Radiographer (6 Months Fixed Term)

St George'S University Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

London cost area allowance

Job summary

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust invites a Band 7 radiographer to join a supportive team in London. Requires a BSc Radiography and NHS experience in acute settings; includes a 20% inner London cost area supplement.

The role covers cross-site rotation through CT, MRI, Cardiac Catheter Labs and Interventional Radiology, with leadership in coordinating the x-ray department and ensuring 24/7 service coverage.

Qualifications

• BSC (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography (or equivalent).
• HCPC registration required.
• Evidence of CPD and commitment to professional development.

Responsibilities

• Rotate through CT, MRI, Cardiac Catheter Labs and Interventional Radiology.
• Coordinate and manage the general x-ray department workflow.
• Contribute to 24/7 service delivery and on-call arrangements.

Skills

Flexibility

Teamwork

Communication

CPD

Education

BSc Radiography

Tools

HCPC Registered

Job description

Job summary

We are seeking to recruit a highly motivated and enthusiastic Band 7 radiographer to join our friendly and well-supported team. The post holder must be flexible, adaptable to change, prepared to embrace workforce developments and to contribute to an effective and efficient service, delivered through the highest standards of safe, kind and compassionate care.

A requirement of the position is a BSC (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography or equivalent with recent NHS experience ideally within an acute setting. Our staff also benefit from the inner London high cost area supplement of 20%.

The strongest resource we have is our team, who are enthusiastic, friendly and highly skilled. This is underpinned by a commitment to continuing professional development, audit and advanced practice. If you would like more information or to arrange an informal visit then please contact Alexandros Leontaritis, Generals Superintendent Radiographer on 020 8725 3031 [e-mail]

Main duties of the job

The post involves a rotation through a combination of CT, MRI, Cardiac Catheter Labs and Interventional Radiology and experience in two of these modalities is essential. The successful candidate will also be required to coordinate the general x-ray department, overseeing the workflow, liaising with other modalities ensuring sufficient staffing in all areas and managing it's day to day running on a rotational basis. The department also provides a 24/7 service to our patients and participation in this is essential.

This is a cross-site position, the radiology footprint comprising of a total of 13 x-ray rooms , 2 Interventional Radiology rooms, 2 fluoroscopy rooms, 3 dental x-ray rooms, 4 CT scanners, an EOS scanner, 16 U/S rooms and 3 nuclear medicine rooms with 5 Cardiac Catheter Labsand 3 MRIs All of this enables our staff to benefit from valuable experience and scope of practice in addition to helping us meet the demand on our service.

About us

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the country's principal teaching hospitals and our main site is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. We have over 9,000 dedicated staff serving a population of 1.3 million across south-west London.

We deliver a large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation. We also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people. As well as acute hospital services, we provide a wide variety of specialist care and a range of community services to patients.

Job responsibilities

To provide a high quality, efficient, effective, responsive , safe, evidence based, diagnostic service to the patients of St Georges University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Person Specification

Qualifications and training

Essential

• DCR / BSC Radiographer
• HCPC Registered
• Evidence of CPD
• Post Graduate Certificate in IV cannulation
• Advanced clinical practice qualification
• Post qualification experience in an acute hospital setting
• Training in 2 modalities
• Experience of staff supervision
• Experience in the training and development of staff
• Knowledge of risk assessments
• Experience of clinical audit
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Good oral and written skills
• Good organisational skills
• Common sense and ability to problem solve
• Advance IT skills
• Awareness of NHS targets that affect Radiology
• High quality radiographic technique
• In-depth knowledge of IR(ME)R

Personal attributes

Essential

• Ability to work flexibly
• Commitment to out of hours working and on call

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Radiographer (6 Months Fixed Term) • London, United Kingdom