Deputy Head of Nuclear Medicine Physics

5 months ago

Portsmouth, United Kingdom Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust Full time

To deputise for Head of Nuclear Medicine Physics and Bone Densitometry, ensuring continuity of cover for management of Nuclear Medicine Physics and Medical Physics Expert for Nuclear Medicine/PET. To manage the provision of scientific services by Nuclear Medicine Physics to Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, and as applicable, under contract to external providers. To line manage the Clinical Scientists. To act as Medical Physics Expert for Nuclear Medicine/PET, under the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations.

To maintain the Quality Management System, for areas of responsibility. Key Responsibilities: To deputise as delegated for Head of Nuclear Medicine Physics and Bone Densitometry (henceforth Head of Section), ensuring continuity of cover for management of Nuclear Medicine Physics and Medical Physics Expert (MPE) for Nuclear Medicine/PET. Under the direction of the Head of Section, manage the provision of scientific services by Nuclear Medicine Physics to Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, and as applicable, under contract to external providers. Entailing highly complex and highly specialised scientific support, for equipment management, radiodiagnostic tests and radiotherapeutic treatments.

Ensuring scientific services are prioritised and performed, to required standards via responsive strategies, by organising own work and overseeing the work of Clinical Scientists. Oversight of outcomes includes departmental meetings, inter-departmental meetings and inter-provider meetings. When discharging duties to communicate with members of multidisciplinary teams, like clinicians, duty holders and managers, in consideration of different roles/responsibilities and different expertise/experiences, to ensure the optimal outcome for patients and services. For areas of responsibility, to maintain the Quality Management System (QMS), contributing to oversight of and participation in the review and revision of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).

Advise on implementation and optimisation of new techniques. Oversee the optimisation of radiodiagnostic tests, for example, acquisition and processing parameters. Oversee the optimisation of radiotherapeutic treatments, for example, patient dosimetry, patient radiation risk assessments and procedures. Supporting clinical trials.

Responsibilities frequently require the analysis of highly complex issues in order to advise on multiple potential options, drawing on advanced theoretical knowledge and practical experience. Providing advice involves communicating highly complex information to other healthcare professionals and acting with limits of knowledge and skills. Clinical advice occasionally involves exposure to highly emotional circumstances. Under the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations, act as operator for Nuclear Medicine Physics: Authorisation and reporting as delegated by Practitioner.

Equipment Testing (e.g. Radionuclide Calibrators and Intraoperative Probes plus Gamma Cameras and PET-CT Scanners) Non-Imaging Tests (e.g. Glomerular Filtration Rate Tests and Bile Acid Malabsorption Tests) Radionuclide Treatments (e.g. Radioiodine Therapy for Thyroid Cancer) Tasks frequently involve exposure to and handling of radioactive material (sealed sources and unsealed sources), requiring a high degree of manual dexterity and periods of prolonged concentration.

To line manage the Clinical Scientists, undertaking regular performance reviews and return to work meetings. Identifying training needs and implementing support measures, with support as required from Head of Section. To support the training of Route 1/Route 2 Trainee Clinical Scientists in speciality of Nuclear Medicine/PET, per the requirements of the National School of Healthcare Science (NSHC) and the Association of Clinical Scientists (ACS) for registration with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). Additionally, as required to support the training of Radiographers/Technologists in Nuclear Medicine Physics.

To deliver training in Nuclear Medicine, PET and radiation protection to colleagues from different departments at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, and under contract with external providers, as applicable. Regarding Continuing Professional Development (CPD), to carry out CPD activities, to maintain professional registrations as a Clinical Scientist with the HCPC and a MPE with the RPA2000 company. Participate in the CPD Scheme provided by the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM). To provide lectures and supervise projects in Nuclear Medicine/PET, in collaboration with academic partners, like the University of Portsmouth.

To propose and participate in research and development, and publish and present at local and national level.

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