An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Locum Consultant post in our Nuclear Medicine department. This is a 12 month fixed term post, for 40 hours per week, and will require on-site presence. You will be a qualified Nuclear Medicine Physician or Radionuclide Radiologist, with experience in reporting a range of Nuclear Medicine procedures.
This is a consultant post to support and develop radionuclide and PET imaging and capacity. The successful candidate will have the opportunity, depending on experience, to contribute to the departmental theranostics program.
We are one of the biggest Nuclear Medicine departments in UK and Europe, providing a range of specialist procedures in PET, radionuclide therapy and general nuclear medicine. Our service is rapidly expanding and we are looking for a motivated individual who can work flexibly and provide leadership and specialist expertise to drive quality improvements, sustainability and innovation.
- To work closely with the senior professional workforce, radiographer and technologist colleagues, medical, physicist and nursing staff to ensure provision of an efficient and responsive Nuclear Medicine service including providing consultant supervision for diagnostic radionuclide imaging in all service areas.
- Report general nuclear medicine, bone densitometry and PET/CT, PET/MRI studies
- Attend multidisciplinary oncological and non-oncological multidisciplinary meetings
- Contribute to the audit and quality improvement projects in the department
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.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
University College Hospital is part of the UCLH NHS Foundation Trust which has a reputation for innovation, research and providing excellent patient-focused care. The hospital is situated in the heart of the West end within easy reach of high street shops and the many amenities that London has to offer.
The Institute of Nuclear Medicine is renowned as a centre of excellence in Nuclear Medicine. It functions both as an academic institute within the Faculty of Medicine of University College London where it has a strong commitment to research and teaching, and as the provider of a comprehensive clinical Nuclear Medicine service to the University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, where it offers a full range of diagnostic, laboratory and therapeutic procedures to patients referred from within the Trust and from many other hospitals throughout the UK .
The Institute of Nuclear Medicine has an established chair in Nuclear Medicine at the University College London. It has, therefore, a major responsibility in promoting Nuclear Medicine via research and teaching.
The Institute of Nuclear Medicine is also a major referral centre for radionuclide therapies, including 177Lu-PSMA, 177Lu-DOTATATE, 131I-MIBG, 223Radium, 131I radioiodine, 89Strontium, 223Rhenium skin cancer therapy. We recently became a national training centre for 177Lu-PSMA therapy in prostate cancer patients.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
- UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit: Flexible working .
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