Band 8a Deputy Chief Clinical Technologist (Nuclear Medicine)
Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to work within a highly specialised clinical environment and facilitate the provision of cutting edge diagnostic and therapeutic services for one of the country's largest NHS Foundation Trusts. We are searching for a Technologist with considerable experience at a senior level, who is keen to progress and develop into the more managerial role of Deputy Chief Technologist. The post holder will be responsible for working within our friendly team of clinical scientists, clinical technologists, radiographers, practitioners, trainees, imaging assistants, radiologists, nurses, radiopharmacy specialists, and clerical staff to continue provision of a world class service to our patients.
UHB NHSFT Nuclear Medicine provides a comprehensive diagnostic imaging, non-imaging and therapy service across the Trust as well as staffing and managing the PET service and a satellite department at Birmingham Children's Hospital providing a dedicated paediatric service. We have an extensive range of state of the art imaging equipment and an on-site Radiopharmacy producing isotopes for both NM and PET.
Main duties, tasks & skills required
The post holder will be responsible for the operational management of services run at Heartlands (HH), Good Hope (GH) and Birmingham Children's Hospitals (BCH) overseeing and managing a number of clinical staff at these sites. You will have excellent communication and organisational skills and be familiar with aspects of managing staff. With support from the Chief Technologist and managerial team, you will ensure there is consistent and standardized service delivery across the larger Trust. As well as responsibility for the organisation of routine work (ensuring KPIs are met) and future workloads you will lead departmental projects (including equipment replacement), act as a RPS for sites and represent the services at Radiation Protection meetings. You will be actively involved in recruitment and selection processes and will lead, organise and deliver material to meet the training needs of the department, assessing theoretical and practical competences across all the sites. You will deputise for the Chief Technologist at Divisional Level when required. The successful applicant will be actively involved with the dispensing and administration of radioactive materials; acquisition of images, analysis and calculation of results and disposal of radioactive waste material when needed.
To find out more about the post please direct any questions to james.cullis@uhb.nhs.uk or erin.ross@uhb.nhs.uk
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
Job description
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
BSc Hons Clinical Technology or
equivalent
* Knowledge and experience equivalent to
MSc level
* Highest level of specialist knowledge and
experience in all areas of specialist work
of nuclear medicine clinical technology
gained over a significant period
* Post graduate diploma/certificate in
Nuclear Medicine
* Significant experience of delivering
teaching and training
* Significant experience of clinical service
and staff management including PDRS
* Evidence of continual professional
development
Experience
Essential
Managerial
* Able to plan and organise the work of a
team of nuclear medicine technologists
* Able to plan and organise the technical
and clinical functions of a service
* Able to participate in staff selection and
recruitment
* Able to deal sensitively with a range of
confidential issues involving staff and
patients
* Able to conduct staff performance and
development reviews
* Able to identify, address and manage
training needs of a multidisciplinary team
* Able to act as first line of contact for
complaints from patients, relatives and
other staff groups
* Able to lead a team to ensure
departmental and Trust objectives are met
whilst considering Trust ethos
Technical/Clinical
* Possess the highest level of specialist
skills and knowledge in clinical technology
relating to nuclear medicine to provide
expert advice and guidance to medical,
technical, nursing and other healthcare
professionals
* Possess a highly developed level of
communication skills as acquired through
at years of experience at senior level
* To have a working knowledge of a range
of specialist practice. Innovative skills
required to participate in developing work
procedures taking guidance when
necessary from peers, legislation &
national guidance.
* Significant experience of direct
involvement with the technical support for
a clinical nuclear medicine department,
covering a full range of in vivo and in vitro
procedures, therapy applications and
radiopharmacy
* Possess a developed specialist theoretical
and practical knowledge of nuclear
medicine imaging and non-imaging
procedures. Able to perform a full range of
diagnostic test procedures.
* Performance of intravenous administration
of a full range of diagnostic and
therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals.
* Able to devise, write and implement
departmental and investigational
protocols, policies and procedures.
* Expected to develop & carry out highly
specialised procedures with highly
complex equipment
* Knowledge of the safe use of expensive
and highly complex imaging, non-imaging
and related equipment (>50,000)
* Has knowledge of NHS working
environment within the field of nuclear
medicine
* Possess a developed theoretical and
practical knowledge of radiation protection
Provide complex information and advice to
medical, nursing, technical and other
health care professionals on all aspects of
radiation protection relating to nuclear
medicine.
* Possess a specialist knowledge of
legislation relating to nuclear medicine i.e,
Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017,
Ionising Radiations (Medical Exposure)
Regulations 2017, Environmental
Permitting Regulations 2016, National
Regulations for the Transport of
Radioactive Substances, Administration of
Radioactive Substances Advisory
Committee (ARSAC) guidelines.
* Demonstrate a specialist theoretical and
practical knowledge relating to the
hazards posed by and the precautions
required when dealing with ionising
radiation arising from sealed and unsealed
radioactive diagnostic and therapeutic
* Possess a developed specialist theoretical and
practical knowledge of paediatric nuclear
medicine.
* Possess specialist theoretical and practical
knowledge of radiopharmacy with the ability to
organise and manage the aseptic
preparation/dispensing of sterile intravenous
radiopharmaceuticals.
sources and patients.
* Possess an understanding of patient, staff
and public risks arising from radiation
exposure.
* Experience of working within a quality
management system including the ability
to participate in the development of a
quality management system
* Demonstrate significant experience of
providing and delivering teaching, training
and assessment of a range of staff
* Able to manipulate scientific data (eg to
present at national/international scientific
meetings etc)
Analytical/judgement
* Able to use highly developed analytical,
interpretation and judgement skills to
make decisions outside written protocols
eg decide if deviation from protocol would
be required to get best possible
information from investigation.
* Able to critically analyse patient data and
make judgements and decisions on format
of investigational procedure.
* Use analytical and judgement skills when
manipulating and analysing diagnostic
imaging and non-imaging patient data for
a full range of nuclear medicine
investigations, considering complex facts
and involving a range of options.
* Able to manage and deal with complex
unpredictable technical/clinical situations.
* Able to use highly developed skills to
make analysis, comparisons &
interpretations when making decisions.
Problems may have unique characteristics
with no obvious solutions.
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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.
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.
UK Professional Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
For help with your application, contact:
James Cullis
james.cullis@uhb.nhs.uk
01213712281
Pay scheme
Agenda for Change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-Time, Flexible Working
Reference number
304-48911PM
Job locations
Trustwide
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
West Midlands
B15 2TH
Attachments
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