Consultant Nuclear Medicine | Barking Havering and Redbridge Univ Hospitals NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 10 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £93,666 - £126,281 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 May 2024 |
| Location: | Romford, RM7 0AG |
| Company: | Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6218723/162-M7415 |
Summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic Nuclear Medicine Physician / Radionuclide radiologist to join our team and contribute to the modernization and expansion of the nuclear medicine services in the trust.
The advertised post is for a substantive, permanent role with 10PA’s and will cover all diagnostic Nuclear Medicine work as well as a range of outpatient therapeutic procedures.
The post is primarily located at Queens’s Hospital, Romford, Essex, although there may be some sessions at King George Hospital, Ilford.
The successful candidate will support the current Clinical Lead and will be directly involved in the implementation of hybrid imaging in the trust.
The post holder will be encouraged to develop a particular area of expertise.
Each consultant will have an office space, secretarial provision, access to a PACS reporting station, a PC and in addition a reporting workstation for remote access to images.
It is expected that the post holder will contribute to specialist MDTs.
The candidate will undergo Trust induction after starting the job.
PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POST
• To provide medical cover for patients while in the Nuclear Medicine.
• Vetting and supervision of scans in the Nuclear Medicine department to maintain quality.
• Supervision of cardiac stress procedures.
• Reporting of all imaging and non-imaging examinations including paediatric scans performed in the department.
• Processing of SPECT and SPECT/CT studies as required.
• To participate in the delivery of the radionuclide therapy service for benign and malignant thyroid therapy following discussion.
• Administration of radium therapy injections for castrate resistant metastatic prostate cancer, working closely with the Clinical Oncologists.
• General liaison with other departments and attendance to agreed MDT’s.
• To participate in teaching of staff and students.
• To be involved with the development of the Nuclear Medicine service, including participating in and initiating research within the department.
• To participate in departmental meetings, and in-house teaching programs.
• To participate in regular clinical audit within the department and to comply with audit information requests from other Trust departments.
• To commit to personal development within the scope of practice and comply with any revalidation requirements.
• Behave in line with Trust principles, policies, and protocols.
We provide care for the residents of three diverse London boroughs. Most of our 7,800 permanent staff live in Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge and the majority are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. We also provide healthcare services to people in south west Essex, and specialist neurosciences services to the whole of the county.
Our services include all the major specialties of large acute hospitals and we operate from two main sites - King George Hospital in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two of the busiest emergency departments in London – more than 300,000 people visited our A&Es in 2023. We also provide outpatient services at Brentwood Community Hospital, Barking Community Hospital, Loxford Polyclinic, and Harold Wood Polyclinic.
We’re pleased to be leading the way inreducing the time our patientswait to get the treatment they need. The Elective Surgical Hub at King George Hospital is one of eight to beaccredited as part of a national scheme; the Care Quality Commission has raised the ratings for urgent and emergency care at Queen’s and King George hospitals; and data released by NHS England showed that the Trust was the most improved in 2023 for reducing waits for emergency care.
We are particularly proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre; Radiotherapy Centre; Hyper Acute Stroke Unit; and dedicated breast care service at King George Hospital. We’re also part of theNorth East London Cancer Alliance.
JOB PLAN
The job plan below gives a general outline of the duties of the post and is not intended to be inflexible. This can vary as per the changing needs of the department and the skill set of the physician /radionuclide radiologist. The job plan will be reviewed annually and adapted to the service needs.
JOB PLAN
The job plan below gives a general outline of the duties of the post and is not intended to be inflexible. This can vary as per the changing needs of the department and the skill set of the physician /radionuclide radiologist. The job plan will be reviewed annually and adapted to the service needs.
Day
Time
Location
Work
Category
No. of Sessions
Monday
AM
QH
Cardiac Stress Session supervision
Cardiac processing and reporting
DCC
1
PM
QH
Reporting urgent and elective NM studies
DCC
1
Tuesday
AM
QH
Cardiac Stress Session
supervision
Cardiac processing and reporting
DCC
1
PM
QH
Vetting
Supervision and reporting of urgent and elective NM studies
DCC
1
Wednesday
AM
QH
SPA
Audit / Research / Teaching/CPD
SPA
1
PM
QH
Administration/
managerial work
Reporting
MPA
DCC
0.5
0.5
Thursday
AM
QH
Endocrinology MDT preparation
Endocrinology MDT ¼
DCC
0.5
AM
QH
Vetting and supervision
DCC
0.5
PM
QH
Supervision of Radium therapies
Supervision f 123 I studies
SPA
Audit / Research / Teaching/CPD
DCC
SPA
0.5
0.5
Friday
AM
QH
Cardiac Stress Session supervision
Cardiac processing and reporting
Vetting and supervision of scans
DCC
1
PM
QH
Reporting elective NM
DCC
1
1.5 SPA
0.5 MPA
8.0 DCC
Total Sessions
10.00
This advert closes on Thursday 9 May 2024
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