Job summary
- Main area
- Radiography
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 18 months (To cover a secondment)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (On call commitment)
- Job ref
- 110-AHP229-0724
- Employer
- Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Princess of Wales Hospital
- Town
- Bridgend
- Salary
- £35,922 - £43,257 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 31/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Senior CT Radiographer POW
Band 6
We provide healthcare services to people living in Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough areas, serving a population of around 450,000. We are ideally situated between Wales’s capital city, Porthcawl to the west, and the stunning scenery in the Brecon Beacons.
Our vision is to care for our communities and patients by preventing ill-health, promoting better health, providing excellent services and reducing the need for inpatient care wherever possible through the provision of strengthened home, primary and community care.
We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race/nationality, religion/belief, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.
Cwm Taf Morgannwg is a Living Wage Employer.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh or English, and no preference will be given to applications submitted in either language.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed
Job overview
To work as a Senior Radiographer providing care for patients attending the general Radiology Department, CT and specialist areas as identified in your role.
You will normally work without direct clinical supervision but will report to the Senior/Superintendent Radiographers within the Department.
You will participate in the provision of an on-call emergency radiographic service for the Health Board.
Main duties of the job
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board Radiology services are provided on three main sites, Princess of Wales, Royal Glamorgan and Prince Charles Hospitals. The departments support a number of sub-regional specialties. The departments have multislice CT, MRI, Cardiac Catheter Lab and Gamma Camera. Busy A&E Units are supported by modular PACS.
We are looking for a Band 6 Radiographer to join the team supporting imaging services across the Health Board specialising in CT. Applicants should be able to demonstrate strong communication skills with an ability to work effectively within the multi-disciplinary team. Successful Candidates will support out of hours’ services within the general and CT department.
This post will be based on the Princess of Wales site.
The department is committed to providing training and development for all staff, with Radiographers providing a wide range of role extension.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply
Working for our organisation
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
- We listen, learn and improve
- We treat everyone with respect
- We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BSc in Radiography or equivalent
- HCPC Registration
- Appropriate post qualification training & experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant personal history of CPD
- Appropriate post qualification experience
- Ability to work with minimal supervision
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good communication skills - ability to liaise competently with various stakeholders
- Previous history of training staff in specialty area
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Working knowledge of CT service and procedures
- Participation in clinical audit
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Highly motivated
- Ability to work flexibly
- Keen to progress professionally
Desirable criteria
- Ability to speak Welsh
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nicolas George
- Job title
- CT Superintendent
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01656 752078
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