# Consultant Radionuclide Radiologist

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Birmingham
- **Region:** Midlands
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Medical doctor
- **Speciality:** Radiology
- **Grade:** Consultant
- **Salary:** £113565.00 to £150569.00
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full-time
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-12T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-29T14:53:31.324Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C0020-26-1132
- **Application URL:** https://uhb.tal.net/vx/candidate/apply/15515?instant=apply
- **Employer website:** https://www.uhb.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job summary

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK, supporting around 2.8 million patient appointments every year.

The Trust is a regional centre for cancer, trauma, burns & plastics and has the largest solid organ transplantation programme in Europe.

Due to growth in services, particularly PET-CT, applications are invited for a permanent Consultant Radionuclide Radiologist with special interest in PET-CT/Nuclear Medicine.

QEHB hosts the regional PET Centre with one of the busiest PET-CT scanners in the country with a new two-scanner PET Centre on the horizon.

The Nuclear Medicine Department also performs a wide range of diagnostic imaging, in-patient and out-patient therapies and non-imaging tests, and supports numerous clinical trials.

We have 3 SPECT-CT systems in the department including the first 64-slice Veriton in the UK.

We have an on-site radiopharmacy and produce Gallium-68 (PSMA/Dota-peptide) and we are in the process of introducing contrast enhanced PET-CT and SPECT-CT.

The QEHB nuclear medicine department has a staff of 66 including 7 Radionuclide Radiologists and Nuclear Cardiologists. Duties will include general nuclear medicine and PET-CT reporting. Experience in radionuclide therapies will be welcomed but is not essential. The diagnostic on-call is approx. 1 in 22-24, with a first on SpR and availability of full home workstation.

There will be an opportunity to develop or maintain a second sub-specialty interest if a candidate wishes.

### Main duties of the job

Duties will include reporting of general nuclear medicine and PET-CT studies as well as participation in specialist MDT meetings on behalf of the service. The postholder must be familiar with supporting a comprehensive Nuclear Medicine service including a wide range of both imaging and non-imaging studies, PET imaging including F-18 and Ga-68 tracers) and a large Radiopharmacy service. The post holder will act as an IR(ME)R practitioner (ARSAC practitioner) with a license covering the services provided in the Trust. Key skills with experience in justifying studies, answering clinical queries, troubleshooting, protocol development, study optimisation, radiation protection matters, audit and clinical governance are expected.

The post-holder will be required to participate in rotas for diagnostic on-call (approx. 1 in 22-24) and out-of- hours Nuclear Medicine advice and guidance (ARSAC) (approx. 1 in 8).

Good communication skills with a wide range of key clinical staff is required. The post holder is expected to contribute and support to the teaching and training of a wide range of staff groups in the department.

Experience in radionuclide therapies is welcomed but is not essential.

The Post-holder should be willing to be involved with development of the Nuclear Medicine service and contribute to the discussion on the future development of general imaging services within the department.

### 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.

### Details

- Date posted: 29 July 2026
- Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
- Salary: £113,565 to £150,569 a year
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time
- Reference number: 304-EP-1079182
- Job locations: Trustwide, Mindelsohn Way, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2TH, United Kingdom

### Job responsibilities

There are 2 posts advertised. One based at the Queen Elizabeth site and the other at Good Hope Hospital. The potential job plans differ slightly as outlined below:

HGS (10.25PA):

DCCOther

4 PA NM 1.75 SPA (min)

1 PA CT Radiology tbc Oncall 0.75 PA

2 PA inpatient CT (bunker) ARSAC Oncall 0.25 PA

0.5 PA evening inpatient reporting (alt. weeks)

QE (10.75PA):

DCCOther

6 PA NM 1.75 SPA (min)

1 PA CT Radiology tbcOncall 0.75 PA

1PA inpatient CT (bunker) ARSAC Oncall 0.25 PA

For further information pertaining to this post, please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.

## Person Specification

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Entry on GMC Specialist Register; eligible for entry on Register or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development including CME

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