Specialist Radiographer - Main X-Ray Department

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider as a Specialist Radiographer in the Main X-Ray department at Royal Preston Hospital. This role offers an exciting opportunity to provide quality imaging services while working flexible shifts. You will ensure the smooth operation of the department while fostering teamwork and patient-focused care, contributing to the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the hospital's imaging services.

Benefits

Access to varied development opportunities

Opportunity to enhance career path

Qualifications

• Responsible for planning and allocation of work in the X-Ray department.
• Must maintain professional practice standards and supervise junior staff.
• Experience in working with imaging technology and patient interaction.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the workload and ensure efficient service delivery.
• Monitor standards of practice and provide leadership to the team.
• Assess, plan, and make decisions on imaging examinations.

Skills

Teamwork

Patient Care

Leadership

Job description

We are looking for a band 6 member of staff to work in our fantastic Main X-Ray department at Royal Preston Hospital.

You will help provide a 24 hour service in all aspects of plain film imaging. Full flexibility is required as you will be required to work night shifts and weekend shifts as well as day shifts.

The Specialist radiographer is responsible for the planning and allocation of work in the specific area of the department assigned, to ensure the timely delivery of an effective service. The Specialist radiographer is also allocated responsibilities for a wide range of jobs to contribute to an efficient and effective service.

Team work and patient focused care are essential in our busy, friendly department.

We are a busy, fast paced department delivering a quality imaging service to inpatients, clinic patients, ED patients and outpatients of Preston and surrounding areas. The directorate is working towards Quality Standards in Imaging Accreditation (QSI2019).

You will monitor and maintain standards of professional practice, supervise more junior staff and deploy staff assuring standards are met. Provide leadership and direction to the team, acting as a role model and patient advocate. You will assess, plan and make informed decisions on the required imaging examinations providing advice and maintaining associated records.

The department boasts 3 Samsung DR rooms within the main department, with additional Samsung DR satellite rooms in areas such as ED, fracture clinic and chest clinic. We have 7 DR Samsung mobile machines and 2 DR Philips mobile machines.

As Royal Preston is the major trauma hospital for the north west, the role also involves regular rotation through night shifts as well as day shifts, with some flexibility expected. During these shifts, the Specialist radiographer coordinates and ensures the smooth running of the department using experience and evidence base to make informed decisions.

We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You’ll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you’d never have done. You’ll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.

You’ll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dean Heaps Job title: Principal Radiographer Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01772 522690