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Job overview

The Radiology Departments within York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust employ a multi-disciplinary team of clinical and non-clinical staff to provide a high quality diagnostic radiology service. Services are based at two main sites – York and Scarborough – with several smaller satellite sites within the region

Applications are invited from newly qualified or experienced Radiographers to join our busy, friendly team at Scarborough. Students awaiting results/registration are welcome to apply.

A full range of imaging modalities is provided at both York and Scarborough Hospitals including general and trauma radiography, Fluoroscopy, MRI and  CT.  Interventional vascular radiology is currently provided at York.

Initial duties will include plain film, trauma and orthopaedics, fluoroscopy, theatre work and mobiles, with a salary scale dependent on relevant transferrable knowledge and skills. Opportunities will arise for individual development and the opportunity to rotate into specialties. Progression from Band 5 to Band 6 can be achieved following a competency based structure. You will be fully supported to develop both your personal skills as well as your professional role

Students from Leeds University attend all sites for work placement. Roles as student assessors are encouraged and training is provided.

Main duties of the job

As part of the radiology team, you will be required to work flexibly throughout the general department including Theatres, Fluoroscopy, Dexa, and the Emergency Department.  You will be expected to participate in the general out of hours rota which provides a service 24 hrs a day 7 days a week. 

We are a forward-thinking department that values our staff and are committed to advanced practice with a number of Radiographers currently undertaking extended roles. As a department we encourage the progression of our radiographers to develop from a band 5 to band 6 via a competency-based run through.

Opportunities exist for Radiographers to undertake funded post-graduate study in all modalities. Recent qualifications obtained by staff include post graduate certificates in MRI, CT, Forensics and Image Reporting, Post Graduate Diploma in Medical Imaging, in Ultrasound and PhD in MRI.

We currently support students in their training from the University of Leeds. Staff are given training and support to become mentors and assessors.

Please contact us for an informal chat about this wonderful opportunity!

Working for our organisation

Our benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully.  If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager at interview stage.
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.