Job summary We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and caring Clinical Technologist/Nuclear Medicine Radiographer to cover for maternity leave.
You will join our team of Clinical Technologists, Associate Technologists and Clinical Scientists to participate in the full range of nuclear medicine practice within the department.
This is a great opportunity to develop your practice skills in a friendly, busy department that covers a broad scope of nuclear medicine procedures.The Nuclear Medicine Service sits with the Imaging Business Unit at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton and is progressive and friendly.
It provides a full range of diagnostic imaging and non-imaging studies along with a number of molecular radiotherapy treatments.
The department has modern facilities with three gamma cameras, two with SPECT-CT, and its own dedicated Radiopharmacy manufacturing unit.
There are also plans to install a new gamma camera with diagnostic CT capacity in the next 12 months.The department plays an active role in a range of training activities and we will support your development with access to training, mentoring, wellbeing and personal development opportunities.
Main duties of the job You will be expected to participate in all aspects of the department's diagnostic imaging and non-imaging work with adult and paediatric patients including all methods of radiopharmaceutical administration, image acquisition and image processing.
You will also work within the Radiopharmacy and be involved in both the manufacture and dispensing of Radiopharmaceuticals and also blood cell labelling.
You will perform routine equipment quality control.
Closing date of applications: 27 January 2025 Date of interview: 10 February 2025 If you are applying for an Internal Secondment, please ensure you have spoken to your line manager and have their support prior to your application.
Please speak to the Recruitment Team if you have any questions.
About us As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer: Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes Key Facts: We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
Job description Job responsibilities Please see attached Job description and Person Specification.
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