Job summary
We are thrilled to offer an exciting opportunity for a passionate and highly skilled Nuclear Medicine Technologist/Radiographer to lead our PET-CT service. In this role, you will work closely with other site leads and the Operational Lead Technologist to ensure the safe, efficient, and high-quality delivery of services within our PET-CT department. We are seeking a highly skilled, motivated, and forward-thinking professional with a proven track record of leadership and management excellence.As the post holder, you will oversee and inspire a dedicated and multidisciplinary team, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement. Your role will be pivotal in driving the delivery of outstanding, high-quality PET-CT services while identifying and implementing opportunities for innovation and growth.You will possess excellent technical skills in organising and delivering PET-CT studies, and have significant experience working in a large Nuclear Medicine departments. As the PET-CT lead, you will have outstanding communication, organisational, and management skills, with the ability to motivate and lead colleagues, and create a multi-professional quality driven working environment with patients at the centre of care.
Main duties of the job
The successful post holder will provide senior leadership skills and have in-depth knowledge in Nuclear Medicine governance to support Technologists, Operational Lead Technologist and the Head of Nuclear Medicine within the department.The post holder will have the ability to work effectively with other imaging service, professional leads within Nuclear Medicine, Radiopharmacy and clinical learning facilitators.Barts Health NHS Trust is continuously innovating and revolving to improve services that we can offer to our patients by investing in our staff and students to develop their skills and reach their full potential.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc Nuclear Medicine
- DCR, BSc Diagnostic Imaging, Post-grade in Nuclear Medicine or equivalent
- HCPC State Registration and/or RCT Registration
- Evidence of post registration study and Continuous Professional Development
Desirable
- Post registration qualification (Professional or managerial) at MSc/PG dip level, or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience in Nuclear Medicine, PET-CT, cardiac imaging, and therapy.
- Clinical experience in a wide range of imaging modalities.
- Teaching and training experience in nuclear medicine imaging.
- Evidence of leadership experience.
- Experience of supervising and managing staff and undertaking appraisals with Nuclear Medicine staff
- Development and implementation of Radiographic protocols and procedures
- Experience and in depthknowledge in Nuclear Medicine Governance compliance and risk management in all areas of practice.
Desirable
- Experience in leadership roles
- NHS experience
- Handling difficult and challenging situations.
Skills
Essential
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills within a multi-disciplinary team.
- Ability to interact effectively at all levels of the organisation.
- Effectively across professional boundaries and ensure an appropriate flow of information
- Ability to employ different forms of communication to meet the patient's needs.
- Strong, effective organisational Ability.
- Ability to lead and motivate staff
- Capable of dealing with challenging behaviors.
- To remain professional in all areas of communication. Pro-active, innovative and problem solving approach to work.
- Ability to demonstrate awareness of responsibility to and advocacy for patients.
- Evidence of managing a stressful situation to a successful outcome
- Ability to work under pressure to exacting standards
- Presentation skills - the ability to present clearly, logically and thoughtfully on a given topic at short notice to a mix of levels.
- Ability to deal confidently with staff at all levels of an organisation.
Desirable
- Ability to produce high quality documentation to support service development.
- Ability to produce evidence-based documentation for the processes and procedures as well as record to support the outcomes.
Knowledge
Essential
- Expert clinical knowledge in one or more specialist imaging modalities
- Working knowledge of responsibilities relating to ionising radiation regulations.
- Understanding of relevant legislation, national standards, and professional guidelines.
- Knowledge of and experience in departmental administration.
Desirable
- Nuclear Medicine and PET-CT standard routines and regulations
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc Nuclear Medicine
- DCR, BSc Diagnostic Imaging, Post-grade in Nuclear Medicine or equivalent
- HCPC State Registration and/or RCT Registration
- Evidence of post registration study and Continuous Professional Development
Desirable
- Post registration qualification (Professional or managerial) at MSc/PG dip level, or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience in Nuclear Medicine, PET-CT, cardiac imaging, and therapy.
- Clinical experience in a wide range of imaging modalities.
- Teaching and training experience in nuclear medicine imaging.
- Evidence of leadership experience.
- Experience of supervising and managing staff and undertaking appraisals with Nuclear Medicine staff
- Development and implementation of Radiographic protocols and procedures
- Experience and in depthknowledge in Nuclear Medicine Governance compliance and risk management in all areas of practice.
Desirable
- Experience in leadership roles
- NHS experience
- Handling difficult and challenging situations.
Skills
Essential
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills within a multi-disciplinary team.
- Ability to interact effectively at all levels of the organisation.
- Effectively across professional boundaries and ensure an appropriate flow of information
- Ability to employ different forms of communication to meet the patient's needs.
- Strong, effective organisational Ability.
- Ability to lead and motivate staff
- Capable of dealing with challenging behaviors.
- To remain professional in all areas of communication. Pro-active, innovative and problem solving approach to work.
- Ability to demonstrate awareness of responsibility to and advocacy for patients.
- Evidence of managing a stressful situation to a successful outcome
- Ability to work under pressure to exacting standards
- Presentation skills - the ability to present clearly, logically and thoughtfully on a given topic at short notice to a mix of levels.
- Ability to deal confidently with staff at all levels of an organisation.
Desirable
- Ability to produce high quality documentation to support service development.
- Ability to produce evidence-based documentation for the processes and procedures as well as record to support the outcomes.
Knowledge
Essential
- Expert clinical knowledge in one or more specialist imaging modalities
- Working knowledge of responsibilities relating to ionising radiation regulations.
- Understanding of relevant legislation, national standards, and professional guidelines.
- Knowledge of and experience in departmental administration.
Desirable
- Nuclear Medicine and PET-CT standard routines and regulations
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).
