Job summary
Opportunities have arisen for Senior Radiographer's, Band 6 to work within the Medical Imaging Department on the Ipswich Hospital Site within East Suffolk & North Essex Foundation Trust.
We are part of a large district general hospital and you will be expected to rotate through all areas including the Emergency Department, CT scan, Fluoroscopy , all the plain film imaging modalities as well as opportunities for the right candidates to train within Vascular & Intervention and Cardiac modalities.
We operate extended day working across a 7 day week and you will be expected to undertake overnight duties including undertaking emergency CT scans, covering weekends/bank holidays on a rostered basis.
You will be required to support the managers and area Leads with delivery of an efficient and effective service within the current challenging healthcare environment.
Previous/current NHS experience is essential for this role.
Main duties of the job
- Uphold trust values and behaviours leading by example
- Undertake diagnostic imaging procedures according to agreed protocols
- Support senior staff, radiologists and area leads to ensure effective and efficient organisation of the workload across the service
- Develop and maintain good, effective channels of communication within the multi-disciplinary team
- Supervises junior radiographic, and support staff including undergraduates on clinical placement
- adherence to Radiation Protection legislation/governance and report breaches using the DATIX incident reporting system, including notifying senior staff/RPS as appropriate
About us
One of the largest Trust's in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients' own homes. You will be joining a team of almost 12,000 amazing colleagues providing care to approximately a million people.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (if applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a range of services including mental health support. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Find out about living and working with us - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key responsibilities:
- Professional
- Service Delivery and Improvement
- Leadership
- Education& Training
- Risk Management and Governance
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key responsibilities:
- Professional
- Service Delivery and Improvement
- Leadership
- Education& Training
- Risk Management and Governance
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent qualification
- HCPC Registered
Desirable
- Post graduate training and education eg certification in modality training, supervision/mentoring or management qualification
- Cannulation qualification or experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Current issues in radiography
- National/local targets or health initiatives
- Knowledge of clinical governance, eg H&S, Radiation governance, IR(ME)R/IRR 17 requirements, HCPC standards etc
- IT Literate with use of radiology records management and healthcare systems/processes
Desirable
- Evidenced by CPD protfolio
- Evidence of additional relevant learning/mandatory training up to date
- Evidence of audit involvement/ departmental group work
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate wide range of experience in all facets of radiography eg orthopaedics, Paediatrics, Trauma, Theatre procedres using II, angiography, CT or MRI
- Demonstrate level of competence/understanding in range of specialised procedures
- Proven post graduate experience
- Staff training - including mentoring, supervision, junior staff, managing, supporting new staff into post
- Deputising for departmental area leads or supporting audit/ project group work
- Current experience of team working/ lone working and out of hours duty cover
- Evidence that mandatory training is in date
- NHS Experience
Desirable
- Evidence of continuing personal development and post graduate certification.
- Trained to undertake staff PDR reviews
Personal skills
Essential
- Good communication skills - written & verbal
- Good organisational skills supporting effective service delivery
- High professional standards - technical & interpersonal
- Self-motivated and commited with high professional standards
- Ability to work in a team and independently
- Ability to take responsibility/accountability for decisions
- Ability to demonstrate collaborative working with MDT in healthcare
Desirable
- Flexible/adaptable approach to working
- Demonstrate involvement in group working or auditing practice.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent qualification
- HCPC Registered
Desirable
- Post graduate training and education eg certification in modality training, supervision/mentoring or management qualification
- Cannulation qualification or experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Current issues in radiography
- National/local targets or health initiatives
- Knowledge of clinical governance, eg H&S, Radiation governance, IR(ME)R/IRR 17 requirements, HCPC standards etc
- IT Literate with use of radiology records management and healthcare systems/processes
Desirable
- Evidenced by CPD protfolio
- Evidence of additional relevant learning/mandatory training up to date
- Evidence of audit involvement/ departmental group work
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate wide range of experience in all facets of radiography eg orthopaedics, Paediatrics, Trauma, Theatre procedres using II, angiography, CT or MRI
- Demonstrate level of competence/understanding in range of specialised procedures
- Proven post graduate experience
- Staff training - including mentoring, supervision, junior staff, managing, supporting new staff into post
- Deputising for departmental area leads or supporting audit/ project group work
- Current experience of team working/ lone working and out of hours duty cover
- Evidence that mandatory training is in date
- NHS Experience
Desirable
- Evidence of continuing personal development and post graduate certification.
- Trained to undertake staff PDR reviews
Personal skills
Essential
- Good communication skills - written & verbal
- Good organisational skills supporting effective service delivery
- High professional standards - technical & interpersonal
- Self-motivated and commited with high professional standards
- Ability to work in a team and independently
- Ability to take responsibility/accountability for decisions
- Ability to demonstrate collaborative working with MDT in healthcare
Desirable
- Flexible/adaptable approach to working
- Demonstrate involvement in group working or auditing practice.
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).
