Consultant Physicist; Head of Nuclear Medicine Physics

We are seeking an experienced Head of Nuclear Medicine Physics to provide senior scientific leadership and strategic direction for Nuclear Medicine Physics. This is a key leadership role within Medical Physics and the successful candidate will play a pivotal role in the shaping of the future of the service. This is a particularly exciting time to join us as we are about to commission a brand new radiopharmacy, and develop MRT dosimetry.

You should have proven scientific and leadership skills as you will be responsible for the strategic direction, development and day to day delivery of the nuclear medicine physics service. You must have Medical Physics Expert certification in nuclear medicine with extensive experience across a range of imaging and MRT applications.

You should have senior level experience able to provide highly specialist advice to the Trust together with excellent communication and influencing skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with clinical, managerial and external stakeholders.

• Manage staff and resources within nuclear medicine physics, to ensure that nuclear medicine procedures are delivered accurately and safely.
• Oversee and lead the nuclear medicine physics service which is part of a multi-disciplinary team (including Oncology and Radiology).
• Provide support to the Trusts gamma camera operated by the Radiology Department and to the nuclear imaging service at Walsall Manor Trust.
• Directly manage the molecular radiotherapy physics services (including I-131 and Ra-223), a number of diagnostic non-imaging procedures and radiopharmacy services.
• Report to the head of Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering; responsible for strategic service development, leadership of the section, manage the budget allocation for pay and non-pay of the section, and manage radiation protection within the section.

Further, you will support managerial and leadership development training. It is also desirable that you should be a certificated (or working towards) Radiation Protection Adviser.

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow.

We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as Good by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards;
The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details of the post advertised. Please note the job description is subject to AFC ratification.