The interview date for this role is 17th December 2024.

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has this exciting opportunity for an experienced Technologist with experience at a senior level to manage, lead and shape the Nuclear Medicine services provided across the Trust. The post holder will have management duties across the Nuclear Medicine service. Working together with others you will oversee and manage operational and strategic matters for the technical team and service provision.

The department has its own radiopharmacy and the post holder will retain responsibility for safe delivery of services, working with partners across the South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Integrated Care system to provide stability and resilience to the region.

Technologists should be registered on the voluntary RCT and radiographers should be registered with the HCPC.

There is an expectation that the postholder will work one day a week at the flagship Glassworks Community Diagnostic Centre which is located in the Glassworks shopping centre in the heart of Barnsley town centre, providing a non-clinical day in a non-acute environment.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for the operational management of Nuclear Medicine Clinical services across the Trust. You will have excellent communication and organisational skills and have significant experience in both managing services and staff. You will work together with other Modality Leads and the Professional Lead Radiographer to ensure there is an effective delivery of the service, ensuring compliance with all regulatory requirements. You will oversee responsibility for the organisation of routine work (ensuring KPIs are met) and be familiar in planning and implementing service developments. Together with other key staff across the department you will input into strategic plans for the service including workforce plans, major equipment changes and other service changes. You will oversee the recruitment and selection processes for the Technical and support team and work together with others to ensure that the training needs of staff are met. You will be required to attend a number of management meetings at departmental level with the ability to provide both written and oral reports when required. The successful applicant will be expected to maintain clinical duties including the dispensing and administration of radioactive materials acquisition of images, analysis and calculation of results and disposal of radioactive waste material when needed.

There are opportunities for personal development and to support future developments within the team.

About us

Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close a position early.

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing Trust achieving a Good rating in our most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) assessment and achieving significant progress in the delivery of our strategic objectives. We are proud of the commitment of our staff to ensuring a strong and sustainable future for this organisation which is highly valued by our local communities.

There has never been a better time to join Barnsley Hospital. It is moving at pace and a we can do this attitude is evident right through the organisation, where staff are engaged for change and committed to being part of the journey to sustainability and growth.

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity and fair treatment to all applicants regardless of race, nationality, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, mental or physical disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, age or offending history.

The cost of the DBS (criminal records check) for Band 6 and above roles only will be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role and responsibilities.

Supporting Documents

Please refer to the values-based recruitment guidance and associated documentation.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of student training.
• Extensive clinical experience, in Nuclear Medicine, including experience of working at Band 7 level within the NHS.
• Line management experience and training.
• Previous experience of implementation and management of Health & Safety requirements.
• Experience of clinical audit and statistical analysis

Knowledge and Awareness

Essential

• Knowledge of radiation protection legislation

Desirable

• Involvement in Service Quality Assurance programmes.
• Involvement in Performance Indicator Statistics production/analysis.
• Knowledge of safety issues in CT/MRI and Ultrasound.

Values based questions

Essential

• In around 100 words please describe what Equality & Diversity means to you and why they are important.
• In around 100 words please describe what motivates you to do a good job

Qualifications

Essential

• First degree
• Postgraduate diploma in Nuclear medicine or equivalent (Level 7)
• HCPC registration if applicable (e.g. radiographer) or on voluntary technologist register
• High level of clinical competency in radiography.
• Participation in CPD, both as reviewer and interviewee.

Desirable

• Management qualification or equivalent and demonstrable experience

Employer details

Employer name

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Pogmoor Road

Barnsley

South Yorkshire

S75 2EP

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