Clinical Scientist - Nuclear Medicine | Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 20 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £47,810 - £54,710 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 March 2026 |
| Location: | Nottingham, NG5 1PB |
| Company: | Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7766099/164-7766099 |
Summary
The post holder will be a member of a team of scientists providing comprehensive scientific support to the Nuclear Medicine service at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and external customers, including the Nottingham PET/CT Centre. They will be expected to have a high level of specialist clinical-scientific knowledge to enable them to support the delivery of safe and efficient services.
The role will involve contributions to all scientific aspects of the service including supporting a wide range of clinical procedures (diagnostic and molecular radiotherapy), radiopharmacy, performance and analysis of quality assurance tests, teaching and training, maintenance of the quality management system, and service development and research.
The post holder will undertake activities at both Nottingham City Hospital and Queen's Medical Centre (QMC), and will be required to travel to the sites of external customers.
An ideal candidate would hold HCPC registration as a Clinical Scientist. We also welcome applications from STP trainees, but you must be within 15 months of completion, and you would be appointed on Annex 21 of Band 7 until completion of training.
In addition to the summary below you need to familiarize yourself with the full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.
Participating in the QA programme for equipment in the section. Performing radiopharmaceutical product release. Image analysis of Nuclear Medicine investigations in preparation for reporting. Quantitative analysis of patient investigations and reporting where appropriate. Providing scientific support to staff and patients in the nuclear medicine clinics. Supporting the delivery of the molecular radionuclide therapy service. Maintenance of the Nuclear Medicine quality management system. Involved in the training and development of staff within the Nuclear Medicine Section. Participating in research and service development.
With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Clinical & Scientific
Be responsible for providing scientific support to the nuclear medicine clinics (including MRT) according to the duty physicist rota and as required at other times. The tasks will include:
processing and reporting complex clinical investigations
providing scientific support to clinic staff
resolving complex equipment related issues to ensure smooth delivery of service
supporting the radiopharmacy service as required
This advert closes on Monday 2 Mar 2026