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Nuclear Medicine Technologist

Division: Cancer and Core Clinical Services

Care Group: Diagnostics and Therapies

Band: 5

Salary: £31049 - £37796per annum/pro rata

Interview Date: Monday 2nd March 2026

We are recruiting for a Nuclear Medicine Technologist who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will join our friendly and ambitious team to provide diagnostic imaging and other investigations within the diagnostic and therapeutic services.You will work closely with our team of highly professional technologists and radiographers, nursing staff, radiopharmaceutical scientists, Clinical Scientists and our Consultant Physicians.

The department performs a comprehensive range of diagnostic procedures, in vivo and in vitro investigations and radionuclide therapies.

Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.

About us

Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of the Best of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time ?

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.

As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy - Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.

Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.

Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:

B - Bold

E - Every person counts

S - Sharing and open

T - Together

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The department performs a comprehensive range of diagnostic procedures, in vivo and in vitro investigations and radionuclide therapies. Currently the department undertakes around 5000 diagnostic studies, including a large number of myocardial perfusion imaging studies, renal, and orthopaedic work

There are particular interests in thyroid and metabolic bone disease. Radionuclide therapies include radioiodine (benign and malignant), and lutetium-177 DOTATATE. The department is well equipped with two 16-slice SPECT/CT cameras, a modern CZT SPECT/CT camera, an onsite licensed radiopharmacy which supports seven NHS nuclear medicine departments and a bespoke purpose built radionuclide therapy suite. The department has strong professional and technical links with neighbouring nuclear medicine, medical physics and radiopharmacy departments in Kent and further afield.

As a specialist Nuclear Medicine Technologist, the post holder will assist in the day-to-day operation of all diagnostic imaging and assist with the technical aspects of diagnostic imaging.

Assist in ensuring patient, staff and public safety through the maintenance of policies, procedures and local rules to achieve compliance with the appropriate legislation andprofessional standards.

Assist in the secure and appropriate storage of hazardous materials used in the Department and assist in the maintenance of the inventory for such materials.

Share responsibility for ensuring that safe working practices are followed and adhered to by all staff working in the Department.

Participate in the general teaching and training of staff members, students and others as required on equipment use, including instrumentation, aseptic preparation of radiopharmaceuticals and quality control of specialist nuclear medicine equipment.

Attend suitable seminars and courses and national and international scientific meetings as part of personal development and to further the work of the Department.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • BSc(Hons) Degree or equivalent
Desirable
  • Nuclear medicine Diploma/ degree
Knowledge

Essential
  • Good knowledge of Nuclear Medicine theory and practice
  • Conversant with a range of PC software applications
  • Able to receive and handle situations or information that is sensitive or contentious and take appropriate action
Experience

Essential
  • Knowledge of Nuclear medicine
Desirable
  • Recent post qualification experience of working in Nuclear Medicine
Skills

Essential
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • Ability to prioritise own work and work independently
  • Skills to safely manoeuvre wheelchairs, trolleys, hoists and other test equipment
Desirable
  • Previous experience of using a gamma camera
  • Worked in a patient centred role in Nuclear Medicine
Values Based Question

Essential
  • Give an example of a time where you have demonstrated a 'can do' attitude (including the situation you were in) and the outcome

Employer details

Employer name

Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Medway Hospital NHS Foundation trust

Windmill Road

Gillingham

ME7 5NY

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