Apprentice and Student Radiographers rotate through the department from the Universities of Hertfordshire and Exeter. We value excellent communication and organisational skills, a commitment to CPD, and strong knowledge of radiation protection, legislation, health & safety requirements. Flexibility and a patient-centred approach are essential. The department supports role extension and has practicing radiographers reporting on axial and appendicular skeleton as well as Chest and Abdominal Reporting. As well as CT, the department also Interventional Suite, PACS, MRI and Cardiology. There will be a commitment to the out of hours service.Clinical: Workunsupervised, performing all CT scans following imaging parameters set down in scanning protocols. Liaisewith referral source where clarification is required regarding the selection of the most clinically appropriate imaging examination and prioritise cases by urgent clinical need. Actas a professional resource regarding CT procedures for other directorate staff and clinical colleagues. Operational responsibilities: Liaise with other departments / wards within the hospital and various external sources to provide a quality service to patients and clinicians. Keeping them informed of any delays to patient throughput, which might result because of, for example excessive workload. Create, maintain, and enhance working relationships with wards, clinicians, and staff. Actas a point of advice for patient enquiries regarding their referral. Managerial responsibilities: Deputise in the absence of senior staff such as CT section heads or their deputies and be responsible for the smooth day to day running of the CT department. Be familiar with the range of technical applications available on CT imaging equipment. Monitorreport equipment faults and to determine the severity of the problem and its probable impact on the workload. To make a balanced judgement on when to call in a service engineer, considering the effect on the normal running of the CT Service. Communication: To assess specific communication needs of individual patients. To anticipate where communication difficulties might make completion of the CT checklists impossible and implement alternative methods to ensure that patient safety is maintained. Communicate effectively and empathetically with patients and their escorts prior to, during and after an examination Analytical and judgmental skills: Able to synthesize complex CT referral details through analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of different imaging options. Responsibilities for Human Resources: To assist in the supervision and clinical instruction of undergraduate radiographic staff. Toundertake formalised assessments of undergraduate students and document findings in accordance with each academic institutions requirements. Please refer to the Job Description for further details MKUH is committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and as such we offer a range of flexible working practices. We promote an inclusive workforce and encourage applications from applicants from all backgrounds. We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received. MKUH uses identification scanning technology to confirm the authenticity of documents; all prospective employees of MKUH will have their original documents verified using this technology. By applying for this role, you accept if successful, that information from your application will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system. Your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which aims at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers. Upon commencing employment with the Trust, all employees (except Medical & Dental Staff on national terms and conditions) are subject to a probationary period lasting a period of six months with an option to extend for a further six months to a total of 12 months.