AddressJob overview
We have an exciting opportunity at CUH Nuclear Medicine and PET-CT department for a motivated Radiographer or Nuclear Medicine Technologist.
For this you will already have proven experience in delivering a nuclear medicine and/or PET-CT Service. Additional training will be provided where required.
The department has 3 Gamma Camera’s, 1 PET-CT scanner, Radiopharmacy, sample counting and blood labs and we also have access to a cyclotron which provides some of PET-CT’s isotopes and is part of the Wolfson Brain Imaging Centre.
You will be involved in types of imaging that are not carried out anywhere else in the country and in some research instances the world. Due to our close links to the University and the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, we can offer the opportunity to work with the most up to date technology and imaging protocols and be at the forefront of new research and development techniques.
You will have:
DCR (R) / BSc in Diagnostic Radiography and or BSc (Hons) Clinical Technology or equivalent.
Must have current HCPC / RCT Registration.
Main duties of the job
As a member of a multidisciplinary team assist in the effective provision and service delivery in the Nuclear Medicine and PET-CT Department.
You will be required to carry out a wide range of Nuclear Medicine and PET-CT examinations and procedures, including research, working both independently and as part of our multi-disciplinary team.
You will be required to flexibly and we will consider full and part time hours.
Working for our organisation
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 12000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
A welcome subsidy of £1000 is available to all Band 5 and Band 6 Nurses, Midwives, ODPs and Radiographers and Band 5 Orthoptists taking up substantive employment with the Trust.
The advert will close at midnight on 14 March 2024.
Interviews are due to be held on 22 March 2024.
Benefits to you
We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
BSc (Hons) Clinical Technology or equivalent
DCR (R) or BSc in Diagnostic Radiography
Desirable criteria
CT or Nuclear Medicine Qualification (PgCert / PgDIP / MSc)
Certificate of competency in Venesection and cannulation
Experience
Essential criteria
Desirable criteria
CT experience
Radiopharmacy and Laboratory experience
Personal Involvement in research projects
Knowledge
Essential criteria
Open to the acquisition of new skills and knowledge
Desirable criteria
Research protocols and procedures
Skills
Essential criteria
Able to work unsupervised for imaging procedures
Ability to work as a multidisciplinary team member
Good patient handling and communication skills
Good planning and organisational skills
Excellent time management
Good manual dexterity for handling syringes and other medical devices
Desirable criteria
Additional Requirements
Essential criteria
The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Together – Safe, Kind, Excellent.
Team skills: able to work under pressure
Able to work with radiation
Good manual dexterity to manipulate syringes and able to visually inspect radiopharmaceuticals
Able to move heavy radiation monitoring and other equipment
Able to work contracted hours flexibly
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.
