Band 6 Senior Radiographer – CT & 24/7 Imaging Lead

King's College Hospital; Orpington; Remote; GBP 46,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Orpington is seeking a Band 6 Senior Radiographer to join the Radiology team. The role offers 37.5 hours per week and participation in an out-of-hours roster to support a 24/7 service.

You will provide high-quality diagnostic imaging and help develop colleagues within a busy NHS radiology department. The post requires post-graduate radiography training, evidence of role extension, and CT experience.

Qualifications

• Post graduate training and experience as a band 5 with evidence of role extension or working as a band 6 in other modalities.
• Understanding on clinical governance / participation in QA
• Evidence in supervision of less experienced radiographers, students and departmental staff
• CT experience
• Teaching experience
• Evidence of clinical audit and/or research

Responsibilities

• Position patients accurately for each examination, adapting techniques in accordance with the patient’s needs.
• Comply with the requirements of CNST.
• Demonstrate a problem-solving approach to issues arising at a local level, evaluating the need to refer problems to the line manager.
• Be accountable for own professional actions and working within codes of Practice and professional guidelines, consulting senior staff as and when necessary.
• Act as a source of knowledge to be consulted by other professionals.
• Be responsible for ensuring the legal documentation on the Radiology Information System (RIS) and Picture Archiving Communications System (PACS) associated with each completed patient episode. Ensure timely provision of images to referrers.
• Assist Radiologists in performing Barium and fluoroscopy studies.
• Safely administer oral contrast media and other drugs in accordance with protocols as required.

Skills

CT experience

Supervision

Teaching

Education

Postgraduate training in Radiography

UK professional registration

Job description

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Orpington is seeking a Band 6 Senior Radiographer to join the Radiology team. The role offers 37.5 hours per week and participation in an out-of-hours roster to support a 24/7 service.

You will provide high-quality diagnostic imaging and help develop colleagues within a busy NHS radiology department. The post requires post-graduate radiography training, evidence of role extension, and CT experience.