Radiographer

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Newcastle upon Tyne is seeking candidates for the Radiology Department. Successful applicants will work within various imaging modalities, contribute to an out of hours service, and collaborate as part of a dedicated team. Strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills are essential, along with knowledge of radiation legislation. The Trust promotes flexible working arrangements and has multiple locations for patient care, ensuring a supportive environment for both staff and patients.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Experience in a busy medical environment.
• Knowledge of current radiation legislation is required.
• Ability to operate a range of imaging modalities after training.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of the team at main Trust sites.
• Participate in out of hours service at the base hospital.
• Provide imaging using various modalities including intraoperative screening.

Skills

Organisational skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Job description

The Radiology Department delivers high quality imaging across a range of modalities using a patient‑centred approach. The successful candidates would be expected to work as part of a team based at one of the Trust main sites, providing imaging across a range of modalities including intraoperative screening. They would also be expected to participate in the out of hours service within their base hospital, which requires a commitment to working autonomously within a busy environment. There would be a requirement to operate a wide range of modalities once appropriate training has been completed. Good organisational, interpersonal and communication skills are essential and knowledge of the current radiation legislation is required.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you. With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:

• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Freeman Hospital
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Cramlington Manor Walks
• Urgent treatment centres
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting‑edge care (supported by state‑of‑the‑art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS. We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.