About this role
Job summary
An exciting opportunity have arisen within the Radiology department at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for a Band 6 CT Radiographer to work within the CT team. The radiology department also includes the provision of plain film, A&E, theatre services, MRI and fluoroscopy/interventional radiology.
The Radiology service is dedicated in facilitating continuous professional development and role extension/advanced practice. There are more than 30 Advanced Practitioners within the service, with specialist experience in fluoroscopy/interventional radiology, ultrasound, CT, MRI and plain film radiographer reporting.
Main duties of the job
This post is part of the collaborative initiative of the Community Diagnostic Hub program. Although the successful candidate will be employed by South Tees Foundation Trust (STHFT) there will be an expectation of collaborative working across the Tees Valley in the future should the need be required, however this role is primarily for STHFT CT services, the successful candidate will join the CT rota for STHFT and work across all CT service sites. Successful candidates will be an employee of South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and managed as per the governance arrangements currently in place for Radiology and the organisation'.
South Tees Hospitals is the largest hospital trust in the Tees Valley with two acute hospitals and services in a number of community hospitals. South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust isalready nationally recognised as one of the leading healthcare providers in England for the quality of our services. The Trust is a designated regional major trauma centre with a 24-hour acute admissions unit and specialised services in cancer, neurosciences, vascular surgery, spinal injuries, cardiology and renal medicine.
About us
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust have come together to form University Hospitals Tees. As a result, post holders may be required to work across sites within both organisations.
Across University Hospitals Tees, our ambition is to be the best place to work, ensuring we have the right staff in the right roles at the right time to deliver outstanding patient care and experience.
We are committed to supporting our staff through an inclusive and supportive working environment, offering health and wellbeing initiatives, staff benefits, and opportunities for personal and professional development.
We support the 'Making Every Contact Count' approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
BSc or MSc Radiography or DCR(R) HCPC Registration Post graduate experience
Knowledge Essential
Evidence of CPD Evidence of good general experience in radiography Comply with (IRMER & IRR17 regulations)
Experience Essential
Computer literacy Manual Handling skills - of patients and complex radiographic equipment. Physically fit to able to fully participate in night and weekend lone working.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address The James Cook University Hospital
Marton Road
Middlesbrough
TS4 3BW
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)