Nuclear medicine
Band 5
Nuclear medicine technologist Band 5 jobs in the UK
Newly qualified / rotational · 0–2 years post-qualification
Nuclear medicine practitioners deliver SPECT, SPECT/CT and PET/CT imaging using radiopharmaceuticals.
Pay & typical settings
- Pay band
- £31,049 – £37,796 (2025/26 AfC)
- Typical experience
- 0–2 years post-qualification
- Where these roles sit
- Tertiary cancer centres · Regional NM departments · Private PET providers
What the person spec usually requires
- HCPC registration as a Radiographer
- Rotational practice across the imaging department
- Working towards competency in a specialist modality
- Evidence of CPD and reflective practice (SoR ePortfolio)
Core Nuclear medicine skills panels score
- Radiopharmaceutical handling (IRR/IRMER)
- PET/CT protocols
- Patient prep & cannulation
- Radiation protection
How to get shortlisted
- Clinical placements mapped to the person spec
- Examples of MDT and patient-centred care
- IR(ME)R awareness even at student level
- Genuine reflection on a critical incident or near-miss
The route into Nuclear medicine
Either a direct BSc in Nuclear Medicine or a diagnostic radiography route plus PgCert/PgDip in Nuclear Medicine.
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