Radiographer

Transformationunitgm; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking compassionate Radiographers to join their dedicated team at a major trauma unit. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to develop your career in a supportive environment, with comprehensive training and exposure to various clinical areas. You'll be part of a multi-disciplinary team, ensuring excellent patient care while gaining invaluable experience in a fast-paced setting. Ideal for both qualified professionals and students nearing graduation, this position promises a fulfilling career path in a vibrant healthcare community.

Benefits

Comprehensive preceptorship programme

Opportunities for professional development

Flexible working arrangements

Supportive multi-disciplinary team

Qualifications

• Must have current HCPC registration and recent NHS clinical experience.
• Ability to participate in a 24-hour shift rota is essential.

Responsibilities

• Perform imaging examinations to produce high-quality diagnostic images.
• Participate in multi-disciplinary team working and training of students.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Time management

Ability to work under pressure

Ability to prioritize

Education

DCR or Degree in Radiography

Tools

IT skills (Word processing, Email, Spreadsheets)

Job description

Main area Radiology Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent: Participation in the 24 hour shift rota is essential Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (37.5 hours per week) Job ref 287-DSS-110-25

Employer Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Aintree University Hospital Town Liverpool Salary £29,970 - £36,483 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 20/05/2025 23:59

Radiographer

Band 5

Job overview

Are you a caring and compassionate Radiographer looking for a fresh or new opportunity?

Or are you a Radiography student due to qualify in 2025?

*This post is based at Aintree University Hospital*

Aintree University Hospital, part of the merged Liverpool University Hospital Foundation Trust, are looking for enthusiastic radiographers, either qualified or soon to qualify, who are looking for a great place to be able to develop their careers.

We provide a comprehensive preceptorship programme for newly qualified radiographers, which will support you in your transition from student to band 5. You will gain experience in all aspects of general Radiography and will be required to work on a rotational shift basis, which includes days, nights and weekends.

This is an exciting time to join our team, as the Major Trauma Unit for the area, we have a busy Emergency Department and excellent patient pathways enabling you to be able to follow patients through their care journey.

Applicants must have current HCPC registration and have recent clinical experience in an NHS environment or be a student Radiographer undertaking clinical experience in an NHS setting.

Main duties of the job

You will be part of a dedicated team and supportive MDT that consists of Doctors, Radiographers, Assistant Radiographic Practitioners, Nurses & HCA's, all working together to provide our patients with excellent care.

You will undertake imaging examinations in line with department operational procedures and policies to produce high quality diagnostic images whilst delivering a high standard of patient focussed care.

You will rotate through areas such as A&E, in-patients, outpatients, GP, as well as theatre and mobile imaging.

Ability to participate in the full shift rota which covers the provision of 24 hour Radiography service 365 days per year is essential. This rota includes a combination of long days, nights and 8hr day shifts plus a commitment to a 2nd On Call rota is essential.

Due to the increasing demands on our service, we offer opportunities for staff to develop their skills and support our radiographers to develop professionally. We offer educational rotation opportunities through Fluoroscopy and Interventional Radiology where radiographers receive initial training to be able to complete cases and lists on their own.

We are currently training radiographers to provide an NG tube reporting service and we encourage the use of radiographer commenting for all trauma imaging. We have a growing team of reporting radiographers reporting MSK, chest and abdomen examinations.

Working for our organisation

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

CLINICAL
1. Performance of clinical radiographic duties as delegated by the
Superintendent Radiographer in each section.
2. Participate in the radiographic rotation.
3. To participate in departmental planned out of hours working and the radiographic on-call rota.
4. To participate in multi-disciplinary team working.
5. To practice within the rules of the Health Professions Council.
6. To ensure effective communication with patients, carers and all health care professionals about all aspects of patient care.
7. To maintain accurate documentation pertinent to the examination.
8. Assist in training of student radiographers and assistant practitioners.

RADIATION PROTECTION
1. Ensure radiation doses to every patient are as low as reasonably
achievable (ALARA) consistent with a diagnostic result.
2. To work to radiographic protocols and policies as required under the ionising radiation regulations.
3. To comply with IR(ME)R 2000 & IRR’99.

CLINICAL GOVERNANCE
1. All employees have a duty to take reasonable care to avoid injury to themselves or to others and to co-operate with the Trust in meeting its statutory requirements.
2. To comply with departmental and organisational policies and procedures including reporting of all accidents and incidents.
3. Monitor the condition of equipment within the Radiology area advising of any defects in equipment or systems thus providing an early warning for potential hazards.

TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
1. To actively participate in the in-service training programme within the department.
2. To attend relevant training courses as identified and agreed with senior staff and managers during staff appraisal sessions.
3. To disseminate information from training sessions as required.
4. Participate and contribute to the staff development programme and educational activities.
5. Maintenance of an up-to-date CPD portfolio.

Person specification

Qualifications

• DCR or Degree in Radiography

Experience

• IT skills. Word processing, E.Mail and spread sheets

Knowledge

• Audit

Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to prioritise
• Ability to work under pressure
• Good time management
• Ability to meet deadlines

Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.

Posts advertised to ‘internal staff’ are open to employees of hospitals within University Hospitals of Liverpool Group and you should confirm your employment within your application form.

Note: Under current Home Office Immigration Rules we are currently unable to offer right to work visa sponsorship for Band 2 and 3 roles with a salary of less than £25,000 pa as they do not meet the UK Visas & Immigration criteria.

Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.

We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.

Candidatesapplying for the role of Healthcare Assistant on the staff bank should note that due to the nature of the role, workers must be aged 18 or above when commencing in post. Applicants are therefore welcome from those aged over 18 or within 3 months’ of their 18 th birthday.

The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance and achieve fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment. Not all roles are suitable for every flexible working opportunity all of the time. Flexible working options may include reduced hours, compressed hours, fixed shifts, time back in lieu and home working.

The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under-represented in our workforce black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16-24.

Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing the successful applicant/s DBS application be recovered via salary deduction following start in post. The amount of £23 (standard disclosure) or £43 (enhanced disclosure) will be deducted from salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment. Bank posts require upfront payment. DBS applications submitted from 2nd December will be subject to the new DBS fee of £26.50 (standard) and £54.50 (Enhanced).

From April 2017, Skilled visa applicants and their adult dependant(s) will be required to provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have lived in consecutively for 12 months or more in the past ten years.

Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa.

This organisation has a zero-tolerance approach to the abuse of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff must ensure they adhere to the organisations safeguarding children and adults’ policy and comply with the Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board procedures.

Staff should be mindful of their responsibility to safeguard children and adults in any activity performed on behalf of the organisation in line with the requirements of statutory guidance and legislation.

All employees (and volunteers)are expected maintain their safeguarding knowledge and skills by completing mandatory safeguarding training which includes understanding and recognising the signs of abuse and neglect and taking appropriate action.

As an organisation, we have adopted the Merseyside Domestic abuse workplace scheme which supports our staff who are experiencing Domestic Abuse /any forms of sexual violence.

If you have any personal requirements that will enable you to participate in our recruitment process please contact a member of the Recruitment Services by phone on 0151 706 4666 at the earliest opportunity to ensure that measures can be put in place to enable your application for this post.

Please note: new entrants to the NHS will commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.