The ideal candidate would have experience of working in Interventional radiology and or cardiology but not essential as training will be provided. You will work as part of our friendly teams to provide a high quality, responsive diagnostic and therapeutic service delivering excellent patient care in line with our Trust core values. As a specialist radiographer, you will be expected to maintain high clinical standards and share this practice with colleagues and students. Student radiographers rotate through the department from the University of Hertfordshire and apprentice radiographers rotate through the department who study at the University of Exeter. Clinical: Work unsupervised, performing all IR and the Cath Lab examinations following imaging parameters set down in departmental protocols. Liaise with referral source where clarification is required regarding the selection of the most clinically appropriate imaging examination and prioritise cases by urgent clinical need. Operational responsibilities: Liaise with other departments / wards within the hospital and various external sources to provide a quality service to patients and clinicians. Keeping them informed of any delays to patient throughput, which might result because of, for example excessive workload. Create, maintain, and enhance working relationships with wards, clinicians, and staff. Leadership & management responsibilities: Deputise in the absence of senior staff such as IR or Cath Lab section heads or their deputies and be responsible for the smooth day to day running of both areas. Be familiar with the range of technical applications available on the fluoroscopic imaging equipment. Communication: To assess specific communication needs of individual patients. To anticipate where communication difficulties might make completion of the IR and Cath Lab checklists impossible and implement alternative methods to ensure that patient safety is maintained. Communicate effectively and empathetically with patients and their escorts prior to, during and after an examination. Analytical and judgemental skills: Able to synthesize complex referral details through analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of different imaging options. Sufficient specialist IR and the Cath Lab skills should be possessed to amend exposure parameters in complex cases in a confident and competent manner Responsibilities for Human Resources: To assist inn the supervision and clinical instruction of undergraduate and newly appointed radiographic staff. To undertake formalised assessments of undergraduate students and document findings in accordance with each academic institutions requirements. Please refer to the Job Description for further details MKUH is committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and as such we offer a range of flexible working practices. We promote an inclusive workforce and encourage applications from applicants from all backgrounds. We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received. MKUH uses identification scanning technology to confirm the authenticity of documents; all prospective employees of MKUH will have their original documents verified using this technology. By applying for this role, you accept if successful, that information from your application will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system. Your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which aims at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers. Upon commencing employment with the Trust, all employees (except Medical & Dental Staff on national terms and conditions) are subject to a probationary period lasting a period of six months with an option to extend for a further six months to a total of 12 months.