Senior NM Technologist

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Job overview

Senior NM Technologist

Division: Cancer and Core Clinical Services

Care Group: Diagnostics and Therapies

Band: 6

Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum pro rata

We are recruiting for a Senior NM Technologist who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.

Main duties of the job

The department performs a comprehensive range of diagnostic procedures, in vivo and in vitro investigations and radionuclide therapies. Currently the department undertakes around 5000 diagnostic studies, including a large number of myocardial perfusion imaging studies, renal, and orthopaedic work. There are particular interests in thyroid and metabolic bone disease. Radionuclide therapies include radioiodine (benign and malignant), and lutetium-177 DOTATATE. The department is well equipped with two 16-slice SPECT/CT cameras, a modern CZT SPECT/CT camera, an onsite licensed radiopharmacy which supports seven NHS nuclear medicine departments and a bespoke purpose built radionuclide therapy suite. The department has strong professional and technical links with neighbouring nuclear medicine, medical physics and radiopharmacy departments in Kent and further afield.

Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.

Working for our organisation

Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of the Best of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.

As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy - Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.

Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.

Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:

B - Bold

E - Every person counts

S - Sharing and open

T - Together

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Over the years our department has built an excellent reputation for high quality healthcare and excellent career development. If you are committed to contributing to a team delivering excellence in patient care and are serious about pursuing a rewarding career then please come and be part of the team. You will be joining an ambitious, enthusiastic, friendly, motivated multidisciplinary team providing diagnostic imaging and other investigations within the diagnostic services in the Department of Nuclear Medicine here at the Medway Maritime Hospital.

The post holder will act as a Senior Nuclear Medicine Technologist in providing a range of high quality specialist routine and non-routine technical nuclear medicine service to meet the needs of the Medway NHS Foundation Trust. He/she will assist in the day-to-day workload organisation, offer suggestions regarding waiting time targets management and logistic operation of the Medway Nuclear Medicine technical service.

The post holder will also assist with periodic critical audit review of specialist technical study protocols and processes, practical training of junior staff and students and supervision of less experienced members of technical staff and students. He/she will assist the Nuclear Medicine Consultant Physicians and other clinical and surgical colleagues with the interpretation of imaging studies and results from in vitro investigations through the critical appraisal of the technical merits and validity of the methodology employed in the absence of or at the request of the Chief Nuclear Medicine Technologist.

The work is varied and demanding with an emphasis on accuracy, reliability and adaptability. The post holder will be able to prioritize demanding workloads and work under their own initiative and with assistance from senior members of the team. The post holder will be a key member of the Nuclear Medicine multidisciplinary team and will have direct contact with patients. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are therefore essential.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• BSc(Hons) Degree
• Postgraduate diploma in Nuclear Medicine or Equivalent

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Good knowledge of Nuclear Medicine theory and practice
• A thorough understanding of the relevant rules and regulations
• Conversant with a range of PC software applications
• Highly motivated with an eye for detail
• Able to achieve objectives through co-operation rather than command

Desirable criteria

• Venepuncture skills are desirable but training will be provided

Experience

Essential criteria

• Recent post qualification experience of working in Nuclear Medicine

Skills

Essential criteria

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to use initiative and work as part of a team
• Good organisational and time management skills

We are committed to Equality of Opportunity for everyone and will guarantee an interview to any disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria.

Medway Maritime Hospital is a smoke free site. Smoking is completely prohibited in all Trust buildings, grounds and car parks for patients, visitors, staff and contractors. This will ensure that the hospital is a better place to work and a better place for our patients to be treated

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

• Job Description and Person Specification Senior NM technologist (PDF, 704.3KB)