About this role
Job summary
To support the newly opened Community Diagnostics Centre based at Mile End Hospital, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Advanced Cardiac CT Radiographer to work within the Cardiac CT service provision networked from the service at St Bartholomew's Hospital. The launch of the CDC will ensure patients have access to specialised services within a community setting, whilst taking advantage of close links with the service at Bart's Heart Centre.
If you are a dynamic, enthusiastic, experienced Cardiac Radiographer, specialised in Cardiac CT and are looking for a challenge, this is an exciting opportunity to work within a newly established service alongside a friendly, hard-working, ambitious and highly skilled team of Radiographers within the CDC and in collaboration with the Cardiac Imaging service at St Bart's NHS Trust.
As part of this exciting role, you will be working as a key member of the Cardiac Imaging team, involved in the operational running of the department, under the leadership and deputising to the Operational Lead Radiographer.
The Cardiac service within St Bart's Trust is involved in a large amount of research and complex scanning with plenty of opportunities to get involved. We are immensely proud to have many of our Radiographers publishing research and representing us at conferences.
The service at the CDC is based on a 7 day a week, 12 hours a day model offering flexible access to patients from around London and beyond.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work as an Advanced Specialist Practitioner within Cardiac Imaging, where they will be an advocate for radiographer professional development and use their advanced knowledge to support specialist radiographer education and training. They will provide high quality, effective Imaging services within Cardiac CT. The post holder will work closely with Radiographers, students and clinical staff of all grades in providing safe, prompt and effective imaging. This will be done at the Community Diagnostics Centre (CDC) at Mile End.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledgerequired. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
BSc or Diploma in Diagnostic Radiography HCPC State Registration
Desirable
Post Graduate specialist training equivalent to Master's level.
Experience Essential
Demonstrable evidence of expert Cardiac CT radiographic experience. Experience of working with junior staff and students. Vast practical Cardiac Radiography experience post qualification
Desirable
Experience in perusing innovation and role development in Cardiac CT radiography. Experience in more than one hospital. Evidence of experience of first line management
Knowledge Essential
Evidence of advanced knowledge in Cardiac CT imaging. Portfolio of evidence of advanced professional development/training and education for Cardiac CT Radiography. Evidence that knowledge of Cardiac CT imaging techniques is up to date. Evidence of the ability to critically analyse Cardiac CT radiography practice and role development/training potential.
Desirable
Post graduate specialist Cardiac CT training equivalent to Master's level
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.
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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 Barts Health NHS Trust
Address Mile End Hospital
London
E1 4DG
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)