0957 - Senior Nuclear Medicine Technologist

The interview date for this role will be 9th May 2025.

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has this exciting opportunity for an experienced Technologist with experience at a Technologist level to be involved in the Nuclear Medicine services provided across the Trust. The postholder will work with others to provide a seamless service for patients.

The department has its own Radiopharmacy and the post holder will retain responsibility for safe delivery of services as the Radiopharmacy Production manager. They will work with partners across the South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Integrated Care system to provide stability and resilience to the region.

Technologists should be registered on the voluntary RCT and radiographers should be registered with the HCPC.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for the operational management of the Radiopharmacy. You will have excellent communication and organisational skills and have experience in working in a Radiopharmacy. You will work together with other technologists to ensure there is an effective delivery of the service, ensuring compliance with all regulatory requirements. Together with other key staff you will perform a plethora of examinations including Cardiac stress tests.

The successful applicant will be expected to maintain clinical duties including the dispensing and administration of radioactive materials; acquisition of images, analysis and calculation of results and disposal of radioactive waste material when needed.

There are opportunities for personal development and to support future developments within the team.

About us

Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close a position early.

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing Trust achieving a Good rating in our most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) assessment and achieving significant progress in the delivery of our strategic objectives. We are proud of the commitment of our staff to ensuring a strong and sustainable future for this organisation which is highly valued by our local communities.

There has never been a better time to join Barnsley Hospital. It is moving at pace and a we can do this attitude is evident right through the organisation, where staff are engaged for change and committed to being part of the journey to sustainability and growth.

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity and fair treatment to all applicants regardless of race, nationality, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, mental or physical disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, age or offending history.

The cost of the DBS (criminal records check) for Band 6 and above roles only will be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• First degree and postgraduate diploma in nuclear medicine or equivalent.
• Current State Registration where required.
• ALERT training.
• Membership of the Voluntary Register of Clinical Technologists where not State Registered.

Knowledge and Awareness

• Expertise in the discipline of Nuclear Medicine.
• Expertise in the discipline of radiopharmacy and radiopharmaceutical manufacture.
• Expertise in blood cell labelling.
• Understanding of the need for confidentiality.
• Working knowledge of Health and Safety requirements.
• Expertise in Health and Safety at work Act, COSHH etc.
• Experience of physiological measurement techniques.
• A working knowledge of physiological measurement investigations.

Experience

• Recorded training and experience to lead pharmacological cardiac stress testing.
• In around 100 words please describe what Equality & Diversity means to you and why they are important.
• In around 100 words please describe how you would promote diversity and equality.

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.