Interventional Radiographer

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Norwich; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

NHS Pension scheme

On-site nursery

Staff parking (free)

Job summary

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an enthusiastic interventional radiographer to provide strong clinical skills, leadership and teaching within our busy IR department on a fixed-term secondment.

You will supervise radiographic staff, lead training for radiographers and students, ensure governance and safety, and deputise for the Service Lead when required as the department expands with new stroke thrombectomy services.

Qualifications

• Experience as an interventional radiographer.
• Ability to lead teams and supervise staff.
• Experience in teaching radiographers or students.

Responsibilities

• Act as team leader for radiographers in the department.
• Lead training and development of radiographers and student radiographers.
• Ensure clinical governance protocols are followed and corrective actions taken when needed.
• Prioritise work with colleagues to meet imaging service demands, including emergencies.
• Be a knowledge source on interventional radiology imaging to the MDT.
• Communicate complex information about procedures and radiation risks to staff and patients.
• Contribute to service development and audit-based improvements.
• Lead, coach and manage performance of the team in line with people-management practices.

Skills

Interventional radiography

Clinical leadership

Staff training

Governance & safety

Job description

The Interventional Radiology Department at NNUH site provides services to a broad range of specialties including Hepatobiliary, Haematology, Vascular, Renal, Gynaecology, Urology and Trauma. We are looking for an enthusiastic, knowledgeable and motivated radiographer to provide strong clinical skills, leadership and teaching support within our busy, forward-looking department for a fixed term secondment post. As a specialist interventional radiographer, you will be expected to provide high-quality supervision and guidance to the radiographic team to include a rotational radiographer cohort, to be proactive in the efficient day-to-day running of the department, and to deputise for the NCIR Service Lead in their absence. This post would be ideal for an experienced IR radiographer looking to build on their clinical knowledge base and to develop their leadership skills in a friendly department which offer an interesting and varied case mix. We are looking for a candidate with the confidence to lead our IR team in conjunction with the rest of the Band 7 Radiographic and nursing team. Come and join our welcoming and supportive IR team during an exciting time for the department, as we upgrade our facilities with state-of-the-art equipment, expand the portfolio of procedures we offer including the implementation of a stroke thrombectomy service.,

• Actively lead in the training and development of radiographers, and student radiographers, assuming professional responsibility for their work.
• Act as team leader, providing support and leadership for the other radiographers working within the department.
• Ensure clinical governance protocols are complied with and corrective actions taken where required.
• Monitor and adjust work priorities in conjunction with other professionals to take into account changing demands on the imaging service due to emergencies, ensuring that the Trust imaging targets are consistently met.
• Act as a source of knowledge on interventional radiology imaging matters to be consulted by other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Communicate complex information relating to procedures and radiation risks to staff, patients and carers and ensure informed consent for examinations.
• Contribute to service development initiatives in response to the findings of audit and recent evidence by implementing recommendations and monitoring their effectiveness.
• Lead, coach and manage the performance of the team in line with good people management practices, ensuring excellence is recognised and underperformance is addressed.
  
  Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world. We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
• Flexible working hours
• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
• Multi Faith prayer room at NNUH Colney Lane site
• Discounted gym memberships
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
• Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH Colney Lane site
• Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
• On-site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane
• On-site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane
• Support in career development
• Flexible staff bank
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics