Job overview

This role is part clinical/part operational with management and leadership responsibilities within the x-ray Emergency Department. The primary requirements are to ensure there is constant communication with Emergency Department staff to ensure turnaround targets are met for the benefit of the patients. The post holder is expected to be a positive role model and to lead by example within their service. They will be responsible for ensuring operating theatres, wards and outpatient clinics are provided with a sufficient radiology service. They will also be responsible for the production and coordination of the out of hours radiographer rota and be actively involved in the production of the radiographer weekly rota.

Main duties of the job

• Effective management of the Emergency Department Radiology team
• Daily organisation of staff allocated to Emergency Department Radiology
• Matching workload to staff ability and areas of competency
• Monitoring performance standards of expensive equipment and bearing responsibility for organisation of repairs/replacements when necessary.
• Advising on and participating in procurement of new equipment
• Development of junior radiographers in the trauma setting by performing annual appraisals when required
• Participating in complaints handling and investigation for the Radiology Emergency Department team, where appropriate.
• To support and supervise student Radiographers and Assistant Practitioners
• To develop and implement appropriate training programmes for all staff in the radiology emergency department.

Working for our organisation

Our Organisation

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.

We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop’s Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.

Our Values

The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:

Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts

Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both

Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care

The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.