Lead Clinical Radiopharmaceutical Scientist | The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 05 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £50,952 - £57,349 Per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 May 2024 |
| Location: | 317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary, NE1 4LP |
| Company: | The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6116596/317-2024-14-27-DR |
Summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic and flexible Clinical Pharmaceutical scientist experienced in Radiopharmacy to join our multidisciplinary team in Nuclear Medicine at Newcastle Hospitals. The successful applicant will provide specialised expertise in the provision and safe use of radiopharmaceuticals for our comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic services.
We are active in research and provide support to for a number of clinical trials and we are working towards increasing the range of radiopharmaceutical that we manufacture.
Our team also plays a role in the provision of teaching for the MSc course in Medical Physics, Newcastle being one of only three accredited teaching centres in England.
The successful candidate will:
• provide specialised expertise in the provision and safe use of radiopharmaceuticals in Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals
• have responsibility for maintaining the Quality Systems for the Radiopharmacy, ensuring compliance with requirements of the ML (Specials) and NHS guidance
• provide scientific support for the future development of radiopharmaceutical manufacture in Newcastle, including investigational medicinal products and the use of new tracers.
• Interview date: 2nd May 2024
• 37 hours 30 minutes /week
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
We are a large department of nearly 50 staff, including Clinical Scientists, Clinical Technologists, Consultant Radiologists, nurses and clerical staff. We work across two major hospitals, Royal Victoria Infirmary and Freeman Hospital, and carry out around 18,000 procedures per year. We manage two radiopharmacies and have specialties in paediatrics, cancer, cardiac and neurology.
Main duties:
• To act as deputy quality assurance manager for all radiopharmaceutical production within the Trust.
• To manage change control, deviations and recalls including determination of CAPA and root cause analysis.
• To manage the use of unlicensed products in Radiopharmacy
• To act as COSHH lead for radiopharmaceuticals.
• Contributes to controlling drug expenditure and QIPP initiatives
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 2 million patients ‘contacts’ each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
• Performs a range of advanced Radiopharmacy healthcare science activities
• Participates in the teaching and training commitments of the Service
• Maintains and develops high standards of service provision throughout their area of responsibility
• Contributes to the development, implementation and monitoring of clinical and organisational strategies within area of expertise
• Initiates, in collaboration with the line manager, the development and delivery of research and development activities for healthcare advancement.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.
This advert closes on Sunday 21 Apr 2024
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