Job summary
- Main area
- 317 Durham Nuclear Medicine
- Grade
- Band 7/8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 317-2025-43-18-DR-VA1
- Employer
- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- University Hospital of North Durham
- Town
- Durham
- Salary
- £47,810 - £62,682 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/11/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 11/11/2025
Employer heading
Career Grade / Lead Clinical Scientist
Band 7/8a
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.
Job overview
Our team of seven nuclear medicine physicists is one short – could that be YOU?
The Nuclear Medicine and Bone Mineral Densitometry Unit is provided by the Northern Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering (NMPCE) Directorate of Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust across 3 sites: University Hospital of North Durham, Darlington Memorial Hospital and the University Hospital of Hartlepool.
The Durham and Darlington Medical Physics departments (where this role is based) comprises approximately 25 staff, including clinical scientists, clinical technologists and assistant practitioners. There are newly installed gamma camera and DXA scanners at each of the two sites where the service is provided - University Hospital North Durham (UHND) and Darlington Memorial Hospital (DMH). A state-of-the-art new radiopharmacy opening soon at UHND will support services at both sites.
Around 9,000 diagnostic and therapy procedures are performed each year for the specialties within CDDFT, including paediatrics, oncology, cardiology and neurology. The service works closely with the nuclear medicine service at University Hospital of Hartlepool.
The team also plays a role in the teaching and assessment for the National School of Healthcare Science Scientific Training Programme associated MSc course in Medical Physics at Newcastle University, as one of only three accredited teaching centres in England.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will participate in all aspects of service provision, including equipment commissioning, testing and management; radiopharmacy; providing sound scientific advice to clinical technologists and trainees; and promoting research and development within the unit as well as regionally. The working base will be the University Hospital of North Durham, however the successful applicant will be required to travel unit-wide to meet the exigencies of the service.
For appointment at Band 8A the successful applicant will have considerable post-registration experience in the application of physics to clinical nuclear medicine and hold MPE certification. Applicants who have recently achieved HCPC registration or be eligible to register with the HCPC as a clinical scientist within a suitable timeframe (maximum 3 years) will be initially appointed at band 7. We will provide professional development opportunities to enable career development.
Informal enquiries are welcome and should be directed to Robyn Cooke, Head of Nuclear Medicine Section (Durham & Darlington) on 0191 333 2225 ([email protected]).
Site visits to any or all 3 sites (University Hospital of North Durham, Darlington Memorial Hospital, University Hospital of Hartlepool) are welcomed.
Working for our organisation
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
• Freeman Hospital
• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service
• Cramlington Manor Walks
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Interview date: 11th November 2025
- 37 hours 30 minutes /week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
Band 8a
salary range: £55,690 - £62,682 per annum
- Performs a range of advanced healthcare science activities
- Participates in the teaching and training commitments of the Service
- Maintains and develops high standards of service provision throughout their area of responsibility
- Contributes to the development, implementation and monitoring of clinical and organisational strategies within area of expertise
- Initiates, in collaboration with the line manager, the development and delivery of research and development activities for healthcare advancement
Band 7
salary range: £47,810 - £54,710 per annum
- Performs a range of advanced healthcare science activities
- Provide highly specialist advice and training to staff within own area and other professionals.
- Actively involved in research and development projects.
- Supervises and trains less experienced staff and trainees
Person specification
All criteria for Band 8a
Essential criteria
- In depth knowledge of a wide range of nuclear medicine procedures, including clinical assessment
- Knowledge of legislation, standards and protocols relating to clinical nuclear medicine work
- Understanding of the functioning and safe use of an extensive range of nuclear medicine equipment
- IT skills including database, spreadsheet, nuclear medicine software applications development
- Ability to communicate effectively with other health professionals and patients
- Good writing skills.
- Good time management and organisational skills
- Considerable post-registration experience in the application of physics to clinical nuclear medicine, including quality assurance and calibration procedures relating to a range of nuclear medicine equipment.
- Experience in training and supervision of trainees.
- First or second class honours degree in physics or related physical science
- Eligible for corporate membership of IPEM.
- HCPC Registered Clinical Scientist (in an appropriate specialism)
Desirable criteria
- Standards for radiopharmaceutical production
- Knowledge of bone densitometry
- Wider knowledge in radiation protection
- Patient handling skills including IV administration of radiopharmaceuticals.
- Clinical reporting of a wide range of nuclear medicine studies.
- Experience in the procurement, commissioning and acceptance testing of a range of nuclear medicine equipment.
- Introduction of new investigation techniques.
- Responsible role in Radiation Protection.
- Manufacture of radiopharmaceuticals.
- Audit, research and development.
- Formal presentations at national and local meetings
- Higher degree in Medical Physics or related subject.
All criteria for band 7
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of a range of nuclear medicine procedures.
- Knowledge of legislation, standards and protocols relating to clinical nuclear medicine work.
- Understanding of the functioning and safe use of common nuclear medicine equipment.
- IT skills including databases and spreadsheets.
- Ability to communicate effectively with other health professionals and patients
- Good writing skills
- Good time management and organisational skills.
- Experience in nuclear medicine.
- First or second class honours degree in physics or related physical science
- Working towards HCPC Registration as a Clinical Scientist (appropriate specialism).
Desirable criteria
- Clinical relevance of nuclear medicine investigations.
- Standards for radiopharmaceutical production.
- Knowledge of bone densitometry.
- Wider knowledge in radiation protection
- Nuclear medicine software applications development.
- Technical reporting of nuclear medicine studies.
- Patient handling skills including IV administration of radiopharmaceuticals
- Quality assurance and calibration procedures relating to a range of nuclear medicine equipment
- Experience in Radiation Protection.
- Manufacture of radiopharmaceuticals.
- Experience in training and supervision of trainees
- Audit, research and development.
- Formal presentations at national and local meetings
- Higher degree in Medical Physics or related subject.
- Corporate membership of IPEM.
- HCPC Registered Clinical Scientist.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Robyn Cooke
- Job title
- Head of Nuclear Medicine (Durham and Darlington)
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0191 333 2225
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