Dexa Reporting and Lead Radiographer

Job overview

We are seeking a qualified Dexa Reporting and Lead Radiographer to join our developing Dexa service. Applications may also be accepted from experienced Dexa Radiographers who are seeking a development opportunity and are willing to undertake the required training to gain a reporting qualification.

You will be based at the Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) in Newmarket where you will be required to participate in the management of the clinical workload as well as reporting. You will have working with new technology in a new Community facility.

Please note: If you are recruited as a trainee Dexa reporting Radiographer you will be paid at AfC band 6 throughout the training period (approximately 12 - 18 months) and will move to band 7 upon successful completion of post-graduate qualification, achievement of required competencies and approval to report autonomously. There will be a requirement to attend ad-hoc training days at the West Suffolk Hospital site throughout the training period.

The working hours of the post are extended days (0800 – 2000) across a 7-day working pattern.

If you feel you meet the essential criteria in the person specification or would be willing to complete the required training to achieve this, and you are committed to delivering excellent patient care and a high-quality service then this could be the ideal opportunity for you.

Main duties of the job

Undertake Dexa reporting in line with departmental protocols. You will be expected to participate in the planning, organisation, leadership and management of the Dexa service.

Play an integral role in delivering the Dexa and x-ray service, working clinically when required.

Maintain an interest in the profession and knowledge of new techniques and protocols, attending courses where necessary, in line with service demand. Continue a personal development plan with guidance from the appraisal system, updating knowledge in specialist area.

Participate in the training program in place for radiography students and on occasions other students, from school leavers to junior doctors. Assist and guide more junior and/or newly qualified Radiographer Reporting Practitioners. Provide regular lectures/training to enhance radiographers’ learning for their CPD.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see job description and person specification attached to view main responsibilities of role.

The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.

Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.

We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.

With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.

We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.

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.