Employer University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Employer type NHS
Site Nuclear Medicine
Town Plymouth
Salary £47,810 - £54,710 Per Annum
Salary period Yearly
Closing 19/10/2025 23:59

Deputy Chief Technologist

NHS AfC: Band 7

Job overview

There is an exciting opportunity to assist with managing the Nuclear Medicine department at the University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust. The post holder will assist with managing a team of Clinical Technologists, students and clerical staff in the day to day running of the Nuclear Medicine department.

The Nuclear Medicine department at Derriford Hospital offers the broadest range of any department within the South-West. It is a tertiary referral centre for specialist examinations and performs approximately 6,500 examinations of 60 different types each year for both inpatients and outpatients. Research and development is also undertaken at local, national and international levels.

The department consists of 2 consultants, 12 technologists, 3 physicists and an administrative team.

The department carries out a wide range of imaging and non-imaging diagnostic studies as well as some therapy procedures. There is an integrated radiopharmacy for the manufacture of short-lived radiopharmaceuticals and dispensing of intravenous injections which operates under a MHRA specials licence.

Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as 'Priority' and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.

Main duties of the job

• Assist the Chief Technologist to lead and manage the Clinical Technical Services and administrative work of the Nuclear Medicine Department.
• Assist the Chief Technologist to manage a team of Clinical Technologists and Trainees.
• Assist the Chief Technologist to manage a team of clerical staff; bookings clerks, receptions and secretaries.
• Assist the Chief technologist to manage the budget within the allocated resources by investigating, sourcing and ordering the most appropriate consumables and equipment.
• Supervise and teach qualified technologists and trainees.
• Manage and take responsibility for the day to day running of the clinical work in the department.
• Manage and take responsibility for the scheduling of complex imaging and non-imaging investigations, liaising with external and internal clinical teams when required.
• Assist the Chief Technologist in the recruitment of staff.
• Assist the Chief Technologist in the development of new procedures and protocols and the appropriate recording of these on the quality management system.
• Deputise for the Chief Technologist when absent.
• When required provide high quality clinical care while performing a range of diagnostic imaging and non-imaging investigations in Nuclear Medicine.
• When required, manufacture, dispense and administer a wide range of radiopharmaceuticals under the same standards as Pharmacy for intravenous and oral administration.

Working for our organisation

We are a people business – where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure.

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY. If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment team on 01752 432100. We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will assist the Chief Technologist with the management of the Nuclear Medicine Department, the technologist team and the clerical team.

Key duties for the role are:

• Taking responsibility for the day to day running of the department
• Producing the weekly technologist’s rota and amending camera availability accordingly
• Teaching and assessing technologists and students
• Taking responsibility for liaising with the bookings team re. routine and complex bookings
• Taking responsibility for the generation and review of protocols and SOPS and other documentation critical to the delivery of the service.
• Assisting the Chief Technologist to ensure that all technologists are up to date with statutory training and competencies required for their job role
• Assisting the Chief Technologist to ensure that all members of the clerical team are up to date with statutory training and competencies required for their job role
• Assisting the Chief Technologist to ensure that all appraisals are up to date, arranging appraisal dates, undertaking appraisals and formulating action plans in conjunction with the Chief Technologist
• Assisting the Chief Technologist in managing and approving annual leave for technologists and clerical staff ensuring an adequate skill mix at all times
• Assisting the Chief Technologist in the evaluation, purchase and installation of equipment
• Assist the Chief technologist to manage the budget within the allocated resources by investigating, sourcing and ordering the most appropriate consumables and equipment
• For further detials please see the attached JD & PS

Person specification

Knowledge and Experience

• • Demonstrable experience in a wide range of Nuclear Medicine procedures some of which are complex and non-routine.
• • Demonstrable experience in Radiopharmacy manufacturing and dispensing.
• • Proven ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team and on own initiative.
• • Teaching and mentoring.

Qualifications

• • BSc in Clinical Technology, Radiography or equivalent.
• • Post Graduate Certification in Nuclear Medicine or equivalent level of proven knowledge or demonstrable experience
• • HPC Registration or Registered with RCT.
• • Good interpersonal skills to work with staff from other professions.
• • Good interpersonal skills to work with patients of all ages and backgrounds with a wide range of medical conditions. Confident and compassionate dealing with terminally ill patients, babies, very young children and their parents.
• • Ability to prioritise workload, instruct and direct others.

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY INCLUDING YOUR JUNK FOLDER.

If you need support with the online application process or require reasonable adjustments with the application and/or interview process please contact the Recruiting Manager for this post.

We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants about less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. We recommend contacting the manager of the role prior to applying and we commit to giving requests full consideration.

We welcome and encourage applicants who identify with all protected characteristics to apply for our roles. We believe that diversity strengthens our teams and improves our patients' experience. At UHP we aim to create an inclusive workplace and hospital where everyone feels they belong and included.

It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.

Providing false information is an offence & could result in the application being rejected or summary dismissal/police action if an applicant is successful.

Please note that if you are successful in your application & accept the position you agree that the Staff Health and Wellbeing Department can access your health records from your current/previous employer in order to check the status of your inoculations & screening tests. This is an automated process & the information will only be used for these purposes prior to your taking up the position with us.

For Doctors Roles:

Unsolicited CVs and Candidate Profiles/Details
University Hospitals Plymouth has a commitment to sourcing candidates directly and as such we do not accept speculative CVs from agencies.

We do, however, work with a defined list of preferred HTE Framework suppliers who may be invited to support us in sourcing candidates for particular roles.

In line with our preferred supplier list, we only pay agency fees where we have a signed agreement in place and an agency has been instructed by a member of the Trust’s Medical Workforce team.

We do not pay agency fees where speculative and unsolicited CVs are submitted to the Trust or Trust employees by any other means than the official route above. Where this is not observed the Trust reserves the right to contact these candidates directly and initiate discussions without payment of any agency fee.

Any candidate details (whether written or spoken) or CVs that are referred directly will not constitute an introduction. The Trust will under no circumstances be responsible for any recruitment fees in relation to these contacts.

Submission of any unsolicited CVs, candidate’s details and/or proposals to the Trust will not be considered further and will be deemed evidence of full and unlimited acceptance of this Agency Protocol.

In order to establish and maintain good working relationships with the Trust’s agency suppliers, we ask that this Protocol is adhered to and thank you for your co-operation.

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The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.