Job requirements
Essential
11 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Minimum of 18 months post qualification experience at Band 5 or above in a NHS organisation
- Experience
Experience of CR/DR x-ray systems
- Experience
Awareness and good working knowledge of QA programmes
- Qualifications and Reg
BSc Diagnostic Radiography or DCR (equivalent)
- Qualifications and Reg
Full HCPC Registration
- Skills, Ability and Knowledge
Computer literate including Radiology Information Systems/PACs
- Skills, Ability and Knowledge
Working knowledge of IR(ME)R 2018, IRR17 and H&S regulations
- Skills, Ability and Knowledge
Ability to work under pressure
- Skills, Ability and Knowledge
Ability to organise and prioritise (self and others)
- Skills, Ability and Knowledge
Experience of Leading a Team/Ability to lead others
- Skills, Ability and Knowledge
Ability to participate in 24/7 rosters and flexible approach
Desirable
11 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Experience of a full range of General Imaging services including Theatres, MSK, IP/OPs and trauma imaging
- Experience
Supervision of junior staff and/or student Radiographers
- Experience
Adverse incident reporting
- Experience
Evidence of additional responsibilities on General Modality
- Experience
Experience in CT imaging
- Experience
Experience in Red Dot/Commenting Scheme
- Qualifications and Reg
Evidence of in-house training in leadership or modality related
- Qualifications and Reg
Relevant post graduate study
- Skills, Ability and Knowledge
Demonstration of conducting audit
- Skills, Ability and Knowledge
Ability to work unsupervised / Lone work
- Skills, Ability and Knowledge
Driving license
Job overview
We are looking to recruit dedicated and skilled Band 6 Diagnostic Radiographers to rotate between General X-ray and CT at the County Hospital Imaging Department, part of the wider UHNM family of Imaging Departments which include Royal Stoke, Haywood Hospital and community units.
Located in the county town of Stafford, the Imaging department is very well equipped, with 3 DR rooms, 3 DR Mobiles, 1 Digital Fluoroscopy/DR Room, 4 Digital Mobile Image Intensifiers, 3 x Siemens CT Scanners. Our Radiographers undertake a wide range of imaging examinations through a variety of shifts and on-call.
Main duties of the job
Are you an experienced and capable Band 6 looking for a new challenge? An enthusiastic and hard-working Band 5 who is ready to progress to a Band 6 within a dynamic and exciting Imaging directorate?
Would you like to work for a flexible employer who offers a varied rotational role between General X-ray and CT, fully supported by a tailored training programme including IV cannulation.
Could you be the right candidate for us? We actively encourage and support our Radiographer to take on extra roles and responsibilities as well as giving you the opportunity to develop as clinical experts in your role.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager.
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 Senior Diagnostic Radiographer with University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust in Stafford, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Radiographer role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 25 Oct 2026.
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