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Job summary

Main area
CT
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Weekend and night shift commitment is expected.)
Job ref
275-2412CT-R1
Employer
Medway NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Medway Maritime Hospital
Town
Gillingham
Salary
£37,338 - £44,962 per annum / pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
01/01/2025 23:59

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CT Radiographer

Band 6

Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People?

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust, we are able to give our employees flexibility on where, when and the hours they work.

Our culture and values are what drives Medway NHS Foundation Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when you are completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

Job overview

CT Radiographer

Division: Cancer and Core Clinical Services

Care Group: Diagnostics and Therapies

Band: 6 

Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum / pro rata

We are recruiting for a CT Radiographer who share our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.

Main duties of the job

Our imaging department has proudly held Quality Standards for Imaging (QSI)  accreditation since 2012 which is used as a benchmark for providing good quality service. Successful candidates will be expected to maintain and contribute to these high standards in their Radiography skills, patient care and personal development.

As a CT Radiographer, you will ensure that you work under your own initiative but is vital you can work well within a team too. You will be responsible for maintaining a safe and efficient service for patients. You will also be responsible for the training of junior staff and students.

The role will require the post holder to carry out shifts to enable us to provide a 24 hour, 7 day service to a high standard inclusive of night shifts.

Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.

Working for our organisation

Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of the Best of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.

As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy – Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.

Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.

Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:

B – Bold

E – Every person counts

S – Sharing and open

T - Together

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To ascertain patient identity in line with patient ID policy prior to exposure

To ensure that Images are presented for reporting in a timely and accurate manner

To be flexible with regard to the rota system, to work the hours required by the department

Participation in the provision of a 24 hour service

To have knowledge of and implement all departmental and Patient Charter Standards

To provide for GP’s, Outpatients, Inpatients and the A&E department for CT scanning

To participate in alerting reporting radiologist to urgent findings

Participate in the trust development review process (appraisal)

Maintain a high standard of radiographic technique

Take an active role in the department’s clinical governance and quality assurance programme

Ensure that health and safety and radiation protection legislation is complied with

Identify personal training and career development needs 

Person specification

Qualification

Essential criteria
  • A Degree in Diagnostic Radiography or recognised equivalent
  • Registered with the Statutory Board of the Health Professions Council
  • Post graduate CT qualifications

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Radiation Protection awareness
  • Abnormality / pathology recognition
  • Awareness of new developments in CT

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Minimum of 18 months post graduate experience
  • Evidence of CPD
  • 12 months CT experience

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Teaching of the rostered students is essential
  • Competent in IV cannulation (or willing to undergo training)
  • Able to work within a fast-paced, dynamic environment

Values Based Question

Essential criteria
  • Give an example of when you have acted as a role model.

Values Based Question

Essential criteria
  • Give an example of a time when you have gone the extra mile to help someone

Employer certification / accreditation badges

No smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - BronzeDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - SilverDisability confident employerNHS Rainbow badgeStep into health

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Lois Coughlan
Job title
Interim CT Lead
Email address
[email protected]
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