NHS AfC: Band 8a
Main area
Nuclear Medicine
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Cross Site Rotation)
Job ref
287-DTC-27-25
Department name
LUH - 1 General Staffing (AFC posts)
Site
LUHFT
Town
Liverpool
Salary
£55,690 - £62,682 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
18/09/2025 23:59
Job Overview
We are looking to recruit an experienced, highly motivated, dynamic, innovative and professional individual to join an established multidisciplinary Nuclear Medicine team
You must have a flexible approach to working and a desire to further develop and progress the Nuclear Medicine service. You will support the operational management of the service across the LUHFT site. appropriate workflows are maintained.
You will provide leadership and support the education of Radiographers, Technologists and Radiographic assistants.
You should hold a Post Graduate qualification in Nuclear Medicine and have extensive clinical experience. Leadership and demand management experience is essential.
Main duties of the job
- Accountable for the day-to-day operational management of the Nuclear Medicine, PET CT and BMD departments across sites and to ensure service standardisation within the extended day.
- To take the operational lead within the Nuclear Medicine/PET CT/DEXA department.
- To act as an innovative leader, to encourage new ways of working
- To work effectively and collaboratively with the Departmental Manager and Directorate manager to support business planning and the strategic direction of the Nuclear Medicine/PETCT/DEXA service
- To develop the expansion of the Nuclear Medicine/PETCT/DEXA service across the site.
- To liaise closely with lead clinicians thus contributing to the effective running of the service.
- To lead development and regulation of new protocols. To be responsible for writing and implementing all standard operating procedures for Nuclear Medicine/PETCT/DEXA. and to facilitate research opportunities in Nuclear Medicine/ PETCT/DEXA.
Working for our organisation
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit their careers page.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
- Accountable for the day-to-day operational management of the Nuclear Medicine, PET CT and BMD departments across sites and to ensure service standardisation within the extended day.
- To act as an innovative leader, to encourage new ways of working.
- To take the operational lead within the Nuclear Medicine/PET CT/DEXA department.
- To work effectively and collaboratively with the Departmental Manager and Directorate manager to support business planning and the strategic direction of the Nuclear Medicine/PETCT/DEXA service.
- To develop the expansion of the Nuclear Medicine/PETCT/DEXA service across the site.
- To act in conjunction with the clinical expert in their relevant field by maintaining high professional standards and to further develop a high degree of clinical knowledge.
- To liaise closely with lead clinicians thus contributing to the effective running of the service.
- To lead development and regulation of new protocols.
- To be responsible for writing and implementing all standard operating procedures for Nuclear Medicine/PETCT/DEXA.
- To facilitate research opportunities in Nuclear Medicine/ PETCT/DEXA
- To ensure that clinical notation and record keeping is of the highest standard.
- To provide leadership, support and guidance to junior medical staff, radiographers, and students.
- To be responsible for maintaining a safe working environment within the designated area.
- To exercise stock control and be responsible for the efficient use of and ordering of consumables.
- Liaise with equipment manufacturers and accessory companies.
- Liaise with representatives to evaluate new products and technology and its clinical applications within the guidelines provided by the trust.
- To participate in multi-disciplinary team working.
- To attend M.D.T meetings as required.
Co-ordinating Nuclear medicine/PET CT extended working rota to ensure maximum use of capacity.
- Maintain a team of Nuclear Medicine/PETCT/DEXA radiographers in conjunction with the clinical lead to a level of competency where they can operate the unit smoothly in times of the post holder's absence and are able to provide a first-class service.
- To practice within the rules of the Health Professions Council.
- To positively contribute to the delivery of the Trust objectives.
- To provide input to provide 7/7 working.
- To ensure effective communication with patients, carers and all health care professionals about all aspects of patient care.
- Liaise with other hospitals and external agencies.
- To maintain accurate documentation pertinent to the examination.
- Supervision and assistance in training of radiographers and trainee nuclear medicine radiologists.
- To ensure appropriate infection control measures are utilised where necessary, with particular attention to personal as well as the management of equipment and linen, in accordance with the departmental protocol.
- To exercise time management and prioritisation skills to make decisions in complex and unpredictable circumstances.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Master's degree or high level of experience in Nuclear Medicine and PETCT
- DCR or Degree in Radiographer/Nuclear Medicine Technology.
Desirable criteria
- IT skills, word processing, Email and spreadsheets
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstratable experience in Nuclear Medicine and PETCT
- Supervision of Radiographic staff
- Audit
- Experience of modernisation agenda, patient experience
Desirable criteria
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to prioritise
- Ability to meet challenging deadlines and objectives
- Ability to manage change
- Ability to train/mentor staff
- Time management skill
Other
Essential criteria
- Enthusiastic
- Demonstrate commitment to task
- Works on own initiative
- Works as team player
- Approachable, Diplomatic, Visionary
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Posts advertised to 'internal staff' are open to employees of hospitals within University Hospitals of Liverpool Group and you should confirm your employment within your application form.
Note: Under current Home Office Immigration Rules we are currently unable to offer right to work visa sponsorship for Band 2 and 3 roles with a salary of less than £25,000 pa as they do not meet the UK Visas & Immigration criteria.
Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.
We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.
Candidates applying for the role of Healthcare Assistant on the staff bank should note that due to the nature of the role, workers must be aged 18 or above when commencing in post. Applicants are therefore welcome from those aged over 18 or within 3 months' of their 18^th birthday.
The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance and achieve fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment. Not all roles are suitable for every flexible working opportunity all of the time. Flexible working options may include reduced hours, compressed hours, fixed shifts, time back in lieu and home working.
The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under-represented in our workforce black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16-24.
Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing the successful applicant/s DBS application be recovered via salary deduction following start in post. The amount of £23 (standard disclosure) or £43 (enhanced disclosure) will be deducted from salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment. Bank posts require upfront payment. DBS applications submitted from 2nd December will be subject to the new DBS fee of £26.50 (standard) and £54.50 (Enhanced).
From April 2017, Skilled visa applicants and their adult dependant(s) will be required to provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have lived in consecutively for 12 months or more in the past ten years.
Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa.
This organisation has a zero-tolerance approach to the abuse of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff must ensure they adhere to the organisations safeguarding children and adults' policy and comply with the Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board procedures.
Staff should be mindful of their responsibility to safeguard children and adults in any activity performed on behalf of the organisation in line with the requirements of statutory guidance and legislation.
All employees (and volunteers)are expected maintain their safeguarding knowledge and skills by completing mandatory safeguarding training which includes understanding and recognising the signs of abuse and neglect and taking appropriate action.
As an organisation, we have adopted the Merseyside Domestic abuse workplace scheme which supports our staff who are experiencing Domestic Abuse /any forms of sexual violence.
If you have any personal requirements that will enable you to participate in our recruitment process please contact a member of the Recruitment Services by phone on 0151 706 4666 at the earliest opportunity to ensure that measures can be put in place to enable your application for this post.
Please note: new entrants to the NHS will commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.
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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.
Application numbers
This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.
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