Job overview
We are looking to appoint a DXA specialist clinical scientist to lead the DXA section of the Nuclear Medicine Department at Singleton Hospital in Swansea. The post-holder will work towards ensuring the sustainability and development of the DXA reporting sub-section of the department. The ideal candidate will be a qualified clinical scientist with current HCPC registration and with demonstrable experience in DXA.
The successful candidate will be ensuring that DXA reporting and scanning is performed in a timely manner, meeting departmental’ s KPI and to Royal Osteoporosis Society standards. This is an exciting opportunity to lead change in a currently fast developing setting.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will undertake DXA image validation, evaluation and reporting (and other reporting activities within the department in line with their scope of practice) and will have a leading role in departmental development and management, in conjunction with key senior staff, specifically working closely with the Head of Department, Chief Clinical Technologists, CT Lead Radiographer, other clinical scientists and Consultants. The workload will include DXA reporting, service management, development and research. Workload split adjustments will be needed to ensure adequate cross-cover levels in periods of absence (annual leave, sickness, or others), or as required by senior departmental management. The successful candidate will be expected to plan and deliver long-term service change and improvements.
Nuclear Medicine at Singleton is a friendly and progressive service. The Department is accredited by IPEM for training and has links to Swansea and Cardiff University through research and formal academic teaching. Continuing professional development of all staff is encouraged and supported. Full training in Nuclear Medicine will be provided to a suitable candidate.
Working for our organisation
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. BSc Degree in Nuclear Medicine or Diagnostic Radiography or Nursing
2. MSc in relevant specialist area or equivalent experience
3. Professional Registration (RCT/HCPC/NMC)
4. Completed ROS national training scheme for DXA
5. Reporting Qualification
Desirable criteria
6. Management Qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
7. Extensive experience in DXA scanning and image validation
8. Extensive experience in DXA reporting
9. Experience in training or mentoring of junior staff and students
10. Extensive experience of staff management
11. Experience of performance reporting
12. Extensive experience in service development
Desirable criteria
13. Experience of working as RPS
14. Produced research
Skills
Essential criteria
15. Flexible approach to work
Desirable criteria
16. Post Graduate Qualifications or CPD
17. Welsh speaker
Swansea Bay University Health Board is committed to supporting its staff and processes to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing service users experience. In our commitment to increase the number of staff able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we would particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
Equality remains at the centre of the Health Boards policy-making, service delivery and employment practices. We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race, religion, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Welsh language skills are desirable