Job summary
Nuclear Medicine Consultant
Division: Diagnostics & Therapies
Care Group: Cancer and Clinical Core Services
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 per annum/pro rata
Job description has been approved by the Royal College.
We are recruiting for Consultants in Radiologywho share our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.
Main duties of the job
Applications are invited for Nuclear Medicine Consultant .
Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.
About us
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved. Our culture and values are what drives the Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment.
The NHS are striving towards "we work flexibly" as a workforce, we want to ensure that you can work in a way that is best for us, our patients, and importantly for you. We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
All of our substantive & fixed term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery and a cycle to work scheme.
We are taking positive action to ensure that we can attract, recruit and retain the best talent and would welcome more applicants from under - represented groups to support the Trusts commitment to a diverse, inclusive and an employer of choice workforce.
All staff at Medway comply the Trust's and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board's policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Nuclear Medicine department is a busy clinical department offering a comprehensive nuclear medicine service.
The Radiopharmacy supplies other trusts and generates a substantial income for the trust from this work.
The department has 2 SPECT/CT GE 16 slice CT gamma cameras which are state of the art, and new digital NM/CT 870 CZT recently installed May 2024.
A new Hologic Discovery A scanner has recently been installed and around 5000 DEXA scans are undertaken within the osteoporosis unit.
The department has a particular interest and expertise in Oncology, Orthopaedic Imaging, Osteoporosis, Nuclear Cardiology and Thyroid and Parathyroid disorders. However, the full range of nuclear medicine is practised including paediatrics, urology, and neurology. The largest number of tests are isotope bone scans, cardiac myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI), lung scans, thyroid scans, DAT scans, renograms and DMSA scans. There is one day set aside for paediatric work with specialist paediatric nurse support. Gated SPECT MPI studies with adenosine, rapiscan and dobutamine are performed on 3 days a week. A specialised thyroid service is offered by the nuclear medicine department combining isotope scanning with the thyroid clinic. The department has an interest in metabolic bone disease and undertakes metabolic bone clinics and provision of osteoporosis services in the trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Nuclear Medicine department is a busy clinical department offering a comprehensive nuclear medicine service.
The Radiopharmacy supplies other trusts and generates a substantial income for the trust from this work.
The department has 2 SPECT/CT GE 16 slice CT gamma cameras which are state of the art, and new digital NM/CT 870 CZT recently installed May 2024.
A new Hologic Discovery A scanner has recently been installed and around 5000 DEXA scans are undertaken within the osteoporosis unit.
The department has a particular interest and expertise in Oncology, Orthopaedic Imaging, Osteoporosis, Nuclear Cardiology and Thyroid and Parathyroid disorders. However, the full range of nuclear medicine is practised including paediatrics, urology, and neurology. The largest number of tests are isotope bone scans, cardiac myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI), lung scans, thyroid scans, DAT scans, renograms and DMSA scans. There is one day set aside for paediatric work with specialist paediatric nurse support. Gated SPECT MPI studies with adenosine, rapiscan and dobutamine are performed on 3 days a week. A specialised thyroid service is offered by the nuclear medicine department combining isotope scanning with the thyroid clinic. The department has an interest in metabolic bone disease and undertakes metabolic bone clinics and provision of osteoporosis services in the trust.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration and FRCR
- CCST/CCT/CESR or equivalent in (or will obtain within 6 months of interview date)
- IELTS (Academic) level 7.5, or graduate of a Medical School in UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, USA or Canada.
- Radiology Degree
Knowledge
Essential
- Cross sectional CT/MRI/Ultrasound/Plain Film
- Clinical Governance principles
Skills
Essential
- The post holder will have to be competent in CT, Plain Film and Ultrasound. MRI would be beneficial.
Values Based Question
Essential
- How would you ensure you represent MFT in a positive way?
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration and FRCR
- CCST/CCT/CESR or equivalent in (or will obtain within 6 months of interview date)
- IELTS (Academic) level 7.5, or graduate of a Medical School in UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, USA or Canada.
- Radiology Degree
Knowledge
Essential
- Cross sectional CT/MRI/Ultrasound/Plain Film
- Clinical Governance principles
Skills
Essential
- The post holder will have to be competent in CT, Plain Film and Ultrasound. MRI would be beneficial.
Values Based Question
Essential
- How would you ensure you represent MFT in a positive way?
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).
