CT Radiographer

SOUTH TEES HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Tees Valley is seeking a Band 6 CT Radiographer to join their CT team. This role offers opportunities for leadership training and collaborative work across multiple service sites. Strong candidates will have experience in CT imaging and a commitment to professional development.

Qualifications

• Experience in CT imaging and radiography required.
• Commitment to continuous professional development.
• Ability to work collaboratively within teams.

Responsibilities

• Work within the CT team and manage CT services.
• Participate in ongoing leadership development and training.
• Engage in collaborative initiatives across Tees Valley.

Job description

Overview

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme, and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. This programme aims to:

• Explore leadership within the NHS
• Promote Trust Values and Behaviours
• Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skills
• Practitioner level in quality improvement, equipping you with the skills to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your role

After you complete this four and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses dependent upon your role and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7.

Opportunity

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Radiology department at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for a Band 6 CT Radiographer to work within the CT team. The radiology department also includes the provision of plain film, A&E, theatre services, MRI and fluoroscopy/interventional radiology.

The Radiology service is dedicated in facilitating continuous professional development and role extension/advanced practice. There are more than 30 Advanced Practitioners within the service, with specialist experience in fluoroscopy/interventional radiology, ultrasound, CT, MRI and plain film radiographer reporting. This post is part of the collaborative initiative of the Community Diagnostic Hub program. Although the successful candidate will be employed by STHFT, there will be an expectation of collaborative working across the Tees Valley in the future should the need be required, however this role is primarily for STHFT CT services, the successful candidate will join the CT rota for STHFT and work across all CT service sites. Successful candidates will be an employee of South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and managed as per the governance arrangements currently in place for Radiology and the organisation.

About South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

South Tees Hospitals is the largest hospital trust in the Tees Valley with two acute hospitals and services in a number of community hospitals. South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is already nationally recognised as one of the leading healthcare providers in England for the quality of our services. The Trust is a designated regional major trauma centre with a 24-hour acute admissions unit and specialised services in cancer, neurosciences, vascular surgery, spinal injuries, cardiology and renal medicine.