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Head of Nuclear Medicine | The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 04 August 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive Salary |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 September 2024 |
| Location: | Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE7 7DN |
| Company: | The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6505320/317-2024-32-13-DR |
Summary
The successful applicant will be responsible for the provision of Nuclear Medicine and Bone Densitometry Services at Newcastle Hospitals. This is a key leadership position within Radiology, responsible for the operation, management and strategic direction of the clinical services.
The department comprises of nearly 50 staff, including clinical scientists, clinical technologists, consultant radiologists, nurses and clerical staff. Gamma cameras, SPECT-CT scanners, DXA scanners and Radiopharmacies are installed at both of our two major hospitals in Newcastle; the Royal Victoria Infirmary and Freeman Hospital.
Around 16,000 diagnostic and therapy procedures are performed each year for the many specialties at this tertiary centre, including paediatrics, oncology, cardiology and neurology. The comprehensive therapy service includes highly specialist treatments such as Y-90 and Ho-166 Selective Internal Radiation Therapies.
The department is very active in research and provides scientific support to an external provider’s static PET-CT service, including supporting PET-CT accreditation for clinical trials, such as Zirconium-89 antibody imaging.
The team also plays a lead role in the teaching and assessment for the National School of Healthcare Science Scientific Training Programme associated MSc course in Medical Physics at Newcastle University, as one of only three accredited teaching centres in England.
· Interview Date Tuesday 17 September 2024
Provide expert advice and strategic leadership for the nuclear medicine and bone densitometry services at Newcastle Hospitals.
Lead the development of the service with a focus on innovation, clinical governance and patient safety.
Provide professional leadership, mentor support and training. Management of the scientific and technologist teams.
Responsible for overseeing the provision of PET CT services by an external provider.
Support a culture of research and development within the department and for clinical trials.
Engage with other stakeholders within the North East and Cumbria to collaborate on issues of mutual interest such as funding and training of staff.
Contribute with an expert specialism perspective to Regional networks, e.g. the Northern Radiotherapy Network, Cumbria and North East Imaging Group.
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with over 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.
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.
· Responsible for the Provision of Nuclear Medicine and Bone Densitometry Services on both the RVI and Freeman sites.
· Provides professional leadership in molecular imaging, bone densitometry and therapeutic NM services.
· Responsible for overseeing the provision of PET CT services by an external provider.
· Maintains and develops high standards of service provision throughout their areas of responsibility.
· Develops implements and monitors clinical and organisational strategies within areas of expertise.
· Initiates, develops and delivers research and development activities for healthcare advancement.
This advert closes on Sunday 1 Sep 2024
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