Job summary
Radiographers
Band 6
Base Site
TBD at interview
Join us at
Worcester Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. Worcester Royal Hospital is a PFI hospital,
the largest of 3 sites providing specialist services for Worcestershire including
stroke, cardiac stenting and oncology. The Alexandra Hospital, Redditch serves
a population of over 200,000 with over 300 beds supporting elective surgery
especially in orthopaedics. This is an exciting time to join the team as
services expand with a new ED opening at the beginning of 2023 and we develop
our teams in CT, Cardiac and Interventional
We offer a comprehensive range of services in all areas of
general radiography and also Nuclear medicine, CT, MRI, Interventional, cardiac
angiography & dexa. Our CT scanners across the county have all been recently replaced
with state of the art technology. We are a forward-looking department committed
to training & role development. We have advanced practice fluoroscopy
radiographers and a large team of reporting radiographers led by a Consultant
radiographer
We are looking for
enthusiastic, motivated radiographers with a flexible approach to delivering
radiography services ideally with experience in CT, Cardiac or Intervention
however we are able to provide training as required.
Please note we are unable to provide sponsorship at this time.
We have a fully shifted 7day rota & out of
hours on-call
For further enquiries/informal visits please
contact: Tracy Robson, Lead Superintendent Radiographer
Main duties of the job
To work as a radiographer to a high professional standard providing
assistance and guidance to junior staff in order to maintain these standards.
Ensure high quality patient care maintaining patient flow and supporting the
day to day running of the department whilst maintaining a clean and safe
working environment.
Working in accordance with ionising radiation regulations
and in line with other departmental policies and protocols.
Excellent
communication skills that foster good working relationships both within and
external to the department.
Have a flexible approach towards hours of work.
About us
Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is nearly 6,800 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Our objectives are simple:
- Best services for local people
- Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
- Best use of resources
- Best people
Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To work as a radiographer to a high professional standard providing assistance
and guidance to junior staff.
Ensure standards of imaging meet the directorate
requirement and that policy and protocol is followed.
To ensure high quality
patient care at all times, managing patient flow and waiting times based on
clinical priority.
Seeking advice as required and escalating abnormalities and
concerns appropriately.
Maintaining a safe, clean and tidy work area reporting
any incidents through the correct process.
Radiographers are expected to participate in quality assurance and audit
programmes within the departments to ensure robust review of standards and
effective use of resources.
Professionally radiographers will participate in the appraisals having
clear objectives to support professional development ensuring they maintain up
to date knowledge and expertise meeting HCPC requirements.
Person Specification
Other Job Requirements
Essential
- Flexible attitude to hours of work
Qualifications
Essential
- State registration with HCPC
- Degree in Radiography or Diploma of College of Radiographers
- Evidence of CPD
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Understand and working knowledge of IR(ME)R
- Assist in maintaining self and others health safety and security
- Excellent communication skills with others on a routine, daily and operational matters fostering good relationships
- Contribute to QA
- Contribute to development of service, committed to quality improvement
- Ensure own personal development
- Perform routine tasks related to radiology
- Good computer literacy
- Able to interpret images to identify need for further imaging/ escalating
- Able to organise self, others and has good initiative and motivation
- Flexible attitude
- High professional standards
- Calm under pressure
- Responds well to change and innovation
Desirable
- Wider operational experience
- Leadership experience
- SOR IV injection certificate
Experience
Essential
- Recent general, ED, mobile and theatre and fluoroscopy experience.
- Out of hours working
Desirable
- Recent experience in a specialty
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Charles Hastings Way
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR5 1DD