Nuclear Medicine Technologist - Sutton, United Kingdom - The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
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Sutton, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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The post holder will be responsible for the timely, efficient and courteous provision of Nuclear Medicine and PET services.

  • The postholder 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.
  • 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.
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre.

Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer.

We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services.

We have two hospitals - one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey - as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team.

We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways.

There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance.

We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.

For further information, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification

Clinical

  • To ensure correct identification of patients
  • To ensure the timely, efficient and courteous provision of imaging services within the available resources. This will involve booking of patient appointments, explanation of procedures, cannulation and injecting of patients, administration of oral, intravenous and inhaled radiopharmaceuticals, as well as operation of the gamma cameras and PET/CT scanner.
  • To provide both qualitative and quantitative results to agreed standards.
  • To ensure that all data analysis, hard copy production and archiving is performed in a timely, consistent and accurate manner.
  • To comply with written systems of work.
  • To ensure statutory and Trust standards for record keeping are adhered to.
  • To ensure the safety and wellbeing of patients and visitors within the department.
  • To adhere to the "local rules" relating to radiation protection.
  • To ensure that statutory Departmental and Trust requirements for record keeping are met
Professional

  • To maintain a high standard of patient care through good clinical practices.
  • To maintain patient dignity and privacy and respond to patient needs accordingly
  • To offer support and assistance to colleagues when required
  • To maintain current ensure correct identification of patients
  • To maintain up to date with current imaging trends through CPD
  • To ensure statutory and Trust standards for record keeping are adhered to.
  • To participate in, support and ensure continuing familiarisation with departmental Quality Assurance programmes
Research and Education

  • To follow set Research Protocols.
  • To document and archive data.
  • To ensure national standards are maintained.
  • To participate in and contribute to clinical audit.
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