Band 7 Radiographer

St George's University Hospitals; Camden Town; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent teaching hospital in Camden Town is seeking a highly motivated Band 7 radiographer to coordinate the x-ray department. The ideal candidate should have a BSC (Hons) in Diagnostic Radiography and recent NHS experience. Flexibility and adaptability are crucial as they will oversee staffing and manage daily operations in a fast-paced environment. Competitive benefits include a London high cost area supplement.

Benefits

20% inner London high cost area supplement

Qualifications

• Recent NHS experience ideally within an acute setting.
• Must be flexible and adaptable to change.
• Prepared to embrace workforce developments.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the general x-ray department and ensure staffing.
• Oversee workflow among different modalities.
• Manage day-to-day operations in a rotational basis.

Skills

Flexibility

Adaptability

Teamwork

Education

BSC (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography or equivalent

Job description

Overview

The post involves a rotation through a combination of CT, MRI, Cardiac Catheter Labs and Interventional Radiology and experience in two of these modalities is essential. The successful candidate will also be required to coordinate the general x-ray department, overseeing the workflow, liaising with other modalities ensuring sufficient staffing in all areas and managing its day to day running on a rotational basis. The department also provides a 24/7 service to our patients and participation in this is essential.

This is a cross‑site position, the radiology footprint comprising of a total of 13 x‑ray rooms, 2 Interventional Radiology rooms, 2 fluoroscopy rooms, 3 dental x‑ray rooms, 4 CT scanners, an EOS scanner, 16 U/S rooms and 3 nuclear medicine rooms with 5 Cardiac Catheter Labs and 3 MRIs. All of this enables our staff to benefit from valuable experience and scope of practice in addition to helping us meet the demand on our service.

We are seeking to recruit a highly motivated and enthusiastic Band 7 radiographer to join our friendly and well-supported team. The post holder must be flexible, adaptable to change, prepared to embrace workforce developments and to contribute to an effective and efficient service, delivered through the highest standards of safe, kind and compassionate care.

Qualifications and Benefits

A requirement of the position is a BSC (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography or equivalent with recent NHS experience ideally within an acute setting. Our staff also benefit from the inner London high cost area supplement of 20%.

Working for our organization

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the country's principal teaching hospitals and our main site is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. We have over 9,000 dedicated staff serving a population of 1.3 million across south‑west London.

We deliver a large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation. We also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people. As well as acute hospital services, we provide a wide variety of specialist care and a range of community services to patients.