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Nuclear Medicine
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
357-LN-2087-24
Employer
United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Nuclear Medicine Department, Medical Physics
Town
Lincoln
Salary
£37,338 - £44,962 Dependant on experience
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
20/03/2025 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Clinical Technologist

NHS AfC: Band 6

We recognise that outstanding care can only be delivered through our people.  We want to attract people who can help us deliver our vision. We want in return to help people achieve what they wish in their careers in the NHS at ULTH.

We are always keen to welcome highly skilled, committed and compassionate individuals to our hospitals – people who put patients at the heart of everything they do and are ready to help us achieve our vision.

Our values guide everything we do. They are:

  • Patient-centred – Putting patients at the heart of everything we do, listening and responding to their needs and wishes.
  • Safety – Following ULTH and professional guidelines. Speaking up to make sure patients and staff are safe from harm.
  • Excellence – Striving to be the best that we can be. Innovating and learning from others.
  • Compassion – Caring for patients and their loved ones in ways we would want for our friends and family.
  • Respect – Behaving and using language that demonstrates respect and courtesy to others. Zero tolerance to bullying, inequality, prejudice and discrimination.

If you believe in them too, then you are ready to join the ULTH team.

We’ve taken great pride in building working environments where staff always feel valued, cared for and part of a team. Without doubt this is a challenging yet very rewarding job that is at the centre of health and care in Lincolnshire - making a positive difference to our patients.

Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £710 million (22/23) and we employ nearly 8,600 people.

Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement – “Outstanding Care Personally Delivered” – stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.

We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.

Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from ‘Requires Improvement’ to ‘Good’. Our rating for caring remained as ‘Good’.

This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.

So, what is in it for you?

  • Flexible working: Depending on the needs of your role, we will consider requests for flexible and/or part-time working for whatever reason you should need it. We recognise flexible working will not look the same for everyone, because it depends on the nature of the role and the needs of the individual.

Types of flexibility could include:

  • Part-time - less than 37.5 hours per week.
  • Off-site/remote working - working from home or other sites for part or all the week.
  • Compressed hours – usually full-time hours but over fewer days or shifts.
  • Staggered hours – having different start and finish times.
  • Set shift patterns – to allow for predictability
  • NHS Pension: A generous and flexible pension scheme with contributions from us as your employer fully protected against inflation and guaranteed by the government
  • Annual Leave: Starting at 27 days a year, rising to 33 days after 10 years plus eight bank holidays (for staff covered by Agenda for Change) For Medical Workforce positions (Consultant and Specialty Doctor), the full-time entitlement commences from 32 days per annum. For all other Medical Workforce positions, the full-time entitlement commences from 27 days per annum.
  • Bank working: The chance to work extra hours at enhanced rates and we will pay you weekly too, ideal if your income needs a quick boost.

In addition, there is more.

  • Family & Childcare: Including on-site nurseries at Lincoln County Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital Boston, maternity, paternity, adoption & shared parental leave following a set period of employment.
  • Health & Wellbeing: including counselling, mental health first aid, physiotherapy, eye tests.
  • Learning & Development including Lincolnshire Talent Academy, leadership training, medical education, clinical education, Lincolnshire clinical research
  •  Financial support and benefits including Cycle2Work, car lease scheme, home electronics. Free on-site parking and free tea and coffee and the ability to save and borrow through your salary.
  •  Rewards & Recognition including staff awards, long service awards, retirement awards, examples of excellence and staff lottery.

Enjoy a better quality of life in one of the UK’s most welcoming counties. Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire welcomes everyone. Discover a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life. Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more.

Job overview

Lincoln County Hospital has two SPECT-CT gamma cameras (Siemens Pro-SPECTA, and Phillips BrightView XCT, SPECT/CT), and one SPECT camera (Siemens Evo) in a newly renovated Nuclear Medicine Dept. Approximately 4000 patient imaging procedures (adult and paediatric) are performed per year with a high proportion of bone, renal and cardiac and SeHCat procedures.

The post holder will be involved in all the routine activities, including radiopharmacy, imaging, non-imaging, image processing, equipment QC, MRT, dispensing and injecting radiopharmaceuticals. This will require flexibility of working hours as start times vary. This is a Monday to Friday service with occasional optional weekend clinics. 

This role is subject to deferment, candidates will start no earlier than July 2025

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be involved in all the routine activities of the Nuclear Medicine department (Radiopharmacy, scanning, equipment QC, image processing, dispensing, injecting radiopharmaceuticals and MRT), as expected of a Nuclear Medicine Technologist. The post holder will interface with a wide range of staff groups on site including clinicians, scientists, technologists, trainee technologists, assistant technologists, and nurses to ensure the safe and effective management and treatment of nuclear medicine patients.

Working for our organisation

Nuclear Medicine is a recently renovated regional department.  There are three SPECT gamma cameras in total, two newly installed camera, two with CT and a modern Radiopharmacy unit. There is also a recently upgraded Hermes Medical image processing system.

Lincoln is a vibrant city, steeped in history, with excellent facilities. Lincolnshire has become a highly popular site for relocation with its relatively low cost housing, excellent schools and open countryside. The journey to London is approximately 2 hours on the train.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will be involved in all the routine activities, including radiopharmacy, imaging, non-imaging, image processing, equipment QC, MRT, dispensing and injecting radiopharmaceuticals. This will require flexibility of working hours as start times vary. This is a Monday to Friday service with occasional optional weekend clinics. .

Applicants should hold a BSc in Clinical Technology (nuclear medicine) or a HND in MPPM, have current in depth experience and should be on the IPEM RCT – Register for Clinical Technologists or be a HPC registered Radiographer.

For more information - please review the job description

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Honours Degree/Post Grad qualification in NM / HND in MPPM

Previous Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience working in NM
Desirable criteria
  • Experience in Radiopharmacy
  • Experience with SPECT/CT
  • Experience in Advanced imaging processing

Good IT skills

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of Microsoft applications / Scientific application

Interpersonal skills

Essential criteria
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and an ability to communicate at all levels

Aptitude

Essential criteria
  • Ability to deal with complex and unpredictable situations

Specific requirements

Essential criteria
  • Ability to receive / impart complex information from / to patients and medical colleagues.
  • Able to move/handle patients and equipment.
  • Good manual dexterity to safely manipulate radioactive materials in syringes etc.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Luan Bartle
Job title
Chief Clinical Technologist
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01522573103
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