Job summary
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest Trusts in the country. This exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Technologist with experience at a senior level to manage, lead and shape the Nuclear Medicine services provided across the Trust. The post holder will have management duties across the comprehensive Nuclear Medicine, PET and radionuclide therapy services provided. This includes the 4 Nuclear Medicine sites (including a specialist paediatric service) and the PET centre. Working together with others you will oversee and manage operational and strategic matters for the technical team and service provision.
With plans in the pipeline for a new PET centre (est 2026-7) and recent expansion of the Radiopharmacy and Radionuclide therapy teams this year this is an exciting time to help shape the future of this service. The department already has a Veriton 64 slice CZT camera alongside 5 other SPECT-CT systems. This includes the new Siemens ProSpecta system. Our on-site Radiopharmacy produces isotopes for both NM and PET.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for the operational management of Nuclear Medicine Clinical services across the Trust and at nearby Birmingham Children's Hospital. You will have excellent communication and organisational skills and have significant experience in both managing services and staff. You will work together with other senior staff to ensure there is consistent and standardized service delivery across the sites. You will oversee responsibility for the organisation of routine work (ensuring KPIs are met) and be familiar in planning and implementing service developments. Together with other key staff across the department you will input into strategic plans for the service including workforce plans, major equipment changes and other big service changes. You will oversee the recruitment and selection processes for the Technical and support team and work together with others to ensure that the training needs of staff are met. You will be required to attend a number of management meetings at both Departmental and Divisional Level with the ability to provide both written and oral reports when required. The successful applicant will be expected to maintain some 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.
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- * MSc level qualification in the relevant field or knowledge and experience equivalent to MSc level
- * 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 gained over a significant period
- * Post graduate diploma/certificate in Nuclear Medicine
- * Significant experience of delivering teaching and training
- * Evidence of continual professional development
- * Registration on the Register for Clinical Technologists (IPEM)or the AHCS Register of Practitioners
Experience
Essential
- * 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 an advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of clinical nuclear medicine to level required for the diagnostic reporting of a range of nuclear medicine investigations.
- * To have a substantial working knowledge of a range of specialist practice. Innovative skills required to develop 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 and
- therapy applications
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- * MSc level qualification in the relevant field or knowledge and experience equivalent to MSc level
- * 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 gained over a significant period
- * Post graduate diploma/certificate in Nuclear Medicine
- * Significant experience of delivering teaching and training
- * Evidence of continual professional development
- * Registration on the Register for Clinical Technologists (IPEM)or the AHCS Register of Practitioners
Experience
Essential
- * 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 an advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of clinical nuclear medicine to level required for the diagnostic reporting of a range of nuclear medicine investigations.
- * To have a substantial working knowledge of a range of specialist practice. Innovative skills required to develop 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 and
- therapy applications
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.
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
