Senior Radiographer - Royal Brompton Hospital

Senior Radiographer - Royal Brompton Hospital NHS AfC: Band 6

Main area Royal Brompton Hospital Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Participation in the on-call rota) Job ref 196-LIS9399

Employer Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Brompton Hospital Town London Salary £44,806 - £53,134 per annum including HCA Salary period Yearly Closing 09/04/:59

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced radiographer to join our friendly skilled radiology team at Royal Brompton Hospital, specialist centre for the treatment of heart and lung disease. The post offers the chance to develop highly specialised skills in heart and lung imaging.

In January 2022 we opened a new diagnostic imaging centre with state-of-the-art facilities including an additional CT scanner (Siemens Force), a dedicated interventional radiology lab (Phillips Azurion 7) and a Siemens fluoroscopy & DR room. The rest of the department includes; 2 Siemens CT scanners, 6 cardiac catheter labs, including a hybrid theatre/cath lab, 2 general DR x-ray rooms and DR mobiles.

We offer supportive comprehensive training in the specialist imaging modalities focused on cardiac and respiratory procedures and you will be part of a highly skilled multi-disciplinary team.

Main duties of the job

The post is rotational and you will be working throughout all areas including general X-Ray, fluoroscopy, CT scanning and the cardiac catheter labs.

All applicants for this post would receive comprehensive training in both CT, IR and the catheter labs, with a focus on cardiac and respiratory procedures. We pride ourselves on delivering individualised excellent patient care.

Applicants would be expected to take part in the out of hours service and extended days for all the departments mentioned above and in addition, you are able to opt into our private lists if you wish.

Person specification Qualifications

• HCPC Radiographers Board Registration
• BSC in Radiography or Diploma of College of Radiographers or equivalent

Experience

• Minimum 1 year post qualification experience
• CT or cath lab/IR experience

Skills and abilities

• High level of IT skills

Guy's and St Thomas'celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study's at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity , gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.

Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy.

As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.