About this role
Job summary
Are you looking for a new challenge? Wye Valley NHS Trust are seeking enthusiastic and dynamic Radiographers to join our diagnostics team, this post will include rotation between our new Community Diagnostic Centre and Hereford County Hospital.
The Radiology department in Hereford has undergone significant changes and you will have the opportunity to work with modern and up to date technology.
Our CT department has undergone redesign and we have 3 Canon Aquillion Prime SP scanners and an additional scanner in our new CDC . We are looking for highly motivated, skilled, state registered Radiographers to join our team. We can offer flexible shift patterns to support our 7 day working.
Prospective candidates are welcome to have an informal discussion with Mrs Leah Hughes (Clinical Operational Lead Radiographer) on 01432 364450 or Michael Carpenter (CT Operational Lead Radiographer), [email protected] or Thomas Blackman (CT Clinical Lead Radiographer), [email protected]
Main duties of the job
The successful candidates will be expected to have B.Sc Diagnostic Radiography or equivalent qualifications and experience of working in CT. We are looking for staff to support the 7 day working in CT and will offer flexible approach to working. We are a progressive department and support training, we currently perform a wide variety of specialised imaging including Colon, interventional and Perfusion CT.
If you also demonstrate comprehensive MRI experience then there may be the opportunity to rotate between CT and MRI.
The post holder will be expected to produce imaging to the highest standards and offer training and support for diagnostic radiography students from BCU and University of Gloucester and University of Exeter.
They will be required to organise workload in order to provide the best possible patient care. To evaluate new ways of working and techniques to facilitate service improvements.
About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT and the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we would want for our family and friends.
More than 3,500 people work for the Trust they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time all the time.
Job description Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Education & Qualifications Essential
B Sc Diagnostic Radiography Degree or equivalent Cannulation Certificate HCPC registration
Desirable
CT Post graduate Certificate Certificate in CT colonography
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities Essential
2 years general radiographic experience Previous CT or experience Ability to work under pressure and prioritise workload
Desirable
Ability to demonstrate specialist knowledge and expertise
Experience Essential
Ability to work single handed/ independently Ability to make day to day decisions Recent experience in an acute NHS setting
Desirable
Knowledge of current NHS policies and procedures
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 Wye Valley NHS Trust
Address Hereford County Hospital
Stonebow Road
Hereford
HR1 2ER
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)