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Ref: 309-UCLH-6931 Vacancy ID: 7547160

Clinical Fellow Nuclear Medicine

Accepting applications until: 29-Oct-2025 23:59

Open

Accepting applications until: 29-Oct-2025 23:59

Location

University College London Hospital
235 Euston Road
London
NW1 2BU
London

Contract type & working pattern

Fixed term: 12 months (Limited Funding)
Full time - 40 hours per week (There is no out-of-hours commitment)

Salary

£65,048 Plus LW
Yearly

(NHS Medical & Dental: Local Appointment nodal point 4 (MT04))

Specialty

Nuclear Medicine

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Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly organised nuclear medicine clinical fellow who can effectively deal with the busy demands of a research active imaging department. Our team is multidisciplinary, and you will be working alongside professors, clinical fellows, senior research associates, PhD students to name but a few! We are a world-renowned nuclear medicine team and ardently uphold the trust’s strategy of “delivering world leading research and innovation”. We need a robust clinical fellow to help deliver an efficient nuclear medicine research portfolio. 

We have an extensive and internationally recognised research programme with University College London and other external collaborators. We commissioned the first PET/MRI in this country in March 2012 in the MacMillan Cancer Centre.  Currently, a broad range of research studies and trials are underway utilizing advanced MR and PET acquisition techniques. A clinical service runs concurrently with the research PET/MRI service. 

The Institute of Nuclear Medicine has a wide range of state-of-the-art equipment including three dedicated PET/CT systems, one PET/MRI system, four SPECT/CT systems (3 of these have full diagnostic CT capability), bone densitometry system and molecular radiation therapy service

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The post holder will provide an experienced level of nuclear medicine image interpretation/ reporting, data analysis to support to the Institute of Nuclear Medicine’s broad research portfolios. 

You will work closely with the academic and clinical leads to ensure the smooth running of the research activities within the Institute of Nuclear Medicine. 

You will be contributing to manuscript submissions for publication of research trial results. You will contribute to participant recruitment through attendance at relevant multidisciplinary team meetings. This will identify participates who meet the inclusion criteria and involve informed consent with the participant. 

Working for our organisation

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. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description. 

Please note, due to anticipated high volumes of applications, this vacancy may close earlier than the listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application

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.  

To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH? 

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.

Person specification

Knowledge and Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Full GMC Registration. NB: Non-UK trained doctors must be on the GMC register by date of appointment
  • Nuclear Medicine Physician or Radiologist Training.
  • Knowledge of confidentiality, Data Protection, Good Clinical Practice (GCP).
Desirable criteria
  • A Higher Degree
  • Experience of working in the NHS
  • Understanding of research methodology

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience in general imaging with some exposure to nuclear medicine including reporting
Desirable criteria
  • Relevant experience in reporting bone density scans
  • Good exposure to Nuclear Medicine therapy
  • Relevant experience in reporting myocardial perfusion scans
  • Good experience in reporting general nuclear, PET/CT scans
  • PET/MRI or myocardia PET experience
  • Clinical Audit
  • Previous Data Anaylsis

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Good knowledge of nuclear medicine imaging techniques, that include the underpinning pathophysiological distribution of radioisotopes to diagnose disease and monitor treatment response
  • Experience of supervising junior medical staff
  • Ability to organise and prioritise own work.
  • Ability to identify and resolve problems.
  • Can reflect and critically appraise one’s own work.
  • Ability to agree and deliver departmental and Trust objectives pertaining to research
  • Wide variety of computing and IT skills
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of publications attributed to the Institute of Nuclear Medicine
  • Evidence of a track record in radiological research and ethics
  • Excellent teaching and training ability

Values

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrate ability to meet Trust Values of safety, kindness, teamwork and improving

Communication

Essential criteria
  • Ability to participate in staff meetings to convey information
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of presenting at conferences to a range of medical and non-medical staff.
  • Communicate effectively and compassionately with patients from a range of diverse backgrounds and with diverse clinical and social needs.

Personal and People Development

Essential criteria
  • A very high level of consideration and care for patients.
  • Good interpersonal skills demonstrating an ability to work with patients/ staff from diverse backgrounds.
  • Meticulous and accurate in all aspects of work.
  • Strong problem solving abilities
Desirable criteria
  • PhD or interest in pursuing a nuclear medicine imaging related PhD

Responsibilities towards promoting Equality Diversity and Inclusion

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of the NHS obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality Duties.
  • Knowledge of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.
Desirable criteria
  • Contribution to an Equality Impact Analysis (EIA)

Ensure the risk of infection to self, colleagues, patients, relatives and visitors is minimised by:

Essential criteria
  • Being familiar with, and adhering to Trust policies and guidance on infection prevention and control.
  • Taking personal responsibility so far as is reasonably practicable, in helping ensure that effective prevention and control of health care associated infections is embedded into everyday practice and applied consistently.
Desirable criteria
  • Including infection prevention and control as an integral part of your continuous personal/professional development and included in your annual appraisal

Specific Requirements

Essential criteria
  • Capable of extracting/ imparting sensitive information

Documents

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Darren Walls
Job title
Deputy Superintendent
Email address
[email protected]

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