Specialist Nuclear Medicine Radiographer

The candidate will be recognised as a practitioner in their specific field, setting an exampleto junior staff and being available to advise colleagues in other areas. They will deputise for the management where necessary to address day to day operational issues. They will utilise their interpersonal skills to inspire, motivate and collaborate with all members of the multidisciplinary team to facilitate improvements in service. They will work within the quality system, question and propose changes to procedures when necessary, to maintain the validity and appropriateness of the system with new and changing practices. In partnership with patients and other professionals make sound, ethically-based decisions in the interest of patients. They will regularly liaise with all members of the multidisciplinary team, including clinicians, engineers, nurses, physics colleagues, students and other allied health professionals, to maintain a positive working relationship across all professional boundaries.

The post will require the applicant to co-ordinate and support the molecular radiotherapy pathway in Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine department at UCLH. Both practices are large and innovative with an expanding paediatric, teenagers and young adults and adult workload. Some research and data inputting may be required.The Institute of Nuclear Medicine (INM), based within UCLH, provides a full range of procedures to the Trust and other hospitals throughout the UK. Performing approximately 15,000 patient studies each year, we are the largest single-site nuclear medicine unit in the UK, and one of a few able to offer both the full range of diagnostic, laboratory and therapy nuclear medicine procedures, and PET/CT services within a single department.Molecular radiotherapy offered at UCLH includes radioiodine, I-131MIBG, Lu-177 DOTATATE, Lu-177 PSMA, Radium 223 and SIRT. Ten protected rooms are provided in the building, 6 of which are in regular clinical use.UCLH is seeking a committed individual with the energy and focus to continue building on the existing service of excellence and ability to lead in their area of expertise., University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research. We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing), We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.