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This leading cancer hospital offers high-quality diagnosis, treatment and care for cancer patients and word class research and education in all aspects of cancer. A Nuclear Medicine Technologist is sought to join a team of technicians, radiographers and physicists that provide a clinical Nuclear Medicine service to patients of this Hospital.
The successful candidate will bring particular interest, skills and experience in one major area of the work to the team. Examples of the area of work could be techniques of advanced cell labelling, training and education or manual handling and monitoring of clinical trials.
Responsibilities:
• Authorises diagnostic tests under written procedures and in accordance with IRMER.
• Refers requests not covered by the procedures to the ARSAC certificate holder.
• Contacts and collaborates with the referring doctors or research nurses to obtain correctly-written request cards for the study.
• Schedules tests in accordance with an appropriate time table, ensuring that all preparations necessary for their conduct are made and all necessary supplies are ordered.
• Administers radioactive materials to patients, either orally or by intravenous injection. This may be for diagnosis or therapy. It may also be given as part of a research or clinical trial protocol.
• Calculating the volume of material to be used for an individual patient dose, using information on the vial label and taking radioactive decay into account.
• Withdrawing the required volume of material into the receptacle to be used for administration (e.g. syringe or cup).
• Confirming the correct amount of radioactivity in the patient dose, using a radionuclide calibrator. Adjusting the amount if necessary.
• Administering the preparation to the patient according to the agreed protocol (sometimes involving specialist administration equipment). This may involve taking the patient doses to a ward for administration.
• Ensuring that all the required documentation is accurately kept.
• Ensuring the patient is aware of any radiation protection measures that they are required to follow, issuing written instructions as necessary.
• Carries out imaging studies on patients in accordance with laid-down protocols, and those developed specifically for patients in clinical trials.
• Setting up and overseeing daily and weekly QC testing of a range of sophisticated scintillation recording and imaging equipment (principally, gamma cameras). Checking the results, bringing any problems to the attention of physics staff.
• Manoeuvring the patient into the scanning positions, carrying out the imaging procedure, reviewing the results and deciding if further imaging is necessary.
• Preparing, analysing and presenting the results for reporting. Analysis includes judgement of the optimum shape and position of computer-generated regions round anatomical structures and inspection of interim and final results for validity.
• Intravenous administration of the patient dose and the withdrawal of subsequent blood samples from the patient.
• Preparation of reference solutions, and blood samples, performing their assay using specialist auto analysis equipment and computer programs.
• Preparation and processing of results.
• Keeping of all records associated with these tests in accordance with departmental procedures.
• Supervises more junior members of the department and assists in the training of students and staff of other departments when seconded to the Radioisotope department as part of their training scheme.
• Has special responsibility for one or more areas of the work. This may also include undertaking additional duties in another area of the work.
• Participates in the development of new techniques of cell labelling, as required, for routine or research purposes, which involves collaborating closely with senior physics colleagues and clinicians, and keeping up to date with developments in blood labelling procedures.
• In addition, takes part in the production, assay and quality control of radiopharmaceuticals, as and when necessary, as required by the provision of a Radio-pharmacy Service to hospitals throughout Greater Manchester
• Acts as Manual Handling Co-ordinator for the department and assists in the monitoring of clinical trials.
• Liaising with the hospital training officer, and attending update meetings.
• Carrying out training sessions of other members of the department to disseminate the information gathered.
• Assisting in the writing of risk assessments for new equipment and techniques introduced into the department.
• Assessing Clinical Trials Resource Group (CTRG) protocols and submissions for relevance and impact on the department.
• Attending relevant meetings and liaising with staff of other professions and departments with respect to licensing requirements of the clinical trials submitted.
• Organising departmental computer records associated with the trials
• Preparing application forms for Administration of Radioactive Substances Advisory Committee (ARSAC) Certificates for medical practitioners, as |
