Senior Radiographer

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, motivated, and patient-focused Band 6 Radiographer with experience in CT and MRI to join our friendly and progressive Radiology Department. This role is ideally suited to radiographers who already possess cross-sectional imaging experience and are looking to further develop their specialist skills within a supportive and forward-thinking team environment.

Our department is committed to staff development and actively supports extended clinical roles and postgraduate education.

We encourage continued professional development and provide opportunities to expand advanced practice within CT and MRI services.

The Radiology Department operates across our two sites at Hillingdon Hospital and Mount Vernon Hospital, offering a varied and dynamic working environment with exposure to a wide range of specialist imaging services.

An interview date is yet to be confirmed.

Previous Applicants for this post need not apply.

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.

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.