HealthJobsUK

Job overview

Are you a Diagnostic Radiographer looking to work within a dynamic, supportive, and highly skilled projectional and CT team who work together to achieve superb patient-centred care?

Do you want to learn specialist imaging techniques like  DEXA imaging?

Do you want to operate some of the best Imaging equipment available? We have state of the art Samsung, Carestream and Canon equipment.

The Imaging department at Victoria Infirmary, Northwich is an implementer CDC site with increased services being introduced in the coming months!

The Medical Imaging Department has had major investment in CT and Projectional Radiography. CDC VIN houses two projectional rooms, DEXA, USS and CT imaging. 

Main duties of the job

If you are an enthusiastic, hard-working, ambitious individual we have Band 5 (trainee link grade) and Band 6 vacancies available. This is an opportunity for you to start your CT and DEXA career whilst continuing to hone your projectional imaging skills.

Successful candidates must have current HCPC registration

MCHT was recently named as one of the best hospitals in the country (CHKS Top Hospital for 2019). The Radiology department has been recognised as the Best Training Placement for Radiologist Registrars for the last 3 years.

We provide a 8 to 8 projectional and CT service over a seven day working week; successful candidates are expected to participate in the OOH rota.

We offer an attractive benefits package including an excellent pension scheme, gym membership, discounts on days out and many other incentives.

Working for our organisation

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond.

The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.  

We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.  

The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.  

During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its ‘Be Safe Be EquiPPEd’ campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE.  

The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients.  We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.  

At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues.