About this role
Job summary
We are recruiting for a Clinical Lead Radiographer who will share our vision to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
As we grow and promote better patient care and experience, we are looking for an experienced radiographer who has proven clinical ability in general radiography, and who has the desire to develop and support the radiography team and promote excellent standards.
As a leader within our team, you'll join a friendly, energetic department. Candidates should be flexible, forward thinking and highly motivated, with good communication skills and an excellent team working ethic.
This is a full time post and is based at the Lister Hospital, Stevenage, but you may be required to travel to our sister sites at times.
Below is what members of the team had to say about the Radiology department:
"A lovely place to work with a great team spirit"
"A very caring and very diverse and multicultural department who will make anyone who starts to work here feel very welcome"
"We all work together as a team and help each other as much as we can"
At the heart of everything we do are our core values:Include,Respect, andImprove. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Main duties of the job
To support the day to day running of the main department in Radiology at the Lister Hospital. To encourage and support the large team of radiographers, assistant practitioners and students. To encourage and demonstrate high standards of radiography.
The Trust currently has 3 Siemens MRI scanners (2 x 3T and a 1.5T).
The department also has 5 CT scanners (Siemens and Toshiba), CR/DR systems, integrated with Carestream PACS and encompass a comprehensive range of equipment including DR general and dental rooms, flat plate interventional room, hybrid theatre, CT, MRI, Breast Imaging, DXA Scanning, Nuclear Medicine SPECT, new flat plate image intensifiers and a wide range of Ultrasound services.
There is also a dedicated recovery area for interventional cases in Radiology. A second interventional room is being planned. There will also be CT and MR scanner replacements in this financial year.
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
The Lister Hospital, Stevenage New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City Hertford County, Hertford Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant information pack for further detailed information regarding this role
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training Essential
DCR or BSc Diagnostic Radiography HCPC Registration Evidence of CPD
Desirable
Post Graduate Qualification in MRI Imaging Appraisal training MRI safety course /qualification
Previous Experience Essential
Extensive Experience in MRI Imaging Experience of day-to-day management of an MRI area Demonstration of ability to make decisions and take responsibility Experience of dealing with Safety Queries
Skills Essential
Excellent communication ability at all levels Demonstration of Organisational skills at inter departmental level Trained in IV Cannulation
Desirable
Experience of dealing with oral or written complaints Experience of Recruitment and Selection
Knowledge Essential
Experience and understanding of a wide range of MRI imaging techniques
Desirable
Involvement In Audit and Clinical Governance
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 East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
Address Lister Hospital
Corey Mill Lane
Stevenage
SG1 4AB
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)