Radiographer in Charge

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust; Slough; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Slough is seeking an experienced Radiographer to provide clinical leadership and supervise junior staff. The role involves working across multiple sites, ensuring high clinical standards, and leading audits. Candidates should have relevant qualifications, registration, and experience in CT scanning. This position offers flexible working opportunities and a commitment to professional development.

Benefits

First class development opportunities

Flexible working patterns

Inclusive workplace environment

Qualifications

• 3 years post qualification experience.
• Experience in CT Scanning & Plain Film X-Ray.
• Ability to lead a changing team daily.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership to the Radiology team.
• Supervise and mentor less experienced Radiographers.
• Ensure equipment is used safely and effectively.

Skills

CT Scanning

Plain Film X-Ray

Supervisory skills

Ability to mentor

Radiation safety understanding

Education

D.C.R. or B.Sc. Radiography or equivalent

HCPC Registration

SoR Accredited IV Course Certificate

Tools

GE CT Scanners

Job description

The post holder will be an experienced Radiographer working autonomously, being accountable for your own professional actions. The post holder will provide local clinical leadership to the site Radiology team, and be responsible for maintaining clinical standards and governance, completing local audits and surveys such as fire safety, hand hygiene and infection control, COSHH and RIDDOR regulations, amongst others. The post holder will be responsible for teams under the direction of the Modality Lead Radiographers, and Site Lead Radiographer. You will supervise, mentor and appraise less experienced Radiographers, Apprentices and Students. The post holder will be the coordinator during emergency situations in Radiology and will be responsible for handing over the patient and all relevant clinical information to clinical personnel taking over. The role requires cross-site working across CDC sites: Heatherwood Elective Centre in Ascot, and the soon-to-be-opened Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC ) in Slough at the site of Upton Hospital. You may also be required to attend Wexham Park Hospital in Slough.

Key Responsibilities

• A Radiographer in Charge post working in the Radiology department in the Slough CDC at Upton Hospital.
• Responsible for supporting the CT Modality Lead Radiographer and Plain Film Modality Lead Radiographer.
• Responsible for quality and adherence to Trust policies.
• To assist in the training and supervision of the Radiographers and RDAs.
• To ensure equipment is used in a safe and correct manner.
• The post holder will be expected to work at all CDC sites and to ensure that image quality is of a high standard and audit this as appropriate.
• To attend any and all relevant site based meetings to aid in operation of site.
• To work in accordance with the local rules, Ionising Radiation regulations, Health and Safety at Work Act, Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations, and the Trust's Policies and Procedures.
• To report promptly any equipment faults to the relevant Modality Lead Radiographers.
• To ensure that patient care and comfort is always maintained to the highest professional standard.
• To liaise with equipment manufacturers and users and arrange for repair and servicing equipment when required.
• To participate in Clinical Audit when required.
• Responsible for maintaining CPD and own level of competence.
• Assist with developing Radiographers training in all aspects of the service.
• Assist with mentoring, induction, and appraisal of staff.
• To maintain professional standards in accordance with the College of Radiographers policy.
• To work under IR(ME)R regulations.
• To take responsibility for own personal development and education.
• To actively participate in training programmes for all members of staff.
• To maintain and awareness of best practice both professionally and technically.

Qualifications and Experience

• D.C.R. or B.Sc. Radiography or equivalent.
• HCPC Registration.
• Evidence of CPD.
• SoR Accredited IV Course Certificate.
• Experience in CT Scanning & Plain Film X-Ray.
• Supervisory experience.
• Ability to teach and mentor junior staff members, students and apprentices.
• Ability to lead a changing team daily, to ensure standards and information is fed back to all staff who rotate.
• 3 years post qualification.
• Experience in MRI.
• Experience in Cardiac CT Scanning.
• Experience with GE CT Scanners.
• Experience leading small teams.

Skills

• Able to undertake majority of CT scans autonomously.
• Able to manage deteriorating patient and handover relevant clinical information.
• Undertake clinical and quality audits consistently and report findings.
• Able to vet and protocol Outpatient CT requests.
• Able to manage workload in all clinical settings in Radiology, up to date technical CT knowledge.
• Evidence necessity of clinical audit.
• Evidence radiation safety understanding.
• Demonstrate necessity of clinical audits and quality audits such as infection control audits and compliance, fire safety checks etc.
• Ability to undertake appraisals as appraiser for junior staff.
• Ability to manage workload in all clinical settings.

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available. We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.