Nuclear medicine
Band 6
Nuclear medicine technologist Band 6 jobs in the UK
Specialist / senior practitioner · 1–4 years post-qualification
Nuclear medicine practitioners deliver SPECT, SPECT/CT and PET/CT imaging using radiopharmaceuticals.
Pay & typical settings
- Pay band
- £38,682 – £46,580 (2025/26 AfC)
- Typical experience
- 1–4 years post-qualification
- Where these roles sit
- Tertiary cancer centres · Regional NM departments · Private PET providers
What the person spec usually requires
- Autonomous practice in at least one specialist modality
- Supervision of Band 5s, students and assistant practitioners
- Active CPD with a postgraduate certificate in progress or completed
- Contribution to audit, governance and protocol development
Core Nuclear medicine skills panels score
- Radiopharmaceutical handling (IRR/IRMER)
- PET/CT protocols
- Patient prep & cannulation
- Radiation protection
How to get shortlisted
- Specific modality competency with case-volume evidence
- Leadership / mentorship examples using STAR
- Audit or QI you led and what changed as a result
- Knowledge of trust priorities (e.g. RTT, CDC rollout)
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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