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Job summary

Main area
Radiography
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Fixed term: 1 year ([email protected])
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Rotational shift pattern including nights)
Job ref
387-DT9242-LH
Employer
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Weston General Hospital
Town
Weston-super-Mare
Salary
£37338.00- £44962.00 pa
Closing
16/03/2025 23:59

Employer heading

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust logo

CT Radiographer

Band 6

As an organisation we recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance. When applying, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate flexible working, so your work life fits around your home life.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.

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Job overview

The imaging department at Weston General Hospital is looking to recruit a  Band 6 Computed Tomography (CT) specialist radiographer averaged 37.5 hours a week across a 6 week rota including night shifts. This is a fixed term Maternity Cover post for 1 year.

Applications are invited from Radiographers who have a minimum of 2 years CT experience.  Previous NHS experience essential.

Role development is encouraged and the department is committed to post graduate training and supporting CPD. Applicants will be expected to be involved in training student radiographers.

We require staff with excellent communication skills, a flexible approach and attitude; commitment and passion to deliver and improve the service. Weston General Hospital Radiology Department is accredited by QSI, and all members of the Radiology Department are expected and encouraged to play an active role within this.

This is an exciting time to join us as we expand our services to support our site activities.

 

Main duties of the job

  • To produce high quality images.
  • To participate in the rotational shift pattern which ensures the CT Department is open 24 hours a day.
  • To have expert knowledge with CRIS and PACS.
  • Good communication skills – verbally to patients and carers, other health service staff both within the organisation and outside and written skills for communicating to other health service personnel.
  • Must be able to liaise effectively with staff of all levels, to convey information about patients, diagnoses, equipment malfunction, technical aspects of scans etc
  • Proven ability to communicate effectively with patients and carers, in order to obtain correct images.
  • Able to communicate effectively and sensitively with highly stressed and emotional patients-especially newly diagnosed cancer patients in CT.
  • Good team working skills

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Person specification

Qualifications & training

Essential criteria
  • BSc Radiography or DCR or other recognised equivalent radiography qualification
  • Registration with HCPC
Desirable criteria
  • Work towards or hold Post Graduate cross sectional qualification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria
  • Minimum of 2 years’ experience of CT scanning, with knowledge of a wide variety of imaging techniques
  • Experience of working in an NHS setting
  • H&S regulations relating to radiation protection (including IRMER regulations)
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of the Radiology Information System, and ability to use it to access and alter patient and examination data

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Computer skills for patient data and image manipulation for digital modalities
  • Manual handling and basic resuscitation
  • Contrast use and emergency procedures
  • Ability to prioritise workflow through imaging rooms according to clinical needs of patients and to prioritise the needs of different hospital areas
  • Ability to prioritise different categories of patients
  • Ability to prioritise work of assistants and students
  • PC skills, image appreciation (visual recognition of contrast, sharpness, resolution), ability to estimate distances accurately
  • Cannulation skills
Desirable criteria
  • CT protocols

Aptitudes

Essential criteria
  • High level communication skills, often in stressful circumstances
  • Ability to communicate diagnostic information seen on images to colleagues
  • Communication changes in technique and protocols to staff members
  • Flexible, adaptable and assertive
  • Able to work as team member and on own initiative
  • Confident in dealing with patients of all types, including difficult patient types

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Joanne Shepherd
Job title
Deputy Radiology Operations Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01934 881378
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