Nuclear Medicine Clinical Service Lead

The Service Lead is responsible for managing all aspects of the specific assigned service within Radiology including the supporting team of staff.

Provide effective leadership, support and direction to the team, acting as Lead Clinical and Operational Practitioner, a role model and patient advocate.

They will be responsible for the planning and allocation of the workload for the hours of work associated with this service and monitoring the budget for this area.

They will be responsible for the management, supervision and development of the team of staff. This includes highly skilled and specialised Radiographers, Assistant Practitioners and Imaging Department assistants.

They will monitor and maintain standards of professional practice and deploy staff assuring standards are met.

Manage improvements and change, brought about by commitment to and compliance with clinical governance and government NHS plans.

Support the aims and vision of the Trust and to take personal responsibility for the quality of the service provided.

We are looking for a suitably experienced State registered professional to act as the Service Lead for Nuclear Medicine. You will posses a BSc in Radiography (or equivalent qualification) with a Post Graduate qualification in Nuclear Medicine. In addition to this, you will also have extensive experience with Nuclear Medicine, preferably with experience of CT. A management qualification or management experience is needed to support the role.

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals provides hospital services to 370,000 people in Preston and Chorley area as well as Specialist services- Major Trauma, Vascular, Oncology, Neurosciences, Plastics to 1.5 million people across Lancashire and South Cumbria.

The Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Nuclear Medicine department is based at The Royal Preston Hospital and boasts 2 state of the art GE Discovery 870DR scanners delivering a wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic scans and treatments supporting the specialist services the Trust provides to patients across Lancashire & South Cumbria & beyond., We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You'll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you'd never have done. You'll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.

You'll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.