Overview
Consultant Clinical Scientist – Head of Nuclear Medicine – 8D Jobs in Rustenburg, South Africa at NHS Ayrshire & Arran
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.
Nuclear Medicine
Consultant Clinical Scientist, Head of Nuclear Medicine 8D (Permanent)
Base –to be agreed- Acute Site within NHSGGC
Applications are invited to join ourdynamic, forward thinking andfriendly teamas Head of Nuclear Medicine.
The Head of Nuclear Medicine will be responsible for overall management and coordination of the service, providing clinical scientificleadershipand working closely with individual department leads to deliver integrated, cohesive and comprehensive nuclear medicine services.
Four clinical sessions per week will involve providing expert clinical scientific support andleadershipto the paediatric nuclear medicine service at the Royal Hospital for Children, working collaboratively with clinical resource sharing for this to the Nuclear Medicine service lead for South and Clyde.
Nuclear medicine provides comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic nuclear medicine services to NHS GGC. Some nuclear medicine services are also provided regionally (e.g. PET-CT, molecular therapies) or nationally (e.g. SMaRT kids paediatric molecular therapy).
Nuclear medicine services include diagnostic imaging (including PET-CT), non-imaging diagnostic tests, theragnostics and therapeutics involving radionuclides and DXA for bone densitometry. These are provided via five primary departments at major acute hospital sites across Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
The department is a major training centre for clinical and non-clinical staff and students.
The physics led service is well equipped with 14 gamma cameras, 2 PET-CT scanners, 2 DXA units, and an imaging computer network that is integrated across all sites.
Approximately 45,000 investigations are undertaken annually.
This is anexcitingtime to lead NHS GGC Nuclear Medicine services with the significant developments in both diagnosing and treating patients on the cancer pathway.
For further information please contact the Scientific Director Andrew Reilly ), or Antionette Parr, General Manager (Ant).
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs.
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde- NHS Scotland encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture ofinclusionacross the organisation and are proud of thediverse workforcewe have.
By signing the Armed Forces Covenant, NHSGGC has pledged its commitment to being a Forces Friendly Employer. We support applications from across the Armed Forces Community, recognising military skills, experience and qualifications during the recruitment and selection process.
NHS Scotland is reducing their full time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay. This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part time staff. This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours. However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a te…
Title: Consultant Clinical Scientist – Head of Nuclear Medicine – 8D
Company: NHS Ayrshire & Arran
Location: Rustenburg, South Africa
Category: Healthcare, Management
