient appointments/ admissions where necessary. Extensive use of electronic patient record system (EPR) and other associated systems.
- Responsible for providing non-clinical advice to patients and relatives as and when required as far as scheduling appointments is concerned.
- To be responsible for cooordinating non-radioactive stock control and departmental ordering and purchasing systems in line with Trust procurement policies.
- Use of the procurement systems for ordering and invoicing external sites, departments and suppliers.
In Radiation Protection:
- To manage and organise the QA schedule kept on an Excel spread sheet, matching staff availability from Outlook to the equipment requirements.
- To maintain and update the training database, ensuring the integrity of the data issue of certification. Provide summaries of training provided.
- Schedule staff training sessions, including booking rooms as necessary, invite the trainees and answer queries.
- The RP team provide the secretariat function to the Trust Radiation Protection Committee (RPC) and the responsibilities are to ensure smooth running of the RPC.
- Take part in, and minute the RP Departmental monthly meetings.
About us
Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.
The CQC rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.
Our "CARE" values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.
Details
Date posted
10 April 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£25,760 to £27,476 a year per annum
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
7 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
193-7833133PCG
Job locations
Royal Berkshire Hosptial
London Road
Reading
RG1 5AN
Employer details
Employer name
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Berkshire Hosptial
London Road
Reading
RG1 5AN
Employer's website
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