Specialist Radiographer

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

High-Cost Area Supplement

Line management training

Job summary

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust is recruiting a Specialist Radiographer to work across CT, MRI and PET/CT in our specialist imaging centre. The role offers rotation through all three modalities, involvement in cancer-related imaging, and opportunities to participate in research and clinical trials.

The post requires flexibility, the ability to communicate complex information to patients, and a commitment to high quality care.

Qualifications

• Specialist radiographer capable of working across CT, MRI, and PET/CT.
• Ability to communicate highly complex information to patients.
• Willingness to participate in research and clinical trials.
• Flexibility to rotate through all three imaging modalities.

Responsibilities

• Maintain high quality and safety standards across modalities.
• Rotate through CT, MRI and PET/CT as required.
• Participate in research activities and clinical trials.

Skills

CT/MRI/PETCT

Clinical communication

Research involvement

Patient reassurance

Tools

Imaging modalities rotation

Job description

We are recruiting for a Specialist Radiographer who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients. The Centre is a specialist imaging unit (MRI, CT, PET/CT) with a large research commitment which requires highly specialised imaging knowledge. Applicants will need to be proficient in at least one of the modalities - CT/MRI/PETCT. We are closely linked with the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre and a large proportion of the workload is oncology related. The post includes the ability to communicate highly complex information and provide reassurance to patients as well as regular participation in research and clinical trial activities. This post requires high levels of flexibility and professional autonomy and includes an adaptable rotation through all three imaging modalities in the Centre. If selected to interview, you will be asked to prepare a short presentation (10 mins) entitled: Clinical Governance and Safety in CT or MRI or PETCT (choose one modality):The role of the Band 6 radiographer. 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. The Specialist Radiographer position includes opportunities to learn and refine a range of imaging skills rotating through the three modalities and participate in research. Line management opportunities and training will be provided. Full or part time applications are welcome. The Paul Strickland Scanner Centre is a specialist oncology imaging centre made up of 4 scanners: Siemens Force Dual Source Dual Energy CT scanner, 2 x Siemens Sola MRI Scanners, Siemens Aera MRI Scanner, Siemens Force Dual Source Dual Energy CT scanner, Siemens VisionPET/CT scanner. You will be responsible for maintaining high quality and safety standards Across the 3 modalities.

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching 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. ENHT is seeking to maintain and expand the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre staff as we move to an exciting new future. We welcome applications from those who would relish the opportunity to be part of new and developing cancer service, building on the excellent reputation, research and patient experience the Cancer Centre already delivers.

The successful candidate will take part in a 7-day working shift pattern and full or part time applications are welcome. In addition, you will receive a High-Cost Area Supplement of 15% of your basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £4,552 and a maximum payment of £5,735 per annum pro rata.