Job summary
- Main area
- Radiographer
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (+ out of hours service)
- Job ref
- 343-NN-6394443-AHP-AG
- Employer
- Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Epsom General Hospital
- Town
- Epsom
- Salary
- £40,701 - £48,054 pa pro rata included HCAS (Outer)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Band 6 Rotational Radiographer
Band 6
At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values
Job overview
To work in all department areas on a rotational basis, working within set clinical protocols and IRMER regulations, ensuring a high-quality and efficient Radiographic Service.
To ensure consistency of medical imaging quality and standards of patient care in a wide range of clinical environments and to a diverse range of patient presentations.
To be able to take charge of the running of a work area in the absence of the Superintendent and can deputise for the Superintendent.
Main duties of the job
Senior Radiographer - Band 6
We are looking for an experienced and motivated radiographer looking to progress and enhance their supervisory and clinical skills.
Radiographers with previous experience in CT (Min 2 Years) and MRI are desirable. Although MRI experience is not essential as training in this area will be offered, and the successful candidate must be willing to take part in our extended evening and weekend CT and MRI service.
Our sites are fully equipped with analogue and digital general equipment, dental equipment, screening rooms, MRI units, Nuclear medicine department, a paediatric unit and CT scanners at Epsom and St Helier hospitals.
The radiology service is rapidly expanding with plans for equipment replacement and refurbishment to meet the increasing demand.
This post offers excellent opportunities to train and develop. The candidate will need to demonstrate experience and knowledge of all aspects of Radiology with an interest in service improvement to ensure the department continues to be progressive and efficient.
You must be committed and willing to take on additional responsibilities, and you will be required to participate in the out of hour and 7 day working rota.
The role will include supporting the junior staff and contribute to the training of students, as well as resolving day to day issues related to workload management and patient queries,
Please note previous NHS experience is essential for this role.
Working for our organisation
Working for your organisation
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.
We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.
The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification.
The recruiting team reserve the right to close this advertisement early once applications reach the maximum limit.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- 2 years CT experience
- 1 year NHS Experience
Desirable criteria
- MRI Experience
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- DCR or BSc (Hons) in Radiography. HPC Registration
Desirable criteria
- Post Graduate Ct/MRI
Your application: Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.
References: You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We do not accept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.
Closing date: In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
Shortlisting: You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.
DBS: We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lesley Hammond
- Job title
- MRI Lead Superintendent
- Email address
- [email protected]
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