Highly Specialist Nuclear MT/Radiographer & Deputy to Head of Service

Job overview

The Nuclear Medicine department at Diana Princess of Wales Hospital is in need of an committed, caring and motivated Nuclear Medicine professional to join our team providing maternity cover for our Radiopharmacy specialist technologist.

This is a Band 7 position in a vital supervisory role acting a deputy to the Head of Department and being the main driver in ensuring the safe and efficient running of the departments radiopharmacy service.

This is a fixed term position for up to 18.75hrs per week. Specific days and hours can be negotiated.  This provides the perfect opportunity for perhaps an experienced head to step back into a role or a talented individual looking to gain some experience working at the next level in their career.

Due to the nature of the position candidates should be available for an  rapid start ideally being in post by June/July.

Main duties of the job

As a senior member of the team you will have overall supervisory responsibility over a team of Nuclear Medicine technologists and radiographers working in both the radiopharmacy and diagnostic imaging sides of the department.

You will be the main active lead in running the radiopharmacy service in accordance with Ionising Radiation Regulations (IRR), Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations (IRMER), The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) guidance, Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), Quality Assurance of Aseptic Preparation Standards (QAAPS) and Trust policies.

The ideal candidate would also be able to contribute to the main nuclear medicine clinic, including administration and imaging of patients.  However the main focus will be to the needs of the radiopharmacy service.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be:

• Main point of contact for any radiopharmacy related issues or enquires, working closely with the Head of Department and Accountable Pharmacist.
• Responsible for ensuring that the appropriate standards required to achieve and maintain compliance with the Pharmacy EL audit (Section 10 exemption) are in place and support the Head of Department in the development and delivery of an economical, effective and responsive nuclear medicine service.
• Ensuring staffing training and validations are up to date
• Ensuring all Radiopharmacy documentation is up to date
• Leading on exception reporting and error management
• Leads on internal audit of radiopharmacy ensuring any identified deficiencies are resolve

For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.

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