Senior Cardiac Cath Lab Radiographer - Cardiology

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust is recruiting a Cardiac Catheter Lab Radiographer to join a dynamic, multidisciplinary Radiology team. You will work in a busy cath lab, delivering high standards of patient care in line with protocols and professional standards.

The role requires registered radiographer status, good communication, organisational and clinical skills, and a commitment to developing cardiology services within our cath lab.

Qualifications

• Degree in Diagnostic Radiography and evidence of registration with a professional body.
• Willingness to undertake training as appropriate.
• Desirable: experience in cardiac catheter lab radiography and related skills.

Responsibilities

• Work within a busy Cath lab environment and uphold high standards of patient care.
• Promote a learning environment and effective communication within the team.
• Adhere to recognised protocols and ensure safe radiographic practice.

Skills

Organisational skills

Verbal and written communication

Interpersonal skills

Problem solving

Education

Degree in Diagnostic Radiography

Tools

Computer literacy

Job description

Here at East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Our mission is:

Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities

Our vision to 2030 is:

To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service

Our values

- We want our staff to believe in, demonstrate and live our values in everything we do. Our values are:

Include

We value the diversity and experience of our community colleagues and partners, creating relationships and climates that provide an opportunity to share, collaborate and grow together.

Respect

We create a safe environment where we are curious of the lived experience of others, seek out best practice and are open to listening and hearing new ideas.

Improve

We are committed to consistently delivering excellent services and continuously looking to improve through a creative workforce that feels empowered to act in service of our shared purpose.

Job overview

We are recruiting for a Cardiac Catheter Lab Radiographer who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

Are you a dynamic, enthusiastic, experienced, Cardiac Catheter Lab Radiographer looking for the opportunity to be part of a friendly, hard-working, ambitious and highly skilled team of Specialist Radiographers within Cardiac Cath labs?

Do you possess the professional and personal skills needed to be part a strong and dedicated team?

Are you interested in becoming an integral key member of our Radiology team working alongside multidisciplinary colleagues with a focus on the patient experience and the development of the professional group within our Cath lab setting?

At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

Main duties of the job

As a registered radiographer you will work within a busy Cath lab environment and will become an integral part of the team, ensuring all patients receive the highest standards of care in accordance with recognized protocols.

You will need to possess excellent; organizational, leadership, communication and inter-personal skills, be able to promote a learning environment.

Working for our organisation

At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification information pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Degree in Diagnostic Radiography or equivalent and evidence of registration with professional body
• Willingness to undertake training as appropriate.

Desirable criteria

• ILS
• Knowledge of appropriate general cardiac conditions and their management
• Demonstrate radiographic skills within the cardiac cath lab
• Computer literacy
• General Radiography Experience.

Previous Experience

Essential criteria

• Good clinical skills.
• Ability to put into practice new skills learnt
• Good Interpersonal skills
• Able to relate and communicate with staff of all levels and from different professions

Desirable criteria

• Post qualification experience
• Relevant degree level studies
• Leadership and motivational skills Awareness and understanding of current health issues, in particular, demonstrating a understanding of cardiology services within the cath lab

Skills

Essential criteria

• Good organisation and time management skills
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Problem solving: ability to adapt and respond positively to unexpected issues
• Evidence of good communication skills

Desirable criteria

• Leadership and motivational skills
• Able to deal with management issues in the absence of a senior radiographer.
• Able to think laterally to identify innovative solutions to problems

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Good working knowledge of IRR19/IRMER 2019
• Willing to gain specialist knowledge appropriate for the role

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of appropriate general cardiac conditions and their management
• Awareness and understanding of current health issues, in particular, demonstrating a understanding of cardiology services within the cath lab

When you apply...

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Secondments/Fixed term

Where a vacancy is advertised as a temporary position, the duration will be specified in the advert. If the vacancy becomes permanent towards the end of the specified duration, the successful applicant may not be required to re‑apply and can be slotted into the role on a permanent basis if appropriate.

If you are an internal applicant applying for a temporary working arrangement, please see the attached notes on secondments.

Committed to our Community

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion for all job applicants, staff, patients and the wider community. We want to create a workforce which represents the communities we serve. We are on a journey to become a more inclusive organisation and we welcome applications from everyone regardless of their background. In particular we encourage applications from candidates with disabilities, and candidates from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds who are currently under‑represented in various parts of our workforce .

We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to support flexible working for our staff wherever possible and all our employees are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and achieved our status in 2019.

We will remove barriers that prospective candidates might face at any stage of our recruitment process. If you have a disability and would like the advert in an alternative format, or would like to talk about how we can adjust the interview process to best support you, please contact us by emailing [e-mail]

We are also proud to support our UK armed forces by supporting Reservists, Cadet Instructors, Veterans and military spouses/partners into employment and offering supportive policies that value their contribution to the community and to our Trust.

We are committed to being a carer-friendly environment, addressing the complex needs of families with caring responsibilities. In partnership with Carers in Hertfordshire, all our working carers have access to support from recruitment. We are also a member of Carers UK, providing resources to make balancing work and caring easier. Our approach is inclusive, recognizing diverse challenges and creating a supportive environment where carers feel valued.

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