An exciting opportunity for a motivated reporting radiographer to join our team of advanced practitioners has arisen. Your role will be reporting x-rays across various work streams, providing a service seven days a week.
You will be expected to:
To carry out the full range of imaging examinations to a consistently high standard, ensuring compliance with imaging protocols.
To teach and supervise radiographers, students, and apprentices. Work in conjunction with the radiologist.
To assume responsibility for reporting own workload working across a range of patient pathways and liaise with other healthcare professionals and be responsible for the day-to-day organisation in accordance with trust/departmental protocols, as well as provide management/operational guidance within X-ray.
The main duties of the role are defined into four key areas. (Please see job description).
Clinical -Undertake examinations autonomously and report from agreed referral sources, ensuring that reporting is undertaken within scope of practice and ability usinga high levelof specialist knowledge and acting within departmental governance.
Research/audit/service review and evaluation -participatein audit, research and benchmarking activities to ensure effective safe andevidence-basedpractice is delivered with high standard of patient care
Education -Provide specialist advice and support to students,juniorstaff and the multidisciplinary team and advise on all radiographic aspects of imaging procedures.
Managerial - Assistthe wider management team in radiology, with high level workload, investigations and incidents.
With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Job responsibilities
In addition to the below summary, you need to familiarise yourself with the full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.
• Work at a high level of autonomous X-ray expertise and be able to work within scope of practice.
• Independently report on x-ray images as defined by scope of practice.
• Promote collaboration and liaise with referring clinicians
• To work effectively across departments/external services
• Make clinical decisions to advise further investigations and onward treatment
• Awareness of turnaround times for reports, being able to prioritise and manage workload effectively. Deal with urgent issues as they arise
• Provide training and education in a range of subjects
• Provide managerial support when required.
• Able to deliver core and expanded skills
• Able to demonstrate flexibility in working patterns and practices
• Able to support colleagues, patients and relatives/carers in distressing circumstances
• Support a contractual 7 day working pattern.
This advert closes on Thursday 30 Jan 2025