In the event of excessive applications being received this vacancy may close earlier than the stated closing date, you are encouraged to submit your application as soon as possible.
IMPORTANT NOTE ON COMPLETION OF REFERENCE SECTION OF APPLICATION FORM
All references from current and previous employers will be sought and MUST cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Where possible this should be from two separate employers. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.
PLEASE NOTE: It is a requirement of this Trust that all successful applicants pay for their DBS certificate if a check is required for the post. This will be done through deduction from your monthly pay over a maximum of three months. It is also a requirement that all successful applicants register or are registered with the DBS update service where a DBS is required.
All new entrants to the NHS will be appointed on the minimum of the pay scale in line with Terms & Conditions.
Job overview
You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team comprising of Radiographers, nurses, cardiac physiologists, support staff, Cardiologists and Radiologists. The ideal candidate will be driven to support the delivery of high standards of care within all imaging modalities of our department.
This post consists of a variety of roles including radiographic support in interventional radiology, cardiology and fluoroscopy. The role requires the post holder to support in areas of plain imaging and assist the vascular access team.
You must be a registered HCPC Diagnostic Radiographer currently practicing within the NHS. We will be happy to support newly qualified staff commencing their career and will offer a full preceptorship programme.
This is an exceptional opportunity for a committed professional with strong interpersonal skills to further develop their experience within a specialised clinical area. The post holder will need to have excellent organisational and communication skills to ensure they can work effectively within the multi-disciplinary team, to ensure Radiology continues to provide a high quality service to all its users.
The Interventional team currently work core hours of Monday – Friday 8.45 -5pm.
Main duties of the job
To provide diagnostic radiography support in the areas of Interventional Radiology, Fluoroscopy and the Cardiac Catheter Lab.
Working for our organisation
Based in the North East of England, we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.
Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.
We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.
Our values should be the ‘golden thread’ which runs through everything we do – they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronym ICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.
The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our ‘Balance’ programme to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will assist in the provision of a high quality radiographic service by performing general radiographic duties within the Radiology Department and supporting the Department in providing a timely radiographic service on a 24/7 basis.
The post holder will be flexible in their approach as the Radiology Department is constantly changing so that it can provide a service that meets Local and National Modernisation Agendas.
Person specification
Qualifications, skills and knowledge
* DCR, MSc, BSc Radiography
* Current state registration
* Organisational skills
* Good interpersonal skills
* Evidence of post registration IT training
Experience
* Previous use of RIS
* High standards of radiographic technique and radiation protection
* NHS experience
* Knowledge of QA programme
* Cannulation/venepuncture
Applicants who have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date are to assume that their application has been unsuccessful.
Applications from job seekers who require Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications where the post is eligible.
Candidates who require sponsorship are strongly advised to visit the UK Border Agency website and familiarise themselves with what is required.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Name: Sam Blush
Job title: Modality Lead Radiographer IR/fluoro/cardio
Email address: [emailprotected]
Telephone number: 0191 445 8171
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