Nuclear medicine
Band 7
Nuclear medicine technologist Band 7 jobs in the UK
Advanced practitioner / team lead · 4–8 years post-qualification
Nuclear medicine practitioners deliver SPECT, SPECT/CT and PET/CT imaging using radiopharmaceuticals.
Pay & typical settings
- Pay band
- £47,810 – £54,710 (2025/26 AfC)
- Typical experience
- 4–8 years post-qualification
- Where these roles sit
- Tertiary cancer centres · Regional NM departments · Private PET providers
What the person spec usually requires
- Advanced practice scope of practice signed off against the Multi-professional Framework
- Reporting, intervention or planning autonomy in your modality
- Service development — protocols, training, recruitment input
- MSc (in progress or completed) and active CPD portfolio
Core Nuclear medicine skills panels score
- Radiopharmaceutical handling (IRR/IRMER)
- PET/CT protocols
- Patient prep & cannulation
- Radiation protection
How to get shortlisted
- Evidence against all four pillars: clinical, leadership, education, research
- Service improvement with measurable outcomes
- Workforce development — supervision, training, succession planning
- Strategic awareness of NHS Long Term Workforce Plan
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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