Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join our
friendly and supportive team and expand your clinical expertise. We are a busy GDH
with a leading Oncology Centre and a minimal invasive Cardiac Unit offering
both Cardiac MRI and CT.
Our Band 6 rotation includes all general areas,
theatres, maxillo - facial, fluoroscopy, Interventional and CT. There will be
opportunities to rotate through MRI, Mammography and the Cardiac Cath Lab. In addition,
we have 3 community sites based at Haslemere, Milford and Cranleigh Community
Hospitals.
IV cannulation and Red Dot courses will be encouraged
as standard for this post. Opportunities for CPD are well supported and all
radiographers are expected to contribute to the training of our students.
We have an established radiographer led CT
colonography service and have 9 qualified reporting advanced practitioners including
4 chest reporting. We have a number of our radiographers on advanced practice pathways
including ultrasound and mammography
interventional and film reading courses.
Main duties of the job
The main department comprises of 5 general rooms, a 2 room A+E department, 2 MRI scanners, ultrasound department, digital fluoroscopy, Interventional suite, maxillo-facial unit and 2 Hologic tomosynthesis units. We have 4 CT scanners: a Siemens Somatom, a GE Frontier, GE Revolution and GE Evolution.
We have recently completed a number of key capital projects. We opened our new MRI suite comprising of 2 Philips 3T & 1.5T scanners in Nov 2022; our new Interventional suite in January 2023 and we extending our community diagnostic facilities with additional ultrasound rooms in May 2023. We are now commencing ourdiagnostic MRI and CT centre at Milford Community Hospital due to open in 2024.
Our Diagnostic Strategy includes expanding our
services and resources of both staff and equipment within this hospital and in
the community, which will in turn support career progression of our staff.
For further information; please refer to the
attached job description and person specification; as any short-listed
applicants will be selected and interviewed against these criteria.
For an informal discussion, please contact Janine
Mace Deputy Radiology Services Manager: janine.mace@nhs.net
About us
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust is a friendly, supportive, busy but welcoming acute and community Trust that is ambitious about developing our services and your career.
Our compassionate, caring and friendly colleagues make up our Royal Surrey family and are at the heart of what we do. We all have a passion for learning, continuous improvement and excelling together through innovation, research and development. There are over 4,500 members of our Royal Surrey family.
We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in the community and homes across Guildford and Waverley.
We have received an overall Good rating from the CQC with Medical care (including older peoples care), End of Life Care and Maternity services being deemed Outstanding by the CQC. We are investing in our colleagues through our health and wellbeing programme and a commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years.
There has never been a better time to join us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To work as part of a
multidisciplinary team that undertakes diagnostic radiographic procedures in a
timely fashion in keeping with established protocol, within designated areas.
To participate in stand by and
on-call duties and extended working days as required with a view to
participating in the 7 day working week.
Work independently when providing a standby and
on-call service to patients requiring urgent imaging due to trauma or acute
illness.
Demonstrate
levels of responsibility and initiative to assist radiologists during
radiological investigations and procedures.
Maintain
accurate patient records to reflect the service provided and meet professional
standards.
Supervise
junior radiographers, support ancillary staff and students, as required.
To
promote a patient focused imaging service in a caring environment and
facilitate collaborative working relationships with all other departments
within the trust.
Demonstrate,
maintain and update skills and knowledge of evolving practice and legislative
requirements and undertake specialist training as appropriate to the post.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To work as part of a
multidisciplinary team that undertakes diagnostic radiographic procedures in a
timely fashion in keeping with established protocol, within designated areas.
To participate in stand by and
on-call duties and extended working days as required with a view to
participating in the 7 day working week.
Work independently when providing a standby and
on-call service to patients requiring urgent imaging due to trauma or acute
illness.
Demonstrate
levels of responsibility and initiative to assist radiologists during
radiological investigations and procedures.
Maintain
accurate patient records to reflect the service provided and meet professional
standards.
Supervise
junior radiographers, support ancillary staff and students, as required.
To
promote a patient focused imaging service in a caring environment and
facilitate collaborative working relationships with all other departments
within the trust.
Demonstrate,
maintain and update skills and knowledge of evolving practice and legislative
requirements and undertake specialist training as appropriate to the post.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge Word/Excel.
- Radiation Protection.
- IR(ME)R 2000.
- Quality Control.
- Knowledge of local & National targets and initiatives
Desirable
- Knowledge of CR, PACS and RIS system.
- Experience CT/MRI/Cardiac.
- Knowledge and experience of undertaking audit work.
- Knowledge and experience of adverse Incident & risk management.
- Knowledge and experience of research methodology.
- Knowledge of the NHS Plan.
- Experience of supervise staff.
- Experience of teaching junior staff.
Qualifications
Essential
- Hold an appropriate professional qualification
- recognised by college of radiographers D.C.R or BSc in Diagnostic radiography.
- Registered with HPC
- (Health Professionals Council).
- Portfolio with evidence of C.P.D.
- Red dot course or willing to attend.
- Certificate of competence in administering
- Intravenous injections (or willing to undertake).
- Degree or equivalent qualification.
Desirable
- European Driving License (ECDL) or equivalent.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge Word/Excel.
- Radiation Protection.
- IR(ME)R 2000.
- Quality Control.
- Knowledge of local & National targets and initiatives
Desirable
- Knowledge of CR, PACS and RIS system.
- Experience CT/MRI/Cardiac.
- Knowledge and experience of undertaking audit work.
- Knowledge and experience of adverse Incident & risk management.
- Knowledge and experience of research methodology.
- Knowledge of the NHS Plan.
- Experience of supervise staff.
- Experience of teaching junior staff.
Qualifications
Essential
- Hold an appropriate professional qualification
- recognised by college of radiographers D.C.R or BSc in Diagnostic radiography.
- Registered with HPC
- (Health Professionals Council).
- Portfolio with evidence of C.P.D.
- Red dot course or willing to attend.
- Certificate of competence in administering
- Intravenous injections (or willing to undertake).
- Degree or equivalent qualification.
Desirable
- European Driving License (ECDL) or equivalent.
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
