Job summary
The Royal London Dental hospital is a leading renowned teaching hospital based in East London. A vacancy has arisen for an enthusiastic Radiographer to lead dental imaging within the Royal London Dental Hospital. The dental imaging department has 2 Cone Beam CT scanners with 11 dental rooms and numerous mobiles used both on clinic and in theaters.
The Imaging Department is known for its excellent and comprehensive training programme. We will help you to realise your full potential whilst delivering superb patient care.
We are seeking to appoint a suitably qualified, ambitious and motivated Senior Radiographer specialising in Dental Radiography at The Royal London Hospital, in a full-time permanent post. Candidates will have good dental radiographic experience, be resilient, compassionate, flexible and able to demonstrate leadership and clinical supervision skills. The post holder will lead the imaging service and provide comprehensive training and support to rotational radiographers. The successful candidate will lead a team of 4 specialist dental radiographer and also support the rotational radiographer who come through the department from the main imaging department.
Experience in dental imaging is essential but experience of leading and running an imaging department is desirable.
Main duties of the job
- To support and assist the imaging staff in the day-to-day delivery of high quality service provision within the department.
- Ensure the department is run efficiently and effectively and that all departmental needs are met.
- To provide high quality support to clinicians and ensure that the standard of all dental imaging is of the highest order and in line with Trust Policies and Procedures
- Support the imaging staff in ensuring that both Qualified radiographers/nurses and Students undertake structured departmental practical training and Continuing Professional Development in line with current training curriculums and legislation
- Provide direct line management to band 6/7 radiographers including, sickness management, annual leave, appraisal, performance management and day to day management of their welfare.
- Develop an in-depth knowledge of the department specialism
- Champion service improvement.
- Responsibility for designated areas of clinical operations and other areas of activity as required
- Provide support to the in the recruitment process where appropriate.
- Conduct infection control audits for your clinical area and act on findings
- Carry out and upload hand hygiene audits
- Act as first line contact for patients complaints as necessary
- Stock control and ordering
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Post qualification experience in Dental Imaging
- Ability to work as part of a team with a professional approach towards work and colleagues
- Previous experience of role as Radiation Safety Supervisor (RPS)
- Responsibility for clinical activities undertaken within the main department.
Desirable
- Supervision and mentoring of rotational radiographers nurses and their work within a clinical environment
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work under pressure and prioritise care
- Excellent Leadership and organisational Skills Ability to monitor the quality of own and others work
- Ability to identify and access the potential risks involved in work activities and processes for self and others
Qualifications/Knowledge
Essential
- Educated to degree level or relevant level of skills and experience
- Evidence of continuing education and development
- Health Care Professional Council registration
- Post Qualification Certificate
Communication
Essential
- Excellent communication skills and demonstrable ability in high level of Patient care
- Ability to delegate effectively
- Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Demonstrate an enthusiastic, approachable and friendly manner
- Ability to communicate effectively both written and oral
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Post qualification experience in Dental Imaging
- Ability to work as part of a team with a professional approach towards work and colleagues
- Previous experience of role as Radiation Safety Supervisor (RPS)
- Responsibility for clinical activities undertaken within the main department.
Desirable
- Supervision and mentoring of rotational radiographers nurses and their work within a clinical environment
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work under pressure and prioritise care
- Excellent Leadership and organisational Skills Ability to monitor the quality of own and others work
- Ability to identify and access the potential risks involved in work activities and processes for self and others
Qualifications/Knowledge
Essential
- Educated to degree level or relevant level of skills and experience
- Evidence of continuing education and development
- Health Care Professional Council registration
- Post Qualification Certificate
Communication
Essential
- Excellent communication skills and demonstrable ability in high level of Patient care
- Ability to delegate effectively
- Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Demonstrate an enthusiastic, approachable and friendly manner
- Ability to communicate effectively both written and oral
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
