About this role
Job summary
The Nuclear Medicine department at Diana Princess of Wales Hospital is in need of an committed, caring and motivated Nuclear Medicine professional to join our team providing maternity cover for our Radiopharmacy specialist technologist.
This is a Band 7 position in a vital supervisory role acting a deputy to the Head of Department and being the main driver in ensuring the safe and efficient running of the departments radiopharmacy service.
This is a fixed term position for up to 18.75hrs per week. Specific days and hours can be negotiated. This provides the perfect opportunity for perhaps an experienced head to step back into a role or a talented individual looking to gain some experience working at the next level in their career.
Due to the nature of the position candidates should be available for an rapid start ideally being in post by June/July.
Main duties of the job
As a senior member of the team you will have overall supervisory responsibility over a team of Nuclear Medicine technologists and radiographers working in both the radiopharmacy and diagnostic imaging sides of the department.
You will be the main active lead in running the radiopharmacy service in accordance with Ionising Radiation Regulations (IRR), Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations (IRMER), The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) guidance, Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), Quality Assurance of Aseptic Preparation Standards (QAAPS) and Trust policies.
The ideal candidate would also be able to contribute to the main nuclear medicine clinic, including administration and imaging of patients. However the main focus will be to the needs of the radiopharmacy service.
About us
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Job description Job responsibilities
You will be:
Main point of contact for any radiopharmacy related issues or enquires, working closely with the Head of Department and Accountable Pharmacist. Responsible for ensuring that the appropriate standards required to achieve and maintain compliance with the Pharmacy EL audit (Section 10 exemption) are in place and support the Head of Department in the development and delivery of an economical, effective and responsive nuclear medicine service. Ensuring staffing training and validations are up to date Ensuring all Radiopharmacy documentation is up to date Leading on exception reporting and error management Leads on internal audit of radiopharmacy ensuring any identified deficiencies are resolve For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.
As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.
Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.
We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.
We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.
We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of peoples age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at https://join.humberhealthpartnership.nhs.uk/
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Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.
Person Specification
Education and Experience Essential
HNC/Degree in Medical Physics/Physiological Measurement or other relevant subject or a DCR/Radiography degree Considerable radiopharmaceutical production experience Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practice and Aseptic Preparation Knowledge of appropriate legislations
Desirable
Post graduate qualification in radiopharmacy practice Prior experience of managing a nuclear medicine radiopharmacy or pharmacy aseptic service Extensive medicine experience at supervisor level. (>3 years post qualification NM experience minimum) Radiation Protection Supervisor experience Experience in protocol development and document control Experience in SPECT/CT imaging Teaching qualification or experience Change management experience Practical skills in IV cannulation and administering radionuclides
General and Personal Qualties Essential
Strong interpersonal and communication skills
Desirable
Display a positive attitude to change and development Ability to use initiative and be self-motivated Tolerance and diplomacy Able to work within a multi-disciplinary team
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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Employer details Employer name Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust
Address Diana Princess of Wales Hospital
Scartho Road
Grimsby
DN33 2BA
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.nlg.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)