Nuclear medicine Radiographer
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 19 Ionawr 2026 |
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| Cyflog: | £38,682.00 i £46,580.00 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £38682.00 - £46580.00 a year |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 02 Chwefror 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Blackpool, FY3 8NR |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | C9382-26-0021 |
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Radiographers in nuclear medicine must be aware of the departmental local radiation rules and other regulatory bodies associated with nuclear medicine such as Ionising Radiation Regulations 17 (IRR17), Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposures) Regulations 2017 (IR(ME)R 2017), Administration of Radioactive Substances Advisory Committee (ARSAC) and the Environment Agency (EA). To act as a referrer as defined within the IR(ME)R 2017. This requires assessment of skeletal nuclear medicine imaging performing limited SPECT/CT (Bone Scans) or referral for x-rays as appropriate. To act as an operator undertaking a range of static, dynamic, whole body and Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography-Computed Tomography (SPECT-CT) procedures as per departmental procedures and protocols and to participate fully in the operation and function of the Nuclear Medicine service. Undertake intra venous training to administer the patient dosage intravenously by direct injection, butterfly or cannulation. Administer radiopharmaceuticals to individual patients, orally, interstitially or by inhalation, as per protocols of the department, after suitable training has been completed. After suitable training to administer intravenously medicines under patient group direction, e.g., Diuretics To document receipt and return of radioactivity from external sources as per The Radioactive Material (Road Transport) (Great Britain) Regulations 2002. To maintain excellent record-keeping as in all departmental procedures. To perform environmental monitoring to identify spills and radioactive contamination and to take appropriate action to make safe any area or person in the event of a radioactive incident, within the hospital or any other organisation referring patients for investigation. To use highly specialised, expensive equipment in a safe manner. To perform complex quality assurance testing extensively, on the calibration devices and on many of the functions of the imaging devices and their peripheral devices. Most tests are done on a daily basis. To perform detailed radionuclide investigations on referred patients to high diagnostic standard. This requires the modifying of techniques to suit the range of patients and the severity of the problems with which the patient presents. To be able to gain consent for patients undergoing myocardial perfusion stress examinations having undergone appropriate training.