Your main sites will be Grantham & District Hospital and the new community diagnostic center but on the odd occasion you mayberequired to work cross site at Boston, Lincoln, Gainsborough and Louth County Hospital.
The operating hours of the service will range between 07.30 hrs to 20.300hrs. There will be a requirement to work longer days.
Shift patterns will vary over 3 or 4 days and will incorporate weekend working.
You will need the ability to travel across sites independently due to cross site travel. Radiology Pool Car available for use., The post holder will provide effective support to Nursing Staff, Radiologists and Radiographers in all areas within Radiology. You will be required to assist in the care and supervision of patients and to deal with of a multi-disciplinary team and members of the public in a caring, pleasant and effective manner. There will be a commitment to flexible working to allow extended working days in the department. There will also be a requirement to work weekends. The candidate should have a commitment to multi-disciplinary teamwork and good oral, written communication skills. Previous experience in direct patient contact is a requirement of this post. Evidence of commitment to ongoing personal development will need to be demonstrated.
From the rolling Wolds in the north, 30-mile stretch of golden sands on the east coast and the agricultural Fenlands of the south; The United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest hospital Trusts in the country. Providing a comprehensive range of hospital based medical, surgical, paediatric, obstetric, and gynaecological care to over 800,000 people across the rural county of Lincolnshire. Operating 4 hospital sites we deliver services in a range of other settings employing over 8,000 staff.
Radiology provides services to the county from 10 sites with state of the art facilities with modern equipment using the latest technologies., Pilgrim Hospital is situated beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.
Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.
Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment. From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.
This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.
The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).