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Job summary

Main area
Nursing
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
162-6646-NC
Employer
Barking Havering and Redbridge Univ Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Queen's Hospital
Town
Romford
Salary
£34,521 - £41,956 per annum inclusive
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
08/12/2024 23:59

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Band 5 Nuclear Medicine Technician

Band 5

 

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Job overview

The Nuclear Medicine service at Barking, Havering & Redbridge University Hospitals Trust consists of two Nuclear Medicine departments across both the Queens and King George Hospital sites. The service maintains 3 gamma cameras (2 SPECTand a 32 slice SPECT CT which was installed in July 2024). We run a dedicated manufacturing radiopharmacy that supplies both BHRUT and external customers with 99mTc radiopharmaceuticals.
 
We manage a therapy service that includes I-131 treatments for thyrotoxic patients and 223Ra which serves a population of approximately 750,000 patients. The service also supports a wide range of clinical trials. A vacancy has arisen for an enthusiastic Band 5 technician or radiographer to join our friendly and forward thinking team. The successful candidate will be encouraged to participate in all aspects of the Nuclear Medicine service including radiopharmacy, injecting, scanning patients, daily QC and image processing. 
 
Applicants should ideally have previous experience working in Nuclear Medicine.   Applicants without this experience who have previously worked in healthcare are also  encouraged to apply as they may be considered for appointment. For further information please contact the Deputy Chief Technicians: Edgar Villena ([email protected]) or Rosy Cornhill ([email protected])
 

 

Main duties of the job

To carry our Nuclear Medicine investigations on inpatients and outpatients.

To contribute to the analysis of data from Nuclear Medicine investigations

To contribute to ensuring compliance with radiation safety legislation

Working for our organisation

We’re an organisation that is getting better and better. We were the most improved Trust in England for A&E performance in 2023/24; we’re no longer in special measures; and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal. Our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and that our patients are happy with.

Many of our 8,000 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and the majority are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. More than 400 of them are on apprenticeship programmes and we’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

We operate from two main sites - King George Hospital (KGH) in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two of the busiest emergency departments in London – more than 300,000 people visited our A&Es in 2023.

Patients across north east London are benefitting from two new state of the art theatres at KGH and our Community Diagnostic Centres at Barking Community Hospital and St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub will significantly increase the number of scans that can be carried out.

We’re looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record next year. This will mean the records of any patient visiting one of the seven hospitals run by BHRUT and Barts Health will be accessible to the clinical teams. It’ll make things easier for staff and will be better for patients.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role.  Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Nichola Ceesay, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 4176

Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.

 

Person specification

Experience/ Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Experience in delivering safe, high quality standards of care to both patients and staff.
Desirable criteria
  • Experience in a range of Nuclear Medicine procedures.
  • Experience in advanced Nuclear Medicine procedures -SPECT / CT experience.

Education/ Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • A Level / BTEC Education Level
Desirable criteria
  • Degree in Radiography, clinical technology or equivalent.

Skills/ Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work effectively within a team.
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision.

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
Edgar Villena
Job title
Deputy Chief Technician
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01708435000
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