
Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
44 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Knowledge
Patient care including signs of deteriorating health and first level life support techniques
- Knowledge
Complex Radiographic Medical Devices
- Knowledge
Specialist Radiography (As appropriate to post)
- Knowledge
Continuing professional development with portfolio.
- Knowledge
Radiology intervention.
- Knowledge
QA testing.
- Knowledge
Protection of persons against radiation hazards
- Knowledge
Infection control.
- Knowledge
Image processing.
- Knowledge
Advanced anatomy, physiology and pathology recognition.
- Knowledge
Teaching.
- Knowledge
Managing complaints & incidents.
- Knowledge
Dealing with challenging behaviour.
- Knowledge
Equality legislation and best practice.
- Knowledge
Medicines management
- Experience
Complex Radiographic Medical Devices
- Experience
Specialist radiography
- Experience
Well-developed radiographic practise within an acute hospital.
- Experience
Mentorship.
- Experience
Teaching and appraisal.
- Experience
Application of human resource policies.
- Experience
Microsoft office applications
- Qualifications
BSc in radiography or equivalent.
- Qualifications
Current HCPC registration.
- Qualifications
Further postgraduate development to certificate or equivalent.
- Skills and Aptitudes
Essential IT skills (EITS) or equivalent.
- Skills and Aptitudes
Effective and well developed communication and interpersonal skills.
- Skills and Aptitudes
Leadership skills.
- Skills and Aptitudes
Resource and workforce management
- Skills and Aptitudes
Ability to demonstrate the compassionate values and behaviours needed for dignified care
- Skills and Aptitudes
Able to prioritise work to meet deadlines.
- Skills and Aptitudes
Good organisational skills.
- Skills and Aptitudes
Independent and agile thinker.
- Skills and Aptitudes
Problem solving skills.
- Skills and Aptitudes
Decision making skills.
- Skills and Aptitudes
Ability to prioritise work to meet deadlines.
- Skills and Aptitudes
Advanced communication skills.
- Skills and Aptitudes
Ability to motivate self and others.
- Skills and Aptitudes
Ability to empathise.
- Skills and Aptitudes
Good Team member.
- Skills and Aptitudes
For professional registered staff and Health Care Assistants - The ability to demonstrate the compassionate values and behaviours needed for dignified care
- Personal Circumstances
Meticulous.
- Personal Circumstances
Willing to accept responsibility.
- Personal Circumstances
Calm under pressure
Desirable
5 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Knowledge
Equality impact assessment. (for all involved in policy/service development)
- Experience
Multidisciplinary team leadership
- Experience
People, resource and budgetary management
- Qualifications
Postgraduate qualifications at MSc level
- Qualifications
Management certificate or equivalent.
Job overview
INTERNAL ONLY TO NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (NCIC) TRUST EMPLOYEES ONLY
NCIC is seeking to appoint a Band 7 CT Lead Radiographer at the Cumberland Infirmary Carlisle.
This post is suitable for Radiographers with CT experience. Knowledge in scanner set up and protocol building is essential. The work area will be CT with the expectation to work between the two static scanners. You will be able to demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills with a caring patient centred and flexible approach to work.
We are committed to developing professional practice and positively support personal development for all colleagues.
Main duties of the job
This post offers a unique opportunity for a highly motivated CT Radiographer to develop their managerial skills and imaging skills as part of a small dedicated team in a busy District General Hospital. Duties involve working as part of the radiographer team, producing rotas, staff management,
The successful applicant would work along side the other band 7 Radiographers with support from the Trust Lead Radiographer.
It is essential that you are flexible and able to work a range of hours that include long days, evenings, out of hours and weekends according to the needs of the service.
Staff may be asked to cover at other sites when required.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.
If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.
- Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
- If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
Important Information
Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.
For candidates applying using a Hotmail account or have strict firewall settings please ensure the following:
- Junk Mail is checked regularly
Disclosure and Barring Service:
On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.
The changes mean that:
- youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
- the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.
If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.
Nacro – Tel: 0300 123 1999, or email: helpline@nacro.org.uk
Unlock – Tel: 01634 247350, email advice@unlock.org.uk or complete the online form on the Unlock website
Please note the cost of the DBS check is increasing from 2nd December and the new cost will be
Standard DBS check £21.50, Enhanced DBS check £49.50 + any admin costs.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:
Standard Check: £18 + Administration cost of £3.85 = £21.85. Deducted at £6.85 from 1st month salary and £5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
Enhanced Check: £38 + administration cost of £3.90 = £41.90. Deducted at £11.90 from 1st month salary and £10 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.
A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.
27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
Flexible working Scheme
Excellent opportunities for development
Competitive NHS Pension scheme
Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies
EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems
These schemes are subject to availability
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.
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This advert is for CT Lead Radiographer *Internal* with North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust in Carlisle, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Radiographer role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 Per Annum Pro Rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 17 Sep 2026.
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