Job overview
The Royal Marsden Hospital is Europe's largest Oncology centre with sites in Chelsea and Sutton. The Department of Nuclear Medicine, PET/CT and Radioisotope Therapy is looking for an enthusiastic and well-motivated individual to join our team on the Chelsea site. The successful candidate will manage the Chelsea department and work very closely with the Radioisotope Service Manager. The candidate will be expected to support both the service and its staff in continuing to maintain and develop the highest standards of imaging. The position will be at our Chelsea site.
Main duties of the job
1.1. To possess a distinct level of responsibility in providing a comprehensive service for Nuclear Medicine
1.2. The post holder will be responsible for the operational management of the Nuclear Medicine Service
1.3. To work closely with the Radioisotope Service Lead, Deputy Service Leads, Nuclear Medicine consultants and all Nuclear Medicine staff.
1.4. The post holder will work closely with Sutton Deputy Service Leads, working collaboratively and interchangeably as they will need to cross cover on holidays and other absences supporting each other.
1.5. The post-holder will liaise with a variety of staff throughout the Trust, including wards and theatres and with those from other NHS trusts. The key working relationships in the department will be with the imaging, medical, clerical and nursing staff.
1.6. The post holder will have considerable patient contact, including contact with the terminally ill. Patient presentation will include the unconscious, incapacitated, confused and those with physical and mental disabilities.
1.7. To manage shifts according to the workload with the guidance of the Radioisotope Service Manager;
1.8. To provide clinical management to all the Nuclear Medicine staff.
1.9. To possess enough knowledge about Radiation Protection to provide support to other departments and other professionals.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. BSc in Nuclear Medicine or Equivalent
2. Evidence of relevant further education
3. Evidence of Specialised Clinical Experience
4. Training in venepuncture and cannulation
Desirable criteria
5. Professional registration
6. Post graduate teaching qualification
7. Presentation at national/international meeting/conference
8. Management qualification.
Experience
Essential criteria
9. Experience of Nuclear Medicine, radioisotope therapies and PET/CT Technologist/radiographer and other staff management
10. Experience of appraising and developing staff
11. Evidence of responsibility for delivering operational services
12. Evidence of leadership and team building
13. Evidence of service implementation and development
14. Responsibility for imaging services.
Skills Abilities/knowledge
Essential criteria
15. Ability to express themselves clearly
16. Exemplary organisational and time management skills, resulting in effective resource management
17. Assured demeanour, able to inspire confidence in others – have appropriate confident manner, able to communicate and negotiate with all colleagues and partners without being intimidated.
18. Sophisticated communicator will be required to manage sensitive information in situations involving anxious and demanding individuals using exemplary diplomacy and empathy.
19. Sensitive and considered manager in all staff matters.
20. Ability to write clearly and concisely.
21. Ability to use a range of computer software
22. Experience of scientific and service report writing
23. Evidence of Efficient working
24. Evidence of complex problem solving
25. Evidence of planning to tight deadlines
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
26. Evidence of personal development, enthusiasm, tenacity and initiative
27. Evidence of career development
28. Experience of negotiation
The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.
Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.
Flu Vaccination – What We Expect of our Staff
At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease.
The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the upmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.