Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Specialist Radiographer within Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust. Base site to be discussed further and agreed during the interview process, depending on the needs of the service.
With extended hours, Monday to Sunday there are many development opportunities.
Northumbria Healthcare is dedicated to providing first class care to all its patients. This post is part of a team of qualified and support staff and the post holder works as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
Main duties of the job
To participate in the roster pattern, weekend working, out of hours and on calls.
The job role requires staff to work between CT, general x-ray and theatres.
The successful candidates will be required to work alongside students and assistant practitioners. A mentor programme to aid student development is available.
As part of the service we cover Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital out of hours and at weekends. We aim to provide cover at North Tyneside General Hospital, Wansbeck General Hospital and Hexham General Hospital when the service requires in addition to Morpeth NHS centre, Alnwick and Berwick Infirmaries.
About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To assist in the provision of high quality Radiographic Service within Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust, whilst complying with all Trust and Department policies and procedures.
- To carry out all radiographic techniques and examinations to a consistently high standard, professionally and efficiently following department procedures.
- Undertakes specialist areas of practice as delegated by site lead.
- May be required to work in any radiology department with appropriate notice. Including community hospitals. Expected to participate in shifts/rotas to cover a 24/7 service
- To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To assist in the provision of high quality Radiographic Service within Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust, whilst complying with all Trust and Department policies and procedures.
- To carry out all radiographic techniques and examinations to a consistently high standard, professionally and efficiently following department procedures.
- Undertakes specialist areas of practice as delegated by site lead.
- May be required to work in any radiology department with appropriate notice. Including community hospitals. Expected to participate in shifts/rotas to cover a 24/7 service
- To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc in Radiography or equivalent.
- State Registration (HPC).
- Specialist post registration qualification in a specialized imaging modality at diploma level and or the equivalent experience e.g CT, Barium, Fluoroscopy, mammography, Cardiac Cath lab. IVP or image interpretation
Desirable
- Post Graduate qualification in supervisory management
Experience and knowledge
Essential
- Previous post graduate experience Must be competent in a specialist area of practice such as Barium's, Cardiology Cath Lab, Pain clinics, muscular skeletal reporting, fluoroscopy, mammography or CT evidenced through Diploma level post graduate training and/or experience.
- Experience of teaching others
- Post qualification training in intravenous cannulation and demonstrate competency in the administration of intravenous injections.
- Additional red dot training by attending external and/or in house training and study days to assist junior doctors in image interpretation.
- Must have evidence of on going CPD
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development.
Desirable
- Degree in specialist area of practice
- Recruitment and selection training
- Teaching qualification
- Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
- Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods
Other Requirements
Essential
- You may also need to travel between Trust premises as required for the performance of your duties. You may also be expected to work at any of the trust sites. The Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc in Radiography or equivalent.
- State Registration (HPC).
- Specialist post registration qualification in a specialized imaging modality at diploma level and or the equivalent experience e.g CT, Barium, Fluoroscopy, mammography, Cardiac Cath lab. IVP or image interpretation
Desirable
- Post Graduate qualification in supervisory management
Experience and knowledge
Essential
- Previous post graduate experience Must be competent in a specialist area of practice such as Barium's, Cardiology Cath Lab, Pain clinics, muscular skeletal reporting, fluoroscopy, mammography or CT evidenced through Diploma level post graduate training and/or experience.
- Experience of teaching others
- Post qualification training in intravenous cannulation and demonstrate competency in the administration of intravenous injections.
- Additional red dot training by attending external and/or in house training and study days to assist junior doctors in image interpretation.
- Must have evidence of on going CPD
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development.
Desirable
- Degree in specialist area of practice
- Recruitment and selection training
- Teaching qualification
- Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
- Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods
Other Requirements
Essential
- You may also need to travel between Trust premises as required for the performance of your duties. You may also be expected to work at any of the trust sites. The Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role
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).
