Locum Consultant Nuclear Medicine Physician/Radionuclide Radiologist: Sponsorship Available

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Locum Consultant post in our NuclearMedicine department. This is a 12 month fixed term post, for 40 hours per week,and will require on-site presence. You will be a qualified Nuclear Medicine Physicianor Radionuclide Radiologist, with experience in reporting a range of NuclearMedicine procedures.

This is a consultant post to support and develop radionuclide and PET imagingand capacity.

We are one of the biggest Nuclear Medicine departments in UK and Europe,

providing a range of specialist procedures in PET, radionuclide therapy and generalnuclear medicine. Our service is rapidly expanding and we are looking for amotivated individual who can work flexibly and provide leadership and specialistexpertise to drive quality improvements, sustainability and innovation.

Main duties of the job

oTo work closely with the senior professional workforce, radiographerand technologist colleagues, medical, physicist and nursing staff toensure provision of an efficient and responsive Nuclear Medicineservice including providing consultant supervision for diagnosticradionuclide imaging in all service areas.

oReport general nuclear medicine, bone densitometry and PET/CT,PET/MRI studies

oAttend multidisciplinary oncological and non-oncologicalmultidisciplinary meetings

o Contribute to the audit and quality improvement projects in thedepartment

Person Specification

Knowledge and Qualifications

Essential

  • Full and specialist registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) or be eligible for registration within 6 months of interview*, ** *If the applicant is UK trained, they must also be holder of Completion of Training (CCT) in Nuclear Medicine or Radiology (with evidence for substantive subspecialty training in Nuclear Medicine) or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview **Non-UK trained doctors must be on the GMC register and appropriate specialist register by date of interview
  • Completed specialist Training in Nuclear Medicine or equivalent training and experience. UK Specialist Register in Nuclear Medicine not required provided applicant can demonstrate competence equivalent to this role
  • MBBS [or equivalent], FRCR [or equivalent] or Postgraduate Diploma/MSc in Nuclear Medicine

Experience

Essential

  • Expertise and experience in all aspects of Radionuclide Imaging
  • Willingness to participate in research

Desirable

  • Expertise and experience in all aspects of Radiology
  • Experience in presenting at MDT meetings
  • Experience in performing research projects and manuscript preparation for publication
  • Experience in undergraduate and post-graduate teaching
  • Clinical audit experience

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • Ability and commitment to teach in a clinical setting
  • Ability to organise and prioritise workload, to delegate responsibility as appropriate and to supervise staff
  • Ability to work effectively within a team environment & on own initiative
  • The ability to promote teamwork and motivate colleagues

Desirable

  • Leadership skills and the ability to take forward service developments

Communication

Essential

  • Good communication skills with various staff groups and patients both verbal and written

Personal and People Development

Essential

  • Commitment to teaching and education

Responsibilities towards promoting Equality Diversity and Inclusion

Essential

  • Demonstratable understanding of the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion and/or Knowledge of the NHS obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality Duties

Specific Requirements

Essential

  • The highest ethical and professional standards in research, education and clinical practice

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

UK Registration

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

Closing Date: 30 August 2026

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