Maternity cover for PET-CT Service manager

Job overview

The PETCT Service Manager provides a managerial and highly specialist technical service role to the Trust in order to deliver a safe, highly specialised diagnostic patient service.  The Service Manager is responsible for supporting the management of the day to day PETCT service. This includes arranging staff rotas, patient bookings, radiopharmaceutical provision, patient administrations, daily equipment QC and equipment selection  Management of the service includes continuous improvement and development of the service through the quality system, which is registered to ISO 9001:2000.  The post holder has responsibility for the day-to-day management of the PETCT service team. The post holder is the lead trainer in PETCT and is responsible for ensuring the team has been adequately trained in their duties including use of equipment, handling radioactive  material and basic life support as well providing appropriate structured training for new staff or trainees in the field of PETCT. This role will work closely with the Service Lead for Nuclear Medicine and PET/CT, the Head of Nuclear Medicine, Technologists and Radiographers in PET and the PET admin team. The post holder must be a registered Radiographer or Clinical Technologist

Main duties of the job

This is a maternity cover opportunity for 13.5 hours a week; ideally split over a week. There is a need to be part of the clinical team twice a week, with one day a week dedicated to admin work relating to managing the service. The role is the point of contact for queries from the PET admin team and Nuclear Medicine staff who may have clinical queries. The role needs to work closely with the Service Manager of Nuclear Medicine and PET/CT. It  requires a flexible work ethic to ensure smooth running of the service throughout its operational hours Monday to Friday.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

See attached document which describes in more detail the job description and main responsibilities for this role during the period of maternity cover.