Radiographer - CT And General

Bupa UK; Greater London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hourly rate includes annual leave

Subsidised staff canteen

Nest pension scheme

Job summary

Bupa UK is recruiting a Senior Radiographer for CT and General X-ray work at Cromwell Hospital in London. The role operates on bank shifts with a flexible pattern, including out-of-hours and weekends.

The post requires HCPC registration, a radiography degree, and substantial General/X-ray and CT experience. You will work across CT and X-ray departments, contributing to quality assurance and patient care within a busy clinical setting.

Qualifications

• BSc or DCR in Radiography is essential.
• Registration with HCPC is essential.
• General X-ray and CT experience are essential.
• Post-graduate experience as Senior II/Band 5 Radiographer is essential.

Responsibilities

• Maintain monitoring standards for patient care, technical performance and reporting.
• Care for equipment and ensure cleanliness; report faults promptly.
• Participate in QA programmes for equipment, processing and radiation protection.
• Maintain booking, information, reporting and filing systems.
• Join a departmental on-call rota and work flexible hours as needed.

Skills

Radiography

RIS/PACS

CT imaging

HCPC registration

Education

BSc or DCR in Radiography

Job description

Job Description

Vacancy : Senior Radiographer - CT And General (Bank Shifts)

Department: DIAGNOSTICS

Location: Cromwell Hospital , 164-178 Cromwell Road, Kensington, London SW5 0TU

Contract: BANK SHIFTS.

As a Clinician at Bupa our patients will be your top priority. With no shareholders, we reinvest our profits back into our business to give you the extra time and technology you need to make a difference to our patients each and every day.

Joining Bupa, you'll benefit from access to our state-of-the art Clinical Training Facility, a centre for connected learning, care and careers. This forms part of Bupa Campus, a vibrant new learning initiative which brings us together in virtual and physical spaces across the Bupa globe.

About The Cromwell Hospital

The Cromwell Hospital is a major international private hospital in West London receive both UK and international patients. We are committed to providing the highest quality healthcare outpatient and inpatient service care. The hospital has 180 beds and 4 suites, 6 theatres, medical and surgical wards, CDU, level 2 and 3 full intensive care facilities, paediatrics, diagnostic services, physiotherapy, and a dedicated day surgery unit.

We Make Health Happen

The radiography services we provide at the Cromwell Hospital includes; Nuclear Medicine, PET/CT, MRI, CT, General/Xray, and Mammography. We also partner with Genesis Care who are onsite offering therapeutic services. The department is ISO 9001:2015 accredited, and we provide a range of nuclear medicine examinations for many types of cancers, heart disease, gastro, endocrine, and neuro disorders.

The post holder will be based between the CT and General X-ray departments carrying out CT scans and general X-rays daily, depending on where the individual has been rostered to. Therefore, a flexible and adaptive working attitude is crucial, along with a willingness to participate in the out of hours (including nights) and weekend rotas.

The CT Department is currently comprised of one Siemens scanner and is a very busy and challenging place to work. A variety of CT examinations including full body imaging, neurological, cardiac and biopsy procedures are undertaken, as well as some specialist orthopaedic imaging.

The X-ray department has two general X-ray rooms, an OPG machine, one fluoroscopy room, one DEXA scanner and one mammography machine. There is also a need to provide imaging external to the main department, namely in Theatres, Theatre Recovery and ITU.

What You’ll Do

• Ensure that monitoring standards for patient care, technical performance and reporting provides a high quality service.
• Assist in the care of all equipment within the department ensuring that cleanliness is maintained and that all equipment faults are reported immediately to a supervisory person.
• Participate in a Quality Assurance programme for equipment, processing and radiation protection, maintaining accurate records and reporting problems to the appropriate personnel.
• Ensure that effective booking, information, reporting and filing systems are maintained and developed.
• Participate in a departmental on-call rota and work flexible hours if required to accommodate changing workload patterns.

What You’ll Bring

• BSc or DCR in Radiography - essential
• Be fully conversant with the Radiology Information System (RIS), PACS, and the computerised method of patient and examination documentation.
• Registration with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) - essential
• General XRay / CT experience - essential
• Post-graduate experience in a Senior II / Band 5 Radiographer post. - essential
• Tact and empathy when dealing with patients and relatives.

Benefits?

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

• An hourly rate that incorporates payment of annual leave.
• Subsidised staff canteen and coffee shop lead by expert caterers.
• Inclusion in the NEST government pension scheme.

Why Bupa?

We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

As a Disability Confident employer, we offer a guaranteed interview for every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

Time Type

Part time

Job Area

Locations:

Cromwell Hospital London