Employer Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Employer type NHS
Site University Hospital of Wales
Town Cardiff
Salary £37,898 - £45,637 per annum
Salary period Yearly
Closing 22/12/2024 23:59
MRI Radiographer
Band 6
WHO WE ARE:
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 16,000 staff and providing over 100 specialist services. Serving a population of around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst also working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone and to delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”. We have recently refreshed our strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, which sets out the Health Board’s Vision for improving the health and wellbeing of the populations we serve by 2035 through the delivery of our strategic objectives; Putting People First, Providing Outstanding Quality, Delivering in the Right Places, and Acting for the Future.
We are a values-driven organisation and our goals will only be realised if our values are at the heart of everything we do. Created by colleagues, patients and their families and carers, our values are:
* We are kind and caring
* We are respectful
* We have trust and integrity
* We take personal responsibility
Job overview
Applications are invited from suitable candidates for the post of band 6 Radiographer to work within the busy Radiology Directorate at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. The Band 6 post will be based across the sites of University Hospital of Wales (UHW) and University Hospital of Llandough (UHL) as MRI services are based on both sites.
The service currently consists of GE Signa Premier 3T, 3 x GE Signa Artist 1.5T, and Siemens Magnetom Aera 1.5T. The part-time post consists of 3 x 12.5 hour shifts over 7 days of the week.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated applicant to join our team and for someone who shares the values of the UHB: where we trust and respect each other, where we take personal responsibility, act with integrity and where we treat people with kindness.
Main duties of the job
* To provide high quality images in accordance with Radiation Regulations and departmental protocols and procedures.
* To provide comprehensive and effective day to day services within the Radiology Directorate. Plan and prioritise workload in area of responsibility.
* To ensure that the daily workload is completed in an efficient manner and that all patients are well cared for.
* To supervise work of newly qualified and senior radiographers, radiographic assistants, radiographic helpers, radiography students and other students/staff.
* The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Person specification
Qualifications
* HCPC registration
* Evidence of Managerial Development
* Post-Graduate qualification(s) and formal specialist training
* Research Hons
Experience
* Exposure to a wide range of imaging systems and processes
* A knowledge of specialist procedures.
* Previous NHS Organisational Experience
* Previous and considerable experience of working in MRI
Skills
* Supervisory skills
* Organisational skills
* Teaching / Presentation skills
* Counselling skills
* IV Cannulation
* Initiative
* Skill extensions from previous roles
Special Knowledge
* Knowledge of current trends in different imaging modalities specific to their role.
* In depth experience in the NHS environment
* Broad appreciation of a wide range of imaging modalities
* Caring
* Flexible approach to work
* Evidence of problem solving
* Experience as a researcher
* Experience of working in a Multi-Disciplinary Team (M.D.T.)
MANAGING YOUR APPLICATION:
We are committed to promoting inclusion, where all staff have a sense of belonging. We welcome applications from everyone and recognise the need for our workforce to represent the diversity of the population we serve. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect and where diversity is celebrated.
Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh. Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.
The UHB reserves the right to close this vacancy after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route.
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.
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