East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Nuclear Medicine Radiographer / Technologist
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Job Description: Radiographer or Clinical Technologist (Nuclear Medicine)
We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated Radiographer or Clinical Technologist (Nuclear Medicine) to join our small, highly skilled Nuclear Medicine Team at ESNEFT. You would be required to support the clinical service across both Ipswich and Colchester sites.
About the Role
As a Radiographer appointed to this post, we would expect you to be registered with the HCPC. For a graduate Clinical Technologist in Nuclear Medicine appointed to this post you would be expected to join the Register of Clinical Technologists as a Nuclear Medicine specialist.
Responsibilities
The Nuclear Medicine departments perform a wide range of Diagnostic and Therapeutic procedures including:
- DaTscan
- Neuroendocrine imaging
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- I131 post ablation
- Lutetium and Radium
Across both sites there are 4 Siemens systems: Siemens Pro Specta and Intevo SPECT CT in Ipswich, and a Siemens Evo, and Intevo Bold in Colchester, with a new installation due in Ipswich in 2027.
You will be expected to take part in a range of duties including:
- IV administration
- Imaging
- Handling and assaying Radioisotopes
- Contamination monitoring
- Routine QA and data handling
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Key Duties
- To carry out any duties in Nuclear Medicine under the direction of the Chief Technologist.
- To work cross site at either the Colchester or Ipswich Nuclear Medicine Department where required, sometimes at short notice.
- To administer Radiopharmaceuticals under the direction of the ARSAC licence holder, according to departmental protocols.
- To perform imaging in accordance with Departmental protocols.
- To care for any patient undergoing a Radionuclide investigation.
- To ensure that all radioactive material is handled safely, and in compliance with the local rules and all appropriate legislation.
- To take part in IV administration, imaging, routine QA and data handling.
About ESNEFT
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff
Benefits
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options
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Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients
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If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you
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Contact
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Kim Turner
- Job title: Chief Nuclear Medicine Technologist
- Email address: kim.turner@esneft.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 01473 704951
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