Radiographer | Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the UK is offering a Band 5 Radiographer position based in High Wycombe. The role comes with flexible working opportunities and emphasizes inclusion and career development for newly qualified or experienced radiographers looking for a change. The successful candidate will work in a supportive environment, contributing to various imaging services and benefitting from NHS perks.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement

Pension scheme

Access to NHS discount schemes

Health and wellbeing services

Qualifications

• Newly Qualified Radiographers or qualified Radiographers looking for a career change.
• Ability to work unsupervised in designated areas.
• Effective communication skills with a range of service users.

Responsibilities

• Work unsupervised in designated areas of imaging, in and out of hours.
• Undertake equipment quality assurance and use appropriate imaging sequences.
• Identify and mark abnormalities on plain films to assist clinicians.

Job description

Band 5 Radiographer Position

Band 5 Job Opportunity for Newly Qualified Radiographers or qualified Radiographers looking for a career change and to develop their skills.

The Wycombe radiology department offers a wide range of services to multiple specialities including Cardiac, Stroke, Neurology, Urology and Orthopaedics.

Band 5 radiographers will go through a 12 week induction programme to prepare them for working as an autonomous professional.

This post will be based at Wycombe General Hospital but the successful applicant may work cross-site as required.

Responsibilities

• Work unsupervised in designated areas of imaging, in and out of hours, asking advice when necessary and following protocols as appropriate.
• Undertake equipment quality assurance in line with QA Programme, vet and accept imaging requests, and use imaging sequences appropriate to the patients’ condition.
• Develop skills to identify and mark abnormalities on plain films (Red Dot Procedure) to assist referring clinicians in interpreting images.
• Work unsupervised out of hours and perform a CT head and limited contrast‑enhanced examinations unsupervised once trained.
• Supervise students once all competencies have been completed.
• Communicate effectively with a wide range of service users including patients, carers and other clinical professionals inside and outside the Trust.

Benefits and Working Conditions

• Learning and development opportunities to support career progression.
• Flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside NHS benefits such as generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
• Health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why Work for Us?

• Committed to promoting inclusion and ensuring all colleagues feel they belong.
• Encourage new colleagues from diverse backgrounds to apply.
• Create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Support the Armed Forces Community, employing service leavers/veterans and their families.

Our Vision, Mission and Values

• Vision: Provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Mission: Provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Values: Collaborate, Aspire, Respect and Enable.

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on [e-mail] quoting the vacancy reference number.

This advert closes on Monday 1 Dec 2025.