Nuclear Medicine Technican - BankNHS

Job summary

Nuclear Medicine Technician - Bank

Location: Maidstone

Contract : Bank

Hourly Rate - £50.00 per hour

KIMS Hospital is the largest independent hospital in Kent and we are recruiting.  We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Nuclear Medicine technician to join the only Private Hospital in Kent who uses a SPECT CT scanner.

As a bank Nuclear Medicine Technician, you will assist with the Nuclear Medicine service at KIMS ensuring a high standard of service is provided to patients, consultant users and visitors to the hospital

This a bank role and is therefore a zero hours contract working flexibly to cover holiday, absence and fluctuating hospital volumes.

Main duties of the job

• Responsible for the day to day delivery and on-going development of a comprehensive nuclear medicine service within in accordance with the National Minimum Standards and Regulations of Independent Health Care.
• Advise when required the clinical indications, limitations, assessments, or risks of diagnostic applications of radioactive materials.
• Check and approve the quality of diagnostic images before patients are discharged.
• To meet in full the requirements of the Ionising Radiation Regulations (2017) and IR(ME)R 2017, the Outside Workers (1993) Regulations, the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974) and the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations (1988), Data Protection Act (1984) and any subsequent legislation.
• Enforce radiation protection standards for patients and staff.
• Advise when required the clinical indications, limitations, assessments, or risks of diagnostic and therapeutic applications of radioactive materials.
• Check and approve the quality of diagnostic images before patients are discharged.
• Enforce radiation protection standards for patients and staff.
• Monitor clean-up and safe handling of radioactive materials to ensure that established procedures are followed.
• Assist with cardiovascular nuclear medicine procedures such as exercise testing and pharmacologic stress testing.

Job description

For more information regarding this role please see the attached job description and person specification.

About us

• Competitive Salary
• Flexible working hours
• Free staff parking
• Holiday pay
• Annual Flu Vaccination

At KIMS Hospital we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive working environment. We strive to create a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and are proud to be an equal opportunities and disability confident employer.