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Main area
Nuclear Medicine
Grade
Band 8a
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday 9am-5pm)
Job ref
427-6512759
Employer
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal United Hospital Bath
Town
Bath
Salary
£53,755 - £60,504 per annum, pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
15/09/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust logo

Nuclear Medicine Service Manager (Chief Technologist/Radiographer)

Band 8a

Job overview

The Nuclear Medicine Service Manager provides a managerial and highly specialist technical service role to the Trust and other organisations in order to deliver a safe, highly specialised diagnostic and therapeutic patient service.

Main duties of the job

The Service Manager is responsible for the management of the Nuclear Medicine and PETCT services, which includes arranging staff rotas, patient bookings, radiopharmaceutical provision, patient administrations, daily equipment QC and equipment selection (equipment which is currently valued in excess of £2.5 million), Nuclear Medicine provides a diagnostic and therapeutic service to the Trust, Private Organisations and GP practices (income in excess of £1.2 million). Management of the service includes continuous improvement and development of the service through the quality system, which is registered to ISO 9001:2015.

The post has responsibility for the management of all the Nuclear Medicine service team. The post holder is the Trust Clinical Technologist/Radiographer Lead in Nuclear Medicine and is responsible for ensuring the team has been adequately trained in their duties including use of equipment, handling radioactive material and basic life support.

 

The post provides leadership for highly specialist team of technologists and radiographers  which support a wide range of specialist clinical procedures using modern, highly specialist equipment and information technology equipment. The work of the post holder is central to ensuring that clinical diagnosis and treatment can be delivered in a high technology healthcare environment.

The post holder must be a registered clinical technologist or radiographer.

Working for our organisation

At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are proud to be  in the top 20 best hospitals to work for in the country. 

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about the role.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • MSc in Nuclear Medicine of equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
  • Membership of RCT (NM) or HCPC registered radiographer

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Highly developed specialist knowledge and extensive practical experience in Nuclear Medicine or PET
Desirable criteria
  • Highly developed specialist knowledge and extensive practical experience in Nuclear Medicine and PET

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Highly developed management skills
Desirable criteria
  • Experience managing a team

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardWe offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.Disability confident employerWomens Staff Network

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Sarah Cade
Job title
Head of Nuclear Medicine
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01225 824085
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