Rotational Diagnostic Radiographer

Job description

Job responsibilities

As a world-renowned hospital, there are many opportunities to develop your career. CUH are proud to have a team of Advanced Practice Radiographers who specialise in MSK reporting, chest and abdominal reporting, Barium Swallows, HSGs, and Lithotripsy.

Once you have completed your preceptorship period, you will rotate through the many Imaging areas within the department.

Outpatient X-ray - 4 GE X-ray rooms and one Siemens x-ray room - imaging around 200 patients a day.

Vascular Access - one Siemens Connect C-arm covering screening for line positions.

Inpatient X-ray - 2 GE X-ray rooms, 2 Philips C-arms covering Endoscopy and 2 Siemens Connect C-arms covering Urology Theatres.

A&E X-ray - 1 Siemens X-ray room, one Xograph X-ray room, 2 Samsung mobiles, 6 Fujifilm mobiles and one Carestream mobile. One Planmeca OPG machine.

Fluoroscopy - 1 Siemens Artis Zee fixed Fluoroscopy room.

Main Theatres - 23 theatres with 11 Siemens C-arms.

Surgical Movement Hub - 3 Theatres with 3 Siemens Flow C-arms, one GE fixed room and 1 Wolverson Proslide mobile machine.

Dental X-ray - Carestream - intraoral, OPG, ceph and CBCT machine.

CUH provide an X-ray service to satellite hospitals in Saffron Walden and Ely. You will be based at CUH, but may be required to work offsite at these locations.

The X-ray department provides a 24 hour emergency service and operates an out of hours shift system. Radiographers are contracted to work a variety of shifts including evenings, nights, weekends and Bank Holidays.

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

A welcome subsidy of £1000 is available to all Band 5 and Band 6 Nurses, Midwives, ODPs and Radiographers and Band 5 Orthoptists taking up substantive employment with the Trust.

The advert will close at midnight on 7 January 2024.

Interviews are due to be held on 25/26 January 2024.

Benefits to you

We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• BSc in Diagnostic Radiography
• Current / Applied for (if new graduate) HCPC registration

Experience

Essential

• Recent experience in a wide range of general plain film radiography
• Experience working in an acute hospital care setting
• Experience in trauma and theatre work
• Experience in use of DR equipment

Desirable

• Working with Student Radiographers
• Experience working in the NHS

Knowledge

Essential

• Accurate patient positioning
• Good radiographic technique
• Good knowledge of anatomy
• Knowledge of exposure factors
• Working knowledge of IR(ME)R 2017
• Ability to interpret clinical information on request forms accurately
• Evidence of recent CPD

Desirable

• Awareness of NHS policies and documents

Skills

Essential

• Open to the acquisition of new skills and knowledge
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Works methodically and uses initiative
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, and able to make decisions related to imaging
• Responsive to service needs
• A thorough understanding of the needs of all patients and their families
• Good IT skills in radiology and hospital IT systems and in Microsoft programmes
• Self-awareness of own limitations and learning needs
• Ability to work well in a multidisciplinary team

Desirable

• Ability to prioritise workload in a changing work environment

Additional Requirements

Essential

• The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.
• Flexible approach to working in line with service requirements

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Addenbrookes Hospital-Division B

Hills Road

Cambridge

CB2 0QQ

Employer's website

https://www.cuh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)