About this role
Job summary
On the first of February 2021 the Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals became part of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust- a truly once in a generation development.
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 department has just installed a Siemens Photon Counting CT in collabortion with Kings College London. 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 department is spread over three buildings and includes; 3 Siemens CT scanners, 6 cardiac catheter labs, including a hybrid theatre/cath lab, 2 general DR x-ray rooms and GE/Samsung DR mobiles.
You will be part of a highly skilled multi-disciplinary team.
Main duties of the job
The post is fixed-term maternity cover and as such will require working primarily in general X-Ray, and fluoroscopy. There may however be the opportunity for limited CT or cath-lab working, depending on the existing skills of the successful applicant.
We believe strongly in developing all staff to their fullest potential and pride ourselves on delivering individualised excellent patient care.
Applicants may have the opportunity to take part in some out of hours or extended day, inlcuding covering private lists.
About us
Royal Brompton andHarefield hospitals make upthe largest specialist heart and lung centre in the UK and among the largest in Europe. We believe our staff should feel valued and proud of their work delivering compassionate care to every patient. Staff wellbeing is vital to the delivery of safe and effective care and will be a parallel priority to patient care at all times.
We believe in developing our staff and take staff suggestions and ideas for improvement seriously.
Our three core values are: We care, we respect, we are inclusive.
Job description Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and specific skills please look at the supporting documents.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
HCPC Radiographers Board Registration BSC in Radiography or Diploma of College of Radiographers or equivalent
Desirable
CT and/or Cath lab experience
Experience Essential
Minimum 1 year post qualification experience
Desirable
CT or cath lab/IR experience
Skills and abilities Essential
High level of IT skills
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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 Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Address Royal Brompton Hospital
Sydney Street
London
SW3 6NP
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)