Senior Nuclear Medicine Radiographer or Technologist

Job overview

We are a vibrant, friendly and multi-disciplinary team working in the Institute of Nuclear Medicine at UCLH. The INM provides a comprehensive research and clinical PET/MR, PET/CT, SPECT/CT and general nuclear medicine imaging and bone densitometry service to UCLH Trust, the London PCTs and other Trust within the UK.

We have an extensive and internationally recognised research programme with University College London and other external collaborators. We commissioned the first PET/MR in this country in March 2012 in the MacMillan Cancer Centre.  Currently, a broad range of research studies and trials are underway utilizing advanced MR and PET acquisition techniques, targeting important diseases in Neurology, Cardiology, Oncology and Immunity/Inflammation. A clinical service runs concurrently with the research PETMR service.

In addition to the PETMR service, there is a large and varied clinical & research workload in the rest of the department, provided by a wide range of state-of-the-art equipment including three dedicated PET/CT systems, four SPECT/CT systems, of which two have full diagnostic CT capability.

In addition, we have a growing Molecular Radiotherapy service.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual with significant experience of hybrid imaging in Nuclear Medicine and PETCT, leadership, and service improvements, to join the Institute of Nuclear Medicine to help promote our Nuclear Medicine service.  The post holder will need to be working towards RCT registration if you are a Nuclear Medicine Technologist or working towards an HCPC registration if you are a radiographer. Training will be given depending on your level of experience so that you may take an active part in all the clinical and research work performed within the department.

You will spend most of your time working in the Nuclear Medicine department, however, may rotate through to the MacMillan Cancer Center and Whittington Hospital to provide support as per service requirements.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

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