Clinical Specialist Radiographer

Barts Health NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading NHS trust as a Radiographer, ensuring excellent patient care and supervising a skilled team within a busy imaging department. This role involves performing x-rays, leadership duties, and contributing to the development of healthcare services in a vibrant part of London.

Qualifications

• Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
• Ability to perform a wide range of x-ray examinations.
• Experience in leading and supervising a clinical team.

Responsibilities

• Supervise band 5 and 6 radiographers and assistants.
• Ensure patient flow and high-quality patient care.
• Rotate through all areas of Core Services and deliver a 24/7 imaging service.

Skills

Clinical delivery

Team leadership

Patient care excellence

Education

BSc in Diagnostic Radiography

Diploma of the College of Radiographers

Job description

We are seeking to appoint a suitably qualified ambitious and motivated individual to join our highly skilled and friendly team of radiographers, delivering excellent patient care at Barts Health NHS Trust.

This position will be based at The Royal London Hospital site which is located in the historical, vibrant and diverse east end of London. The position will be to assist in the clinical delivery and supervision within Core Services.

The Royal London Hospital is home to the London Air Ambulance. It is one of the capital’s leading trauma and stroke centres and houses one of the largest children’s hospitals in the UK. Mile End Hospital is undergoing an exciting transformation to become a community diagnostic and early diagnosis centre.

The imaging department at both hospitals has state of the art equipment throughout and provides a varied rotation through different modalities and specialities.

As a major teaching hospital, we pride ourselves on our commitment to career and professional development including mentorship, radiographer reporting, radiographer led line insertions in Interventional Radiology, sonographer training and sonographer ACP.

Applicants for this post must hold a BSc in Diagnostic Radiography or the Diploma of the College of Radiographers. Applicants must also be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council.

The post holder will be able to work out of hours providing that these shifts do not interfere with their core working hours.

Working within a multi-disciplinary team the post-holder will contribute to the safe and effective running of the imaging department. They will be an expert in their field of clinical practice and will be able to perform a wide range of x-ray examinations to a high standard. The post holder will be required to rotate through all areas of Core Services, and they will participate in the delivery of a 24/7, 365 service of Core Services and CT via 12 hour working days. This is a leadership role and the post holder will offer supervision to band 5 and 6 radiographers, assistant practitioners, imaging assistants, students/apprentices and visitors to the imaging department, they will be required to deputise for the modality lead and role model professional behaviours. The post holder will ensure patient flow in the trust by actively managing the flow of emergency and in-patients to ensure same day imaging. The post holder will be key in ensuring the delivery of high-quality patient care and experience. The post holder at all times will demonstrate a high level of professionalism and act in accordance with the HCPC standards of proficiency. Furthermore, they are expected to establish and maintain positive interpersonal relationships with other staff members characterized by trust, mutual respect and open, honest communication.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: James Tiff Job title: Core Services Lead Radiographer Email address: [e-mail]