Nuclear Medicine Physics Assistant - London, United Kingdom - University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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London, United Kingdom

4 weeks ago

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Description

Provide routine support to the Nuclear Medicine Physics group, which includes:

Managing the clearing of radioactive waste from diagnostic Nuclear Medicine procedures
Assisting with other radioactive monitoring in the department, such as after dose preparation and after a radioactive spill
Maintaining the decontamination kits
Keeping an equipment log of contamination monitors and other nonimaging equipment and organising for their quality control testing to be performed
Assisting with the management of staff dosimetry badges and records

Full training in all of these areas will be provided.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population.

We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas.

Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

At UCLH, we have a real 'One Team' ethos, and our values - safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work.

This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population.

In July 2004, we were one of the first NHS trusts to achieve Foundation Trust status.

The Institute of Nuclear Medicine has an international reputation as a centre for excellence in academic and clinical nuclear medicine.

We are located in the heart of the UCL/UCL Hospitals campus, where we deliver a fully comprehensive clinical Nuclear Medicine service which now undertakes some 18,000 studies per year to patients referred from UCLH and hospitals throughout the UK.

In addition to the extremely varied clinical workload we have an extensive and internationally recognised internal research programme.

Nuclear Medicine Physics are a friendly team who work closely with all staff groups within the department to ensure a safe and effective clinical service is provided.

This post will be part of the Nuclear Medicine Physics team and so is suited to someone who works well in a team and would like to gain experience in this area.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

Clinical/Scientific/Technical

Provide routine support to the Nuclear Medicine Physics group to include:
Manage the clearing of radioactive waste from diagnostic Nuclear Medicine procedures and postsurgical sentinel lymph node procedures. Keep accurate records of waste and ensure it is stored or disposed of in compliance with Environment Agency regulations.
Assist with the clearing and storage of radioactive waste associated with molecular radiotherapy patients from the Nuclear Medicine department.
Participate in the monitoring of the Nuclear Medicine 'hot lab' for radioactive contamination following dose preparation, and assisting with the decontamination and monitoring of clinical areas following a radioactive spill.
Ensure that specialist cleaning materials and/or decontamination kits, appropriate waste bags and containers are available and replenish stock when needed.
Participate in the regular review of the Radioactive waste store to ensure it is maintained according to Environment Agency regulations.
Maintain an equipment log for personal dosemeters, dose rate meters and contamination monitors, organising quality control and calibrations.
Assist Nuclear Medicine Physicists with the quality assurance testing of imaging and nonimaging equipment within the Nuclear Medicine department.
Maintain records of personal radiation doses in staff dose records and assist with the distribution and collection of staff radiation badges to ensure timely monthly badge changeovers.
Assist in the booking and checking of patient appointments relating to their molecular radiotherapy treatment, including any associated imaging procedures. Use the Electronic Patient Record System to complete these tasks.
Assist in the production of SOPs relating to the activities covered by this po