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Nuclear Medicine Junior Doctor | University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	07 August 2024
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£55,329 Per annum + London Weighting
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	06 September 2024
Location:	London, NW1 2BU
Company:	University College London Hospital
Job type:	Contract
Job reference:	6518990/309-UCLH-4899

Summary

Candidates are invited to apply for a full-time fixed term one-year position working in our Nuclear Medicine department, for 40 hours per week. The focus of the role(s) will be to support the diagnostic and therapy service of the department.

The successful candidate will be fully supported by a thriving and friendly Nuclear Medicine department and will be encouraged to take forward academic developments with new technology in the speciality.

We are one of the biggest Nuclear Medicine departments in UK and Europe, providing a range of specialist procedures in PET, radionuclide therapy and general nuclear medicine. Our service is rapidly expanding and we are looking for a motivated individual who can work flexibly and provide leadership and specialist expertise to drive quality improvements, sustainability and innovation.


• To be responsible for the day to day medical cover of the Nuclear Medicine service including PET/CT, PETMR, SPECTCT, Cardiac Stress Testing, Dexa and radionuclide therapies.
• To perform and supervise a wide range of imaging procedures including complex examinations with a wide variety of patient presentations, to a high clinical standard, prioritising patients to ensure optimum efficiency and service quality.
• To work closely with the senior professional workforce, radiographer and technologist colleagues, medical, physicist and nursing staff to ensure provision of an efficient and responsive Nuclear Medicine service.
• Record patients’ medical history and other clinical data onto patient clerking sheets and the Radiology Information System, as required.
• Familiarise themselves and become involved with all technical and clinical aspects of Nuclear Medicine diagnostic and therapy procedures
• Perform pre-treatment risk assessments and administer radionuclide therapy (under supervision)
• Report general nuclear medicine, bone densitometry and PET/CT studies (under supervision initially)
• Attend and present (under supervision) at multidisciplinary oncological and non-oncological multidisciplinary meetings
• Undertake audit and quality improvement projects, in agreement with the Educational supervisor

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)

• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals

• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building

• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine

• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre

• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases

• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street


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.


For the full Person Specification and more informationregardingthe main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.


Nuclear Medicine is at present one of the most rapidly evolving medical specialisations; 50% of all procedures now carried out are less than five years old, and are relevant to oncology, cardiology and neurology – all areas of key medical priority - and the INM has a leading role in supporting these. The work environment within this leading academic unit is both challenging and stimulating and fulfilling its remit as a centre for excellence in the field of nuclear medicine, the department is regularly called upon to introduce and innovate novel techniques and procedures, often requiring that these be developed solely using the knowledge and expertise drawn from its staff. The INM has specific research interests in the development of PET, SPECT and multi-modality imaging as investigative tools - particularly in the fields of oncology, cardiology, neurology, the study of osteoporosis, and in the application of novel techniques for radionuclide therapy. The Institute is based within the new, single-site UCH building located opposite the main UCL campus.


We have an exciting opportunity for enthusiastic doctors to join our forward-thinking and friendly department right in the heart of London’s West End.

Come and bea part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*


UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust


*In the most recentNHS staff surveyUCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the second year in a row.


UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second yearrunning!University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.


Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.



This advert closes on Wednesday 21 Aug 2024

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