Clinical Technologist

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen to join our team of Nuclear Medicine Clinical Technologists based at Darlington Memorial Hospital. You will contribute to the delivery of a comprehensive Nuclear Medicine and DEXA service performing approximately 4200 patient examinations per year.

Registered radiographers and science graduates interested in developing a career as a nuclear medicine technologist are welcome to apply.

• Interview Date: 26th November 2026
• 37.5 hours/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

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Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will put patient care at the centre of their work and demonstrate excellent team working skills. Working at other sites within the Department will occasionally be required.

Nuclear Medicine services at Darlington, Durham and Hartlepool are provided by the Northern Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering Directorate of Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals. The team of around 30 technologists, nurses, clinical scientists, administration staff, radiologists and cardiologists work collaboratively across the three sites, and have a strong history of staff development and training. Opportunities for role development and ongoing training will be available for the right candidate.

If you are a registered radiographer but do not have sufficient nuclear medicine experience, you would be supported to study and attain a Post-Graduate Diploma in nuclear medicine, to be achieved within 2 years. You would be appointed on Annex 21 of Band 6, salary will be 70% and 75% of the top of Band 6 in your first and second years, respectively.

Science graduates (without state registration as a radiographer) would be supported to study and attain a Post-Graduate Diploma in nuclear medicine and complete the IPEM in-service training scheme to achieve state registration as a clinical technologist within 3 years. You would be appointed on Annex 21 of Band 6, salary will be 65%, 70%, and 75% of the top of Band 6 in your first, second, and third years, respectively.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Principle duties will include:

• Administration of radiopharmaceuticals by oral, IV and intradermal techniques
• Following appropriate protocols to provide accurate and timely clinical results for patients undergoing molecular imaging procedures
• Quality control testing of a wide range of equipment, taking remedial action where required
• Contributing to patient care, including emergency action in the event of patient deterioration
• Communicating complicated procedures and concepts to a wide range of people, including patients or relations who may be confused or distressed
• Performing bone densitometry (DEXA) scans

Job Purpose

• Provides the technical aspects of the nuclear medicine and DEXA service within County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust; based at Darlington Memorial Hospital
• Performs a range of specialist healthcare science activities
• Involvement in research and development project

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.