Advanced Practitioner Reporting Radiographer
Division: Cancer and Core Clinical Services
Care Group: Diagnostics and Therapies
Band: 7
Interview Date: Monday 6th January 2025
We are recruiting for an Advanced Practitioner Reporting Radiographer who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.
Main duties of the job
To work as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner in an expert clinical practitioner role within diagnostic radiography.
The post holder will rotate through both the plain X-ray Radiographer reporting service and General X-ray.
They will produce high quality, definitive, final radiology reports on the range of plain film axial and appendicular examinations. Referral sources will include GP, ED, IP and OPD. They will be committed to the general X-ray rota when not reporting.
The post holder will contribute to the site management of the Radiology service when required to. Active involvement in ongoing training for junior staff is expected.
Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open, and Together. It is important that you understand and refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.
About us
Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of the Best of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.
As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy - Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.
Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff, and our overall leadership approach:
B - Bold
E - Every person counts
S - Sharing and open
T - Together
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.
Job responsibilities
1. To provide independent timely, accurate and appropriate reports for the range of X-ray MSK examinations, referral sources, patient ages, genders and presentations. This includes both clinical reporting and providing verbal clinical advice.
2. To produce high quality images.
3. To provide expert advice on image quality and appearance, advising adjustments where required.
4. To assist with the training of staff to ensure competency in all radiographic examinations.
5. To be an ambassador for good clinical practice.
6. Participate in the trust development review process (appraisal).
7. Be able to counsel staff and students.
Person Specification
Qualification
* Degree in Diagnostic Radiography or equivalent.
* PgD/PgC in Clinical Reporting Appendicular and Axial.
Knowledge
* Good understanding of Radiographic anatomy and pathology.
* Good understanding of IR(ME)R and IRR 17.
Experience
* Experience in independent plain film radiographic reporting.
Skills
* Able to independently compose a formal report on all plain film MSK imaging.
* The ability to interact with referring clinicians to advise and take part in a multidisciplinary decision.
* Able to rapidly assess acceptability of an image and advise correction.
* Effectively articulate and communicate complex information.
Values Based Question
* How would you ensure you represent MFT in a positive way?
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum/pro rata
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