Main area CT Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Weekend and night shift commitment is expected) Job ref 275-2504CTRAD
Employer Medway NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Medway Maritime Hospital Town Gillingham Salary £37,338 - £44,962 per annum / pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 16/04/2025 23:59
CT Radiographer
Band 6
Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver theBest of Care by the Best People?
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved.
Job overview
CT Radiographer
Division: Cancer and Core Clinical Services
Care Group: Diagnostics and Therapies
Band: 6
We are recruiting for a CT 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, ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.
Main duties of the job
Our imaging department has proudly held Quality Standards for Imaging (QSI) accreditation since 2012, which is used as a benchmark for providing good quality service. Successful candidates will be expected to maintain and contribute to these high standards in their Radiography skills, patient care, and personal development.
As a CT Radiographer, you will ensure that you work under your own initiative, but it is vital you can work well within a team too. You will be responsible for maintaining a safe and efficient service for patients and for the training of junior staff and students.
The role will require the post holder to carry out 12-hour shifts to enable us to provide a 24-hour, 7-day service to a high standard, including night and weekend shifts. The Trust has 3 CT sites: Medway, Rochester, and Sheppey, and successful applicants would be required to travel and cover shifts at all 3 sites.
Working for our organisation
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 a 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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To ascertain patient identity in line with patient ID policy prior to exposure.
To ensure that images are presented for reporting in a timely and accurate manner.
To be flexible with regard to the rota system, to work the hours required by the department (as a department we only offer 12-hour shifts).
Participation in the provision of a 24-hour service inclusive of night shifts and weekend working.
To travel and cover shifts at Medway's community Diagnostic Centres located in Rochester and The Isle of Sheppey.
To have knowledge of and implement all departmental and Patient Charter Standards.
To provide for GPs, Outpatients, Inpatients, and the A&E department for CT scanning.
To participate in alerting reporting radiologists to urgent findings.
Participate in the Trust development review process (appraisal).
Maintain a high standard of radiographic technique.
Take an active role in the department’s clinical governance and quality assurance programme.
Ensure that health and safety and radiation protection legislation is complied with.
Identify personal training and career development needs.
Person specification
Qualification
* A Degree in Diagnostic Radiography or recognised equivalent.
* Registered with the Statutory Board of the Health Professions Council.
Knowledge
* Abnormality/pathology recognition.
* Awareness of new developments in CT.
Experience
* Minimum of 18 months post-graduate experience.
* Evidence of CPD.
* 12 months CT experience.
Skills
* Teaching of the rostered students is essential.
* Competent in IV cannulation (or willing to undergo training).
* Able to work within a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
Values Based Question
* Give an example of a time when you have gone the extra mile to help someone.
Please note that we do not accept applications via CV or recruitment agencies.
This post will close before the intended closing date should a sufficient number of suitable applications be received. Therefore, if you are interested in applying for this role, we suggest that you do so at the earliest opportunity.
Applications are welcomed from applicants who wish to apply for a position on the basis of a smarter or flexible working arrangement. Where candidates are successful at interview, such requests will be taken under consideration and accommodated where the needs of the service allow.
We welcome applications irrespective of people's age, disability, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability.
All staff must be aware of their responsibility to act when they feel a child, young person, or vulnerable adult has been or is at risk of abuse.
We are a fully non-smoking Trust. Smoking is completely prohibited in all Trust buildings, grounds, and car parks for patients, visitors, staff, and contractors.
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