Band 6 Radiographer - QE

Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust; Lewisham; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in the UK is seeking experienced Radiographers to be part of a busy and dynamic Imaging service at Lewisham and Queen Elizabeth sites. The role involves working in a challenging clinical environment with opportunities for professional development including postgraduate training. Candidates should have at least 1 year post-qualification experience and strong communication skills. The position requires the ability to work autonomously and as part of a team, rotating through various imaging modalities, and participating in a 7-day working week.

Benefits

Participation in staff development programme

Postgraduate training opportunities

Attendance at external conferences and courses

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Experience in a busy clinical environment including Emergency Department and various imaging modalities.
• Ability to rotate through all general areas including CT and Fluoroscopy.
• Participation in audit and evidence-based practice.

Responsibilities

• Support the area leads in delivering efficient service.
• Rotate through general areas including imaging modalities.
• Participate in a 7-day working week, including overnight duties.

Skills

Skilled radiographers with high radiographic standards

Good communication skills

Able to plan & prioritise workloads

Patient centred focused

Work well within a team and/or autonomously

Education

Minimum of 1 year post qualification experience

Job description

This role will give the individual the opportunity to build on and extend their clinical expertise in Radiography and also develop training and leadership skills. Education and training are key elements of the department and therefore role extension and further learning is encouraged. Flexibility and innovation are also fundamental to this role and strong communication skills are essential. Participation in the departmental 7 day working week is essential. If you are successful on shortlisting we would be happy to arrange a tour of the department at the time of your Interview. This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a busy and demanding clinical environment and to be part of an innovative, dynamic Imaging service at a time when it is expanding; currently upgrading/replacing our Interventional & Fluoroscopy suites, Nuclear Medicine, CT & MRI. The Diagnostic Imaging department based across 2 sites, Lewisham and Queen Elizabeth with all General rooms equipped with DR, 4 GE CT scanners Revolutions We offer a wide range of opportunities:

• Participation in the staff development programme.
• Post graduate training opportunities; Plain Film, Barium Studies & Mammography reporting. U/S (General, Obstetric and Vascular) Nuclear Medicine.
• Attendance at external conferences and courses.
• Participation in audit, evidence based practice and innovation within Imaging.
• Key mentor role within Imaging.
• Flexible working options, improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development; widening access (anchor institution) and employability; improving the experience of staff with disability; improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development; making equalities mainstream.

We are seeking experienced Radiographers, with minimum of 1 year post qualification experience, to join our team at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, primarily based on the Queen Elizabeth site. Applicants should be/have:

• Skilled radiographers with high radiographic standards.
• Able to plan & prioritise workloads.
• Professional & responsible attitude.
• Good communication skills.
• Patient centred focused.
• Work well within the team and/or autonomously.

Radiographers will be expected to rotate through all general areas including the Emergency Department, CT scan, Fluoroscopy and all the plain film imaging modalities and you will be expected to undertake overnight duties including undertaking CT Trauma scans and general cover on a 7-day working basis. The successful candidate will be required to support the area leads with delivery of an efficient and effective service within the current challenging healthcare environment. If you feel you have the necessary experience and aptitude to fulfil this role, we would be pleased to hear from you.

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations.