Job summary
An opportunity has arisen to join our team of Nuclear Medicine Clinical Technologists based at Darlington Memorial Hospital. You will contribute to the delivery of a comprehensive Nuclear Medicine and DEXA service performing approximately 4200 patient examinations per year.

Registered radiographers and science graduates interested in developing a career as a nuclear medicine technologist are welcome to apply.

Interview Date: 26th November 2026
Hours: 37.5 hours/week

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Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will put patient care at the centre of their work and demonstrate excellent team working skills. Working at other sites within the Department will occasionally be required.

Nuclear Medicine services at Darlington, Durham and Hartlepool are provided by the Northern Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering Directorate of Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals. The team of around 30 technologists, nurses, clinical scientists, administration staff, radiologists and cardiologists work collaboratively across the three sites, and have a strong history of staff development and training. Opportunities for role development and ongoing training will be available for the right candidate.

If you are a registered radiographer but do not have sufficient nuclear medicine experience, you would be supported to study and attain a Post-Graduate Diploma in nuclear medicine, to be achieved within 2 years. You would be appointed on Annex 21 of Band 6, salary will be 70% and 75% of the top of Band 6 in your first and second years, respectively.

Science graduates (without state registration as a radiographer) would be supported to study and attain a Post-Graduate Diploma in nuclear medicine and complete the IPEM in-service training scheme to achieve state registration as a clinical technologist within 3 years. You would be appointed on Annex 21 of Band 6, salary will be 65%, 70%, and 75% of the top of Band 6 in your first, second, and third years, respectively.

About us
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:

• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Freeman Hospital
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Cramlington Manor Walks
• Urgent treatment centres
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Job responsibilities
Principle duties will include:

• Administration of radiopharmaceuticals by oral, IV and intradermal techniques
• Following appropriate protocols to provide accurate and timely clinical results for patients undergoing molecular imaging procedures
• Quality control testing of a wide range of equipment, taking remedial action where required
• Contributing to patient care, including emergency action in the event of patient deterioration
• Communicating complicated procedures and concepts to a wide range of people, including patients or relations who may be confused or distressed
• Performing bone densitometry (DEXA) scans

Job Purpose

• Provides the technical aspects of the nuclear medicine and DEXA service within County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust; based at Darlington Memorial Hospital
• Performs a range of specialist healthcare science activities
• Involvement in research and development project

Person Specification
KNOWLEDGE
Essential

• A good knowledge and understanding of all relevant safety principles, standards and legislation applied to the clinical use of radioactive material & associated physiological measurement equipment in the UK e.g. ECG recording.
• Good knowledge of IT software packages
• Detailed knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathology relevant to area of work

Desirable

• Radiopharmaceutical manufacturing and dispensing
• Some knowledge of the physics and engineering principles involved in the operation of complex nuclear medicine equipment
• Knowledge of bone densitometry (DEXA)

SKILLS
Essential

• Patient handling skills of a high order
• Literacy, numeracy and accuracy of a high order
• The ability to work under pressure.

EXPERIENCE
Essential

• Substantial Nuclear Medicine experience.

Desirable

• Practical experience in radiopharmaceutical manufacturing and dispensing.
• Practical experience of bone densitometry (DEXA)

QUALIFICATIONS
Essential

• Degree in Clinical Physiology or Clinical Technology, or a degree or equivalent qualification in another relevant subject e.g. Applied Physics, Radiography or Biomedical Science.
• A post-graduate diploma in Nuclear Medicine or equivalent experience.
• Completion of recognised training scheme
• Expected to be on the Voluntary Register for Clinical Technologists or working towards registration

PERSONALITY/DISPOSITION
Essential

• Flexibility of approach
• Team player

CORE BEHAVIOURS
Essential

• Aligned to Trust Values and Core Behaviours

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 criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).