Senior Nuclear Medicine /PET Technologist

Role: Senior Nuclear Medicine/PET Technologist

Site: London Bridge Hospital, London

Hours: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday

Shift Times: 7.5 hour shifts between 08:00am and 20:00pm on a rota basis

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: Competitive dependent upon skills and experience (with excellent benefits)

We’re looking for a Senior Nuclear Medicine/PET Technologist to join our team at the London Bridge Hospital, currently rated “Outstanding” by the CQC.

The London Bridge Hospital campus in South East London encompasses an outpatients and diagnostic centre in The Shard; the large world-class hospital based at the Tooley Street site; Private Care at Guys, which is on the top four floors of Guys Hospital Cancer Centre; and outpatient and diagnostic centres across the City and Canary Wharf.

Duties & responsibilities:

• Undertake and perform Nuclear Medicine/PET studies with a high level of practice and professionalism.
• Assist the Nuclear Medicine Physicians in the processing and reporting of the examinations.
• Comply with legislative and hospital policies & procedures to ensure patient safety, particularly Radiation Protection and Infection Control.
• Able to work both independently and within a multi-disciplinary team environment.
• Routinely perform Nuclear Medicine/PET post processing and basic PACS tasks e.g. archiving, loading CDs onto PACS.
• Undertaking Nuclear Medicine/PET scan bookings, administrative duties, patient advice and preparation.
• Support departmental audits in accordance with clinical governance.
• Adhere to local equipment QC program.
• Assist with stock control.

What you’ll bring:

• Bachelor degree in Medical Radiations (or equivalent post-grad UK based).
• Extensive post qualification experience.
• Competent in Nuclear Medicine (Siemens) and PET CT (GE) - preferred.
• Competent in CT (Radiographers-preferred).
• Cannulation training.
• RPS training - preferred.
• Meditech and/or McKesson experience - preferred.

Why HCA UK?

HCA has become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers. In the UK, we’re one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication and facilities. We can offer you unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing.

As a Senior Molecular Imaging Radiographer at the London Bridge Hospital, you’ll be eligible for:

• 25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you.
• Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals.
• Private pension contribution which increases with length of service.
• Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme.
• Group Life Assurance from day one.
• Critical illness cover.
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay.
• Corporate staff discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Portland.
• Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you.
• Discounts with over 800 major retailers.

Culture and values

At HCA UK we believe exceptional care starts with our people. We celebrate the unique perspectives and different experiences each of us bring as we know that when you feel seen, heard and supported you can be at your best for our patients, and each other. Our mission is simple, above all else we’re committed to the care and improvement of human life, a clear statement that extends to both our patients and colleagues. To achieve this, we live and breathe four core values:

• Unique and Individual: We recognise and value everyone as unique and individual.
• Kindness and compassion: We treat people with kindness and compassion.
• Honesty, integrity and fairness: We act with absolute honesty, integrity and fairness.
• Loyalty, respect and dignity: We trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family with loyalty, respect and dignity.

Reasonable adjustments

We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation, we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them.