Clinical Scientist - Nuclear Medicine

Clinical Scientist - Nuclear Medicine

Closing date: 02 March 2026

The post holder will be a member of a team of scientists providing comprehensive scientific support to the Nuclear Medicine service at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and external customers, including the Nottingham PET/CT Centre. They will be expected to have a high level of specialist clinical-scientific knowledge to enable them to support the delivery of safe and efficient services.

The role will involve contributions to all scientific aspects of the service including supporting a wide range of clinical procedures (diagnostic and molecular radiotherapy), radiopharmacy, performance and analysis of quality assurance tests, teaching and training, maintenance of the quality management system, and service development and research.

The post holder will undertake activities at both Nottingham City Hospital and Queen's Medical Centre (QMC), and will be required to travel to the sites of external customers.

An ideal candidate would hold HCPC registration as a Clinical Scientist. We also welcome applications from STP trainees, but you must be within 15 months of completion, and you would be appointed on Annex 21 of Band 7 until completion of training.

In addition to the summary below you need to familiarize yourself with the full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.

• Participating in the QA programme for equipment in the section.
• Performing radiopharmaceutical product release.
• Image analysis of Nuclear Medicine investigations in preparation for reporting.
• Quantitative analysis of patient investigations and reporting where appropriate.
• Providing scientific support to staff and patients in the nuclear medicine clinics.
• Supporting the delivery of the molecular radionuclide therapy service.
• Maintenance of the Nuclear Medicine quality management system.
• Involved in the training and development of staff within the Nuclear Medicine Section.
• Participating in research and service development.

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team  are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Clinical & Scientific

• Be responsible for providing scientific support to the nuclear medicine clinics (including MRT) according to the duty physicist rota and as required at other times. The tasks will include:
• Processing and reporting complex clinical investigations
• Providing scientific support to clinic staff
• Resolving complex equipment related issues to ensure smooth delivery of service
• Supporting the radiopharmacy service as required

• Successful completion of STP or able to complete within 15 months, including relevant postgraduate qualification
• HCPC registered Clinical Scientist

• Experience working with wide range of nuclear medicine investigations
• Experience performing QA of nuclear medicine equipment
• Experience in molecular radionuclide therapy
• Experience in PET/CT
• Able to demonstrate research activity

• Able to communicate effectively with patients, their carers and clinical colleagues
• Able to present scientific papers at conference/meetings
• Able to discuss complex equipment performance issues with manufacturers and suppliers
• Able to work as part of a team

• Able to deal with complex and unpredictable situations, including equipment faults and patients
• Able to analyse and interpret complex data
• Able to review and critically appraise emerging scientific literature

• Able to prioritise and manage own work
• Able to design and manage research and service development projects

• Able to make accurate and precise equipment performance measurements
• Able to handle and manipulate radioactivity safely

• Able to work across both Nuclear Medicine departments at NUH (Nottingham City Hospital and Queen's Medical Centre) and periodically support external sites
• Understanding of relevant legislation, national standards, and professional guidelines
• Holds UK Driving License

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous…