Allied Health Professionals - Superintendent Radiographer Nuclear Medicine

  • Department X-Ray Department
  • Salary £46,148.00 – £52,809 per annum
  • Closing Date 16/05/2025
  • Location Shrewsbury
  • Grade NHS AfC: Band 7
  • Job ref 223-SRN-802-C
  • Pension NHS Pension
  • Holidays Generous Holiday Allowance
  • NHS discount Eligible for NHS Discounts
  • Contract Permanent
  • Hours 37.5 hours per week

Job overview

To support in the operational management of the Nuclear Medicine Imaging Department working closely with and under the direct guidance of the Lead Superintendent Radiographer. The post will be responsible for the provision of a Nuclear Medicine service at both acute sites. This includes:

  • Undertake daily management of the Nuclear Medicine service across all sites.
  • Sharing their in-depth knowledge obtained from experience and post graduate training in all aspects of Nuclear Medicine
  • To have an understanding, be able to implement any supporting documentation to manage legislation related to the use of ionising radiation in the Nuclear Medicine department (Ionising Radiation Medical Exposure Regulations 17 (IRMER 17) and Ionising Radiation Regulations 17 (IRR17))
  • To ensure that all documentation meets legislative requirements.
  • To continually develop the Nuclear Medicine service using evidence-based practice
  • To oversee the training, development and maintaining of competence for the Nuclear Medicine team, including trainees.
  • To liaise closely with the Superintendent Radiographers, Advanced Practice team and Radiologists SaTH to develop and maintain an efficient cross site service for stakeholders.
  •  To support in the facilitation of optimisation of patient pathways in conjunction with the Radiology Management team.

Main duties of the job

•    To participate in all aspects of Nuclear Medicine. 
•    To demonstrate expertise and specialist knowledge of technique, radiation protection involved in the production of consistent high-quality imaging.
•    To support in the development and embedding into practice protocols and guidelines ensuring consistency in service provision.
•    To support in the management and development of the SaTH Radiology Centre to provide a quality service by utilising resources in an efficient and safe manner. 
•    To demonstrate skills obtained via management qualifications or be willing to undertake training in post to be able to achieve this.
•    To consistently demonstrate leadership skills in line with the Trust values.
•    To manage the day-to-day provision of the Nuclear Medicine team.
•    To be able to constantly adapt staffing and service provision to the demands of the workload. 
•    To understand, implement and support in the documentation to manage legislation related to the use of ionising radiation in the Nuclear Medicine department (Ionising Radiation Medical Exposure Regulations 17 (IRMER 17) and Ionising Radiation Regulations 17 (IRR17)).
•    To develop and promote the Radiology Centre focusing on quality of service and optimising patient pathway within the service provision available.
•    To supervise and train Radiographers and students in all aspects of Nuclear Medicine.
•    To be responsible facilitating safe working practices in line with IRR17. 

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