Job summary
We are looking to recruit an assistant nuclear medicine practitioner to join our Darlington nuclear medicine team. Working alongside Healthcare Science Practitioners, Clinical Scientists, Admin staff and Radiologists, the successful applicant will contribute to the diagnosis and treatment of patients with a wide range of conditions and from all backgrounds.
- Interview date:25 July 2024
- 37 hours 30 minutes/week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
Main duties of the job
The ideal candidate will have an understanding and experience of nuclear medicine or radiology, although suitably experienced support workers working in other sections are invited to apply as full training will be given. Accuracy and ability to adapt to a varied workload are essential as the department delivers a wide range of highly technical imaging and non-imaging services, and oversight of the workload on any given day will be required.
About us
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 2 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The assistant practitioner will support high quality healthcare in the department by providing care and support to patients attending for procedures, including taking and processing blood samples. Non-clinical duties will include assisting the senior members of the clinical team in maintaining regulatory compliance, including monitoring for radioactive contamination and keeping accurate records. As part of the Northern Regional Medical Physics team, occasional cross-site working at Durham or Hartlepool may be required, although reasonable travel expenses will be paid.
- To undertake a range of activities within the imaging service under the direct supervision of a qualified Clinical Technologist.
- Assisting the technologists and physicists in delivering a high quality efficient and effective Nuclear Medicine service and demonstrate a professional, caring and responsible approach to patients.
- To undertake a range of technical activities within the radiopharmacy under the direct supervision of the Radiopharmacy Technologist having successfully completed an in-house competency-based training programme that encompasses the concepts of Quality Assurance, GMP and Quality Control.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The assistant practitioner will support high quality healthcare in the department by providing care and support to patients attending for procedures, including taking and processing blood samples. Non-clinical duties will include assisting the senior members of the clinical team in maintaining regulatory compliance, including monitoring for radioactive contamination and keeping accurate records. As part of the Northern Regional Medical Physics team, occasional cross-site working at Durham or Hartlepool may be required, although reasonable travel expenses will be paid.
- To undertake a range of activities within the imaging service under the direct supervision of a qualified Clinical Technologist.
- Assisting the technologists and physicists in delivering a high quality efficient and effective Nuclear Medicine service and demonstrate a professional, caring and responsible approach to patients.
- To undertake a range of technical activities within the radiopharmacy under the direct supervision of the Radiopharmacy Technologist having successfully completed an in-house competency-based training programme that encompasses the concepts of Quality Assurance, GMP and Quality Control.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- A Higher Certificate of Education or a Foundation Degree both with relevant modules.
- NVQ3 in Diagnostic & Therapeutic Support or equivalent or similar certification or evidence of personal development or evidence of significant experience as an assistant in an imaging department
Knowledge & Experience
Desirable
- Knowledge of organisational and health and safety policies.
- Previous experience in an imaging department.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Good communication skills and caring nature
Desirable
- IT skills with knowledge of the data protection act and patient confidentiality
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- A Higher Certificate of Education or a Foundation Degree both with relevant modules.
- NVQ3 in Diagnostic & Therapeutic Support or equivalent or similar certification or evidence of personal development or evidence of significant experience as an assistant in an imaging department
Knowledge & Experience
Desirable
- Knowledge of organisational and health and safety policies.
- Previous experience in an imaging department.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Good communication skills and caring nature
Desirable
- IT skills with knowledge of the data protection act and patient confidentiality
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).
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).
