Senior Radiographer

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, hardworking, and patient-focused Band 6 Radiographer to join our friendly X-Ray Department. This post would suit general Radiographers who have been qualified for around 18 months and would relish an opportunity to develop their career and train in cross-sectional radiography.

The X-Ray Department is committed to developing its staff members and we positively encourage and support extended roles and postgraduate training. We currently have Radiographers undertaking Postgraduate Certificates in Ultrasound, a Radiographer led HSG and PICC Line Insertion Service, and others providing musco-skeletal reporting services.

The X-Ray Department is based across our two sites at Hillingdon Hospital and Mount Vernon Hospital.

An interview date is yet to be confirmed.

Main duties of the job

• To act in a supervisory role and to advise and assist junior staff (or other nominated staff) in the performance of their duties. Perform formal assessment for radiographic students and assistant practitioners and to aid student education including practical demonstrations and tutorials.
• To deputise for Modality Lead Radiographer when necessary.
• To manage the workload in the area in which you are working to ensure a steady flow of patients and regular breaks for staff. To be fully competent in the operation of all appropriate imaging equipment along with additional equipment such as suction/oxygen.
• To be able to work unaided in the department, teach others to use the equipment and use advance technical knowledge to give advice or solve problems when necessary. Use knowledge and skill to adapt your radiographic technique for complicated cases.
• To monitor the standard of radiography in the area in which you are working and to take remedial action if necessary.
• To deal with, report and keep records of equipment failures where appropriate and to assist in equipment selection. Keep up to date by pursuing continuous professional development to maintain one’s own education and development in line with CoR guidelines. To undertake additional training in order to permit the implementation of service development.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of role requirements and main responsibilities.