Assistant Clinical Practitioner

Thank you for your interest in working for Velindre Cancer Centre (VCC), which is a committed equal opportunities employer. VCC welcomes applications from people who share our vision;

Velindre University NHS Trust will be recognised locally, nationally and internationally as a renowned organisation of excellence for patient and donor care, education and research.

our values;

• Caring
• Respectful
• Accountable

& who will complement our current experienced and specialist employees who are passionate about working in an organisation with the ambition to provide world class services & care to our patients.

VCC is an amazing place to work & develop your career. It is undertaking a 5 year transformation programme which will enable cancer services to meet the future needs of our patients across South East Wales. Not only will programme see VCC moving into a new purpose built cancer hospital, it will provide opportunities for patients to receive treatments closer to their homes.

The infrastructure changes will offer our employees opportunities to work across a number of sites, in new and different ways, create development opportunities & increase flexible working practices.

VCC provides our employees with a favourable salary and reward / staff benefits & support package.

The Trust also reserves the right to close a vacancy early or withdraw an advertisement at any stage of the process, to enable internal staff requiring to be redeployed in suitable roles.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

The salary scale for a Band 3 has been adjusted as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2026/2027 and will be implemented in August 2026 backdated to 01 April 2026 where applicable.

Velindre Cancer Centre in Cardiff provides specialist cancer services to 1.5 million people living in SE Wales and is due to move to a brand new cancer centre in 2027.

The Nuclear Medicine department in Velindre Cancer Centre performs a comprehensive range of investigations and radionuclide therapies. The department has a single SPECT/CT system and performs a range of imaging procedures and therapies including I-131 for thyroid cancer, Ra-223 for prostate cancer and Lu-177 for NETs. We also support I-131 benign thyroid treatments for a neighbouring UHB. The department has a strong research and development background and actively participates in clinical trial activity.

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, well motivated, reliable individual who is capable of working with supervision in a variety of situations supporting the team. You will join a small hardworking and friendly team of clinical scientists and clinical practitioners. Ideally, you will have some experience of working in a clinical environment as you will have regular contact with patients as well as medical and other hospital staff.

To inform patients, who are often very distressed and concerned about radioactivity, about the details of the Nuclear Medicine tests and of any restrictions they must follow after the administration of any radioactive substance.

To communicate with staff about the requirements for the tests or treatments including the need to inform patients about any pre-test cessation of drugs or treatments.

To ensure that, in compliance with the regulations and prior to any investigation, request forms have been completed correctly (with, for example, the appropriate test or treatment, clinical diagnosis, patient demographics).

To ensure that the patients are accurately positioned for the scan and to use appropriate manual handling techniques when changing heavy lead collimators or lead pots.

To operate a wide range of specialist radiation detection equipment including imaging and non-imaging Nuclear Medicine devices.

To employ the necessary techniques and practices to ensure compliance with the legislation covering the handling and use of sealed and unsealed radionuclides and the handling and preparation of samples of radioactive body fluids used in the assessment of patients physiology.

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