Senior CT Rotational Radiographer

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust; Ashford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospital trust seeks a motivated Rotational Senior CT Radiographer to join their team at William Harvey Hospital, enhancing radiographic expertise while delivering high-quality patient care. The role includes carrying out examinations, supervising junior staff, and collaborating in a multi-disciplinary environment.

Benefits

Relocation policy for eligible candidates

Parking available at Trust sites

Flexible working opportunities

Qualifications

• Relevant CT experience required.
• Details of cannulation training and qualification needed.
• Experience with Siemens and GE scanning platforms beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Carry out radiographic examinations across a range of modalities.
• Maintain high standards of patient care and comfort.
• Supervise junior staff and provide support.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Communication

Education

BSc Radiography or equivalent

Postgraduate education or MSc

Job description

We are seeking to appoint a suitably qualified, ambitious and motivated Rotational Senior CT Radiographer (Band 6) for Core Services in Plain X-ray, and CT. This Position will be based at William Harvey Hospital in Ashford with rotation to Buckland Hospital in Dover.

This role offers a fantastic opportunity to enhance your radiographic expertise while providing high-quality patient care in a supportive and innovative environment. As a key member of our radiology department, you will work with cutting-edge technology and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to deliver exceptional imaging services. If you are passionate about advancing your career and making a positive impact on patient outcomes, we encourage you to apply and become part of our team.

Main duties of the job

• To carry out radiographic examinations across a range of modalities to the agreed standard of the department.
• Complete high-quality examinations consistent with ALARA principles.
• To maintain a high standard of patient care and comfort and be patient focused at all times.
• To work in an efficient and effective manner at all times.
• To plan, prioritise and organise own workload.
• To undertake intravenous cannulation and administration of medicines in line with departmental policy.
• To report any untoward incidents and equipment failure to the relevant modality lead radiographer and where appropriate medical physics expert.
• To work unsupervised as and when required.
• To supervise junior members of staff to help expand their knowledge and skills.
• To exhibit role model behaviour and deputise for more senior radiographers as and when required, providing continuity of service

Working for our organisation

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will be expected to be flexible in their approach; working as part of the senior radiographer team liaising with Radiologists and clinicians in charge of a patient. They will work as part of the multi-disciplinary team liaising with , staff at other radiology sites and other departmental staff. They will also liaise with internal and external agencies.

This post requires good analytical, organisational, communication and computer skills. The key working relationships will be with other radiographers, superintendent radiographers on all radiology sites, radiology clerical and admin staff, clinical scientists, consultant radiologists and clinical referrers.

Please see job description for further information..

Person specification

clinical experience

• Please provide details of relevant CT experience
• Details of cannulation training and qualification
• Exposure to Siemens and GE scanning platforms

Qualifications

• Please provide details of BSc Radiography or equivalent education
• post graduate education or MSc
• What additional roles have you undertaken during your career which have helped your professional development
• Details of leadership post graduate training or supervisory responsibility

Filmed in William Harvey and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother hospitals, the ‘We are the NHS’ campaign highlights the extraordinary work that staff across EKHUFT do every single day. As one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a population of over one million people, EKHUFT was perfectly placed to demonstrate the care, cutting-edge treatments, research, innovations and life-saving operations that the campaign needed.

There are lots of great opportunities at East Kent Hospitals, where staff are caring and put patients first, innovation flourishes and you can develop your career. We’re on an exciting journey of transformation. With a new Medical School at the centre of our community, a focus on research, clinical leadership and making our trust a rewarding and friendly place to work,
there’s never been a better time to join us.To find out more about east Kent visit our website at. The Trust fully supports the SAS Doctors Charter and is committed to their development through its CPD Framework.

We’ll close this job advert once we’ve received sufficient applications which may be before the closing date so please apply as soon as possible. We only accept online applications. If you have any difficulty with this please contact our Resourcing Team on 01227 866450 who are happy to help.

We have a relocation policy for eligible candidates, parking available at Trust sites but we encourage other options, like car sharing or public transport.

The Trust is committed to supporting flexible working to fulfil our pledge as part of The Trust’s People Strategy to help staff to achieve a healthy work/life balance. Please speak with your Recruiting Manager for further information on how this can be managed alongside department expectations and requirements.

The ability to converse easily and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for all customer facing roles.

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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.