Senior Diagnostic Radiographer

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Job overview

Whittington Health NHS Trust
Acute Patient Access, Clinical Support Services and Women's Health (ACW) ICSU

Band 6 Radiographer

Contract - Permanent

Full-time 37.5 hours a week

An opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and capable Senior Radiographer to join our service. The role sits within an established Imaging team delivering high-quality diagnostic services within a modern, well-equipped department, supporting a full range of imaging pathways including plain film, fluoroscopy, mobile radiography, theatres and advanced modalities.

The post holder will contribute as an integral member of the multidisciplinary team, providing high-standard imaging and rotating through core areas, with access to training opportunities across CT, MRI and Interventional Radiology.

Main duties of the job

The post holder is required:

To prioritise patients to ensure optimum efficiency and service quality.
Act independently in the assessment of referrals for X-Ray examinations, taking full responsibility for the justification of general X-Ray examinations (under guidance of Imaging Protocols) in order to reduce unnecessary ionizing radiation exposure of patients in accordance with IR(ME)R 2017.
Maintain a high level of expertise in the safe operation of X-Ray equipment and manage faults effectively and in accordance with guidance given in induction.
To comply with and contribute to the implementation of departmental and professional policies and procedures such as

Health and Safety including risk assessment and COSHH
Radiation Protection Procedures IRR 2017
Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposures) Regulations 2017 (IR(ME)R 2017).
Quality Assurance Program
To ensure that all data inputs are accurately recorded in order to maintain the integrity of data for both patients and service.

To provide professional support to colleagues, medical and nursing staff and all other staff groups.

To ensure professional practice is maintained and extended through participation in Continuous Professional Development.

Working for our organisation

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical Duties

Assess a referral or request form and justify it under radiographic regulations and locally agreed protocols.
Prioritise patients to ensure optimum efficiency and service quality.
Ensure that the protocol used for an examination is suitably matched to the clinical indications for the procedure.
Liaise with referring clinicians to clarify or discuss requests for complex radiographic procedures.
Act as a point of advice for referrers, other clinical staff, patients and their relatives.
When permitted by information governance, effectively communicate and reassure patients, relatives, and staff about discussions concerning patient procedures.
Assess the physical, mental and communication abilities and needs of individual patients and respond appropriately.
Document that patients have consented to procedures and to issue and ensure they understand any instructions they need to follow.
Enter accurate patient examination data into Imaging Information Systems i.e. RIS and PACS.
Accurately position patients for examinations, adapting standard techniques as necessary to accommodate their individual abilities, needs, and limitations, ensuring appropriate radiographic procedures are conducted.

The job description is not intended to be exhaustive, and it is likely that duties may be altered from time to time in the light of changing circumstances and after consultation with the post holder.
All staff are expected to actively participate in annual appraisals and set objectives in conjunction with their manager. Performance will be monitored against set objectives.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• BSc in Radiography
• Evidence of relevant continuing professional development
• HCPC Registration

Skills

Essential criteria

• Evidence of relevant specialist post- degree or diploma courses for Continuing Professional Development
• Evidence of working as part of a team, including multi-professional teams
• Good Understanding of Legislation relating to Health & Safety and Radiation Protection.

Communication

Essential criteria

• Evidence of a range of post qualification clinical experience

Experience

Essential criteria

• Evidence of CT experience
• Ability to critically analyse Radiographs
• Evidence of ability to assess the needs of the patient

SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AND ADULTS

To comply with the Trust's Safeguarding Children and Adults policies, procedures and protocols. All individual members of staff (paid or unpaid) have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults This will require you to:

• Ensure you are familiar with and comply with the London Child Protection Procedures and protocols for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people.

• Ensure you are familiar and comply with the London Multi Agency Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Pan London Procedures.

• Ensure you are familiar and comply with local protocols and systems for information sharing.
• Know the appropriate contact numbers and required reporting lines.
• Participate in required training and supervision.
• Comply with required professional boundaries and codes of conduct

Whittington Health is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Your application form -

1. Provide only business email address for your referees - we are unable to request references from yahoo, Hotmail, Gmail accounts.
2. Make sure you to include all evidence of where you meet the essential requirement on the jobs description as this forms the base of our shortlisting criteria.

Our processes -

1. Closing dates are given as a guide; we are within our right to close adverts early so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible to avoid delay.
2. If you do not hear from us up to 3 weeks after the closing date of the job unfortunately this means you have not been successfully shortlisted for interview. If your require feedback on your application please contact the appointing manager detailed in the body of the advert.
3. Please check your emails regularly as all correspondence from us will be via trac.systems - occasionally these emails will go into your Junk folder.
4. Employment at Whittington Health is offered subject to successful completion of a 6 month probationary period for all staff with the exception of GMC Registered Doctors.

Other important information -

• Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Before submitting your application and to avoid disappointment please check that you are eligible under the UKVI points based system.
• Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities.
• In submitting an application form, you authorise Whittington Health NHS Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process should you be appointed to the post.

If you are offered a role with one of the NLPSS partner trusts, as part of pre-employment checks your identity and right to work documentation will be verified remotely (in most circumstances), using a certified identity verification service provider TrustID. You will be asked to capture an image of the relevant documents as well as a "selfie" using your smartphone/tablet (if available) for facial matching. TrustID will also perform a digital address check using Trunarrative and Equifax, which is a soft check and does not leave a footprint on your credit rating. For more information, visit www.trustid.co.uk

Please note that during the recruitment process your Identity Documentation (i.e. passport, driving licence, visa, etc.) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, Infrared and Machine Readable Zone security features of the documents provided

The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.

We would welcome applications from individuals who are from underrepresented groups in the organisation

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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.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.
Documents to download

• Job description (PDF, 592.3KB)
• Person Specification (PDF, 467.7KB)
• Whittington Probationary Policy (PDF, 298.0KB)
• Whittington Employment Promise (PDF, 22.4KB)