Band 6 Radiographer PRUH

Job overview

Are you an experienced and motivated Radiographer looking to take the next step in your career?

The Princess Royal University Hospital, Orpington, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a talented Band 6 Senior Radiographer to join our dynamic Radiology team. This is an exciting opportunity to work within one of the UK's leading NHS Foundation Trusts, delivering high-quality diagnostic imaging services while supporting the development of colleagues and contributing to service innovation.

Main duties of the job

• Act under the IR(ME)R Radiation Regulations.
• Act as patient and staff advocate minimising their exposure to radiation.
• Provide timely, efficient and courteous provision of radiographic services to the agreed standards of the department taking account of the patient/clients clinical, physical and cultural needs.
• Undertake additional modality training in Computed Tomography.
• Perform out of hours duties as part of the departmental shift system, without supervision and acting as team leader where necessary.
• Monitor and adjust work priorities in conjunction with other professionals to take into account changing demands on the diagnostic services due to emergencies or increased demand from A&E, particularly during out of hours duties.
• Assess and treat own workload of patients/clients, also communicates work priorities, organising workload and encouraging collaboration in the respective work area.
• Responsible for the safe use and maintenance of imaging equipment, reporting faults to senior staff or directly to the manufacturer.
• Ensure all adverse incidents are reported in line with trust policies
• Continual development of services in line with best, evidence based practice.
• Participate in multiple site rotation as and when necessary

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Knowledge, Training and Experience

• Position patients accurately for each examination, adapting techniques in accordance with the patient’s needs.
• Comply with the requirements of CNST.
• Demonstrate a problem-solving approach to issues arising at a local level, evaluating the need to refer problems to the line manager.
• Be accountable for own professional actions and working within codes of Practice and professional guidelines, consulting senior staff as and when necessary.
• Act as a source of knowledge to be consulted by other professionals.
• Be responsible for ensuring the legal documentation on the Radiology Information System (RIS) and Picture Archiving Communications System (PACS) associated with each completed patient episode. Ensure timely provision of images to referrers.
• Assist Radiologists in performing Barium and fluoroscopy studies.
• Safely administer oral contrast media and other drugs in accordance with protocols as required.
• Train in the utilisation of complex and specialised imaging equipment.
• Train on advanced software on specialised radiological equipment requiring anatomical, pathological and technical knowledge

Physical Skills and Effort

• Ensure the safe transferring of patients and equipment, following manual handling guidelines and using risk assessment.
• Assist with changing and personal care of patients as necessary including immobile and disabled.
• Operate a wide range of radiological equipment requiring excellent hand-eye co-ordination.
• Be able to decide and offer advice on additional views when required in line with Professional knowledge and experience.
• Ensure appropriate infection control measures are utilised where necessary. Paying particular attention to personal protection as well as the management of equipment and linens contaminated by bodily fluids.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.