Job Title: CT Radiographer
Hours per week: 37.5 hours per week (24hr service covering weekends, nights and on-call.)
Perm/Fixed Term: Permanent
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Closing Date: 31st October 2024
Interview Date: 13th November 2024
This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly.
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A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day.
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To work as part of the CT department team delivering a high quality service to patients attending for scans. Ensure that a high level of safety is maintained and that policies and protocols are adhered to.
To carry out both clinical and administrative duties in a team of Radiographers, Assistant Practitioners, Radiology Department Assistants and Radiography Students. As a department we provide a range of imaging services for more than 300,000 people across Nuneaton & Bedworth, North Warwickshire, South West Leicestershire and North Coventry.
To perform CT examinations to the highest standard in accordance with department protocols and guidelines, using professional judgment, skills and experience; is not directly supervised, is accountable for own professional actions at all times, including in emergency and lone working situation. Giving information and advice where appropriate.
To maintain high ethical and professional standards in appearance and attitude as within the guidelines published by the College of Radiographers and adhering to the statement of conduct as approved by the Radiographers Board, Health Professions Council. To maintain patient confidentiality.
Here at George Eliot our vision to ‘ excel at patient care’ taking centre stage. An ever evolving clinically- led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive health services delivered by inspiring and compassionate staff who share our corporate values:
E ffective open communication
E x cellence and safety in everything we do
C hallenge but support
E xpect respect and dignity
L ocal health that inspires confidence
Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
Our EXCEL values are at the heart of everything we do and how we treat each other. They were developed by our colleagues and describe what we think is important, including:
essential guiding principles about the way that we work and set the tone for our culture, and identify what we, as a whole, care about;
shared ideas and attitudes that guide our organisational thinking and actions.
common purpose and understanding that helps us to build great working relationships.
To supervise, clinically teach and advise other radiology staff, student radiographers and Radiology Department Assistants.
To organise the workload and staffing within CT taking into account an ever changing workload, due to emergency cases ensuring an efficient and effective service.
To undertake training and hold a certificate of competence to perform intravenous injections and administer contrast media within agreed protocols.
To have a range of knowledge of specialist cross sectional imaging procedures undertaken throughout the cross sectional department.
Have cross sectional anatomy knowledge and pathology recognition to ensure that identified abnormalities are brought to the attention of clinicians (medical staff/advanced practitioners) so that images may be reported upon urgently in the patient’s best interests.
Through qualification, training and experience be competent to operate highly complex radiology equipment for the full range of CT examinations, possessing good manual dexterity and keyboard skills to optimise each individual examination.
Checking patient’s details prior to examination and ensuring that such details are present and correct on the referral form/computer. Referrals must be justified within departmental protocols and within statutory regulations; IR(ME)R 2017 and the Radiographer must use their professional judgment to refuse inappropriate requests.
Please note that this list is not exhaustive, for more information please see the attached Job Description and Personal Specification. #J-18808-Ljbffr