Senior Radiographer/Nuclear Medicine Technologist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Hours / week
- 30
- Posted
- 10/09/2026
- Closes
- 24/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This role is for an experienced and motivated Senior Radiographer/Nuclear Medicine Technologist on a 12-month fixed-term contract, working 30 hours per week. The successful candidate will perform advanced nuclear medicine diagnostic and non-imaging procedures, including SPECT/CT, and independently handle radiopharmaceutical operations and quality assurance. Duties also involve sub-dispensing and administering radiopharmaceuticals and non-radioactive drugs, as well as providing basic radiation protection advice to patients.
Key responsibilities
- Provide basic radiation protection advice to patients and carers.
- Gain intravenous access for investigations in adult patients.
- Administer pharmaceuticals via various routes, including subcutaneous or oral, and sentinel lymph node injections.
- Administer radioactive medicinal products and adjunct drugs as required.
- Be aware of potential adverse effects from administered drugs.
Essential criteria
- Experience of Nuclear medicine
- DCR or BSc Diagnostic Radiography or equivalent or Nuclear Medicine qualification
- Health and Care Professions, Council Registration or Virtual Register of Clinical, Technologists Registration
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Able to follow procedures and protocols
- Logical & Methodical manner
- Communicate effectively with staff at all levels.
- Ability to deal with clients who have barriers to communication (language, deafness, learning difficulties)
- Ability to maintain client confidentiality
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of CPD
- Word Processing/Excel skills Knowledge of life support skills
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 1d ago · Closes in 14d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
Full advert · preview
Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS FT
Senior Radiographer/Nuclear Medicine Technologist
The closing date is 24 September 2026
Job summary
12-month fixed-term contract | 30 hours per week
We are looking for an experienced and motivated Radiographer/Nuclear Medicine Technologist to join our team.
The successful candidate will be expected to:
- Work independently at an advanced level across a range of radiopharmaceutical operations and quality assurance procedures.
- Sub-dispense and administer radiopharmaceuticals and non-radioactive drugs in line with departmental guidelines.
- Perform advanced nuclear medicine diagnostic and non-imaging procedures, includingSPECT/CT .
If you have the relevant experience and are committed to delivering high-quality patient care, we would welcome your application.
Main duties of the job
To provide basic radiation protection advice to patients and carers with respect to the investigation being performed. To refer to senior staff or appointed Radiation Protection Advisor for more detailed radiation protection advice where necessary.
To gain intravenous access as necessary for the individual investigation in accordance with departmental procedures. To be capable of doing so in adult patients presenting with a range of clinical conditions.
To administer pharmaceuticals using other access routes, for exampl
Join the community to read the full pack, responsibilities and person-specification in one place.
Your seat is reserved — activate it
CareerHive is included with your CareerHive Skool community membership. If you haven't claimed your account yet, join the community (or sign in with the same email you joined with) to unlock the full advert, the apply link, HiveMind AI interview & application suite, your private vault, and daily sponsorship alerts.