General Radiographer

Job overview

Are you an enthusiastic Band 5 Radiographer ready to kick-start your career in one of the UK’s largest and most dynamic teaching hospitals? Join our passionate General Radiography X-ray team at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals and be at the heart of cutting-edge patient care!

In this role, you’ll experience the full spectrum of general radiography duties, gaining invaluable hands-on experience in a fast-paced, supportive environment. To ensure you thrive, we offer a dedicated preceptorship program designed to guide and support you every step of the way. You’ll start as supernumerary, receiving tailored training and mentorship for at least 12 months, giving you the confidence and skills to excel.

Our team doesn’t stop there — you’ll also have access to our incredible Advanced Clinical Practice Radiographers who provide ongoing feedback, expert advice, and training throughout your journey with us. We’re proud to foster a culture of continuous learning and professional development.

We are very proud that our department is accredited with the Quality Standard for Imaging and has been since 2018.

Main duties of the job

Successful candidates will be expected to rotate through all areas covered by the general radiography team. This includes work at all five STH hospitals, A&E work at our Major Trauma Centre, theatres, fluoroscopy, dental radiography and as you gain experience there is the possibility of rotating into CT and angiography.

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals covers a broad range of specialities which will give the rotational radiographers a wealth of experience and a large knowledge base to take into your future career.  We have very high standards and will provide support and training to enable you to uphold these.

Once training is complete it is expected that band 5 radiographers will join an out of hours rota which includes working nights, weekends and standby from home.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.