Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for enthusiastic, knowledgeable and motivated Band 6 radiographers to join the Neuroradiology team at King's College Hospital.
The Neuroradiology department at King's is one of the busiest in the UK, providing specialised imaging services to the population of South East London and Kent. King's is a major trauma centre with the only 24 hour helicopter service in London, and a hyper-acute stroke centre.
The department has 3 Siemens MRI scanners, including a brand new 3T system. We carry out specialised MRI studies such as advanced tumour imaging, perfusion scanning, spectroscopy and functional imaging, in addition to scans under general anaesthetic for both adult and paediatric patients.
In our bi-plane interventional suite, radiographers are an integral part of the team, participating in neurovascular treatments such as coil embolization of cerebral aneurysms, and mechanical thrombectomy for acute stroke. The thrombectomy service has recently been extended to provide 24/7 access to this vital intervention.
The neuroradiographers also provide imaging support within neuro theatres, where a 3D rotational C-arm is used for complex spinal navigation, and an O-arm is utilised for precise stereotactic brain surgery.
Main duties of the job
As a Neuroradiographer, you will rotate through MRI, CT, IR & theatres, working within the multi-modality team to provide an efficient and patient-focused service. A comprehensive training programme is provided in all areas. CT or angiography experience is desirable.
You will be a qualified radiographer with experience in general radiography, able to assess and image the daily caseload of patients, and to ensure provision of the highest standards of patient care. You will be able to work autonomously, consulting senior staff as and when necessary.
You will be expected to participate in the supervision and teaching of Staff Grade Radiographers, Helpers, Assistant Practitioners and Student Radiographers as appropriate.
This post has a weekend and night working requirement as part of a 7 day working pattern.
About us
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.
We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Service Delivery
- Act as an Operator under the IR(ME)R Radiation Regulations and assess the clinical justification of referrals to ensure that the benefit to the patient outweighs the radiation risk associated with the examination.
- Act as patient and staff advocate minimising their exposure to radiation.
- Provide timely, efficient and courteous provision of radiographic services to the agreed standards of the department taking account of the patient/clients clinical, physical and cultural needs.
- Work out of hours without supervision.
- Monitor and adjust work priorities in conjunction with other professionals to take into account changing demands on the diagnostic services due to emergencies or increased demand from A&E, particularly during out of hours duties.
- Assess and treat own workload of patients/clients, also communicates work priorities, organising workload and encouraging collaboration in the respective work area.
- Responsible for the safe use and maintenance of imaging equipment, reporting faults to senior staff or directly to the manufacturer.
- Participate in the departmental rota, being flexible in responding to service needs.
- Be responsive to change management issues and understand the implications for the Radiology service.
- Ensure all adverse incidents are reported in line with trust policies
- Participate in clinical audit to improve quality of service
- Participate in multiple site rotation as and when necessary
Communication
- Receive and welcome patients and staff to the relevant Radiology reception areas and deal with any enquiries in a kind and courteous manner.
- Communicates with the referrer any changes to referrals after assessing the clinical justification for an X-ray examination against IR(ME)R and local protocols.
- Deal sensitively with patients or carers under emotional stress, including the terminally ill and bereaved.
- Deal with potentially aggressive patients in the on-call situation
- Communicate information relating to conditions and procedures to staff, patients and carers and ensure informed consent for examinations.
- Communicate effectively on a daily basis with patients with communication difficulties and cognitive impairment.
- Anticipate and interpret customers needs, defining the level of customer care required on an individual basis.
- Communicate effectively with staff within and outside of the department to ensure the smooth operation of the service. Including liaison with ward staff.
- Give factual information to patients, including children, regarding examinations and understand the necessary preparations.
- Lead more junior radiographers and health care professionals in a defined work area, to assist them with diagnostic examinations and other procedures.
- Ensure the safety and well being of patients, staff and visitors within the department.
- Ensure patients receive timely and accurate information about their examination, and ensure urgent findings are communicated in the appropriate way to referrers.
Knowledge, Training and Experience
- Position patients accurately for each examination, adapting techniques in accordance with the patients needs.
- Comply with the requirements of Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts.
- Demonstrate a problem-solving approach to issues arising at a local level, evaluating the need to refer problems to the line manager.
- Be accountable for own professional actions and working within codes of Practice and professional guidelines, consulting senior staff as and when necessary.
- Act as a source of knowledge to be consulted by other professionals.
- Be responsible for ensuring the legal documentation on the Radiology Information System (RIS) and Picture Archiving Communications System (PACS) associated with each completed patient episode.
- Ensure timely provision of images to referrers.
- Safely administer contrast media and other drugs in accordance with protocols as required.
- Train in the utilisation of complex and specialised imaging equipment.
- Train on advanced software on specialised radiological equipment requiring anatomical, pathological and technical knowledge
Physical Skills and Effort
- Ensure the safe transferring of patients and equipment, following manual handling guidelines and using risk assessment.
- Assist with changing and personal care of patients as necessary including immobile and disabled.
- Operate a wide range of radiological equipment requiring excellent hand-eye co-ordination.
- Be able to decide and offer advice on additional views when required in line with Professional knowledge and experience.
- Ensure appropriate infection control measures are utilised where necessary, paying particular attention to personal protection as well as the management of equipment and linens contaminated by bodily fluids.
Management Responsibility
- Manage an agreed workload with support from colleagues and senior staff as appropriate.
- Ensure that all Trust and local policies, protocols and procedures are adhered to by colleagues as appropriate.
- Work within and support the multi-disciplinary team.
- Maintain effective communication and professional relationships with all areas within Radiology and with associated clinical areas within the Trust.
- Share knowledge and skills developed with other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
- Observe personal responsibility for resource management.
- Observe a general duty of care for the health, safety and wellbeing of self, work colleagues, visitors and patients within the hospital, in addition to any specific risk management associated with this post.
- The post holder will demonstrate a level of competency in line with Kings Radiography Competency Framework and is responsible for maintaining their own personal development with support.
- As part of individual professional responsibility actively participate in the departmental Quality Assurance Programme including the completion of Equipment Competencies and reject analysis.
- Deal with complaints in accordance with Trust complaints procedure.
- Report any Adverse incidents and be familiar with the AI trigger list.
Professional & Practice Development, Training & Education
- Supervision and training of Staff grade Radiographers, Helpers, Assistant Practitioners and Student Radiographers, assuming professional responsibility for their work.
- Review, develop and write protocols with a view to improving service planning with Clinical Specialists or Lead Superintendent Radiographer.
- Contribute to service improvements and redesign in line with the NHS plan and local service strategies.
- Demonstrate, maintain and update skills and knowledge of evolving practice and legislative requirements.
- Be responsible for individual CPD and participate in the departments CPD program. In accordance with an assessment of own professional needs, participating in both internal and external events as well as private study.
- Support the training of non-radiographic staff.
Research & Audit
- Participating in audit including contribution to imaging data collection.
- Contribute to practice development in reaction to the findings of audit and recent evidence.
- Participate in clinical research within the department.
- Adhere to research standards, protocols and documentation.
General
- The post holder has a general duty of care for their own health, safety and well being and that of work colleagues, visitors and patients within the hospital, in addition to any specific risk management or clinical governance accountabilities associated with this post.
- To observe the rules, policies, procedures and standards of Kings College Hospital NHS Trust together with all relevant statutory and professional obligations.
- To observe and maintain strict confidentiality of personal information relating to patients and staff.
- To be responsible, with management support, for their own personal development and to actively contribute to the development of colleagues.
- This job description is intended as a guide to the general scope of duties and is not intended to be definitive or restrictive. It is expected that some of the duties will change over time and this description will be subject to review in consultation with the post holder.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Service Delivery
- Act as an Operator under the IR(ME)R Radiation Regulations and assess the clinical justification of referrals to ensure that the benefit to the patient outweighs the radiation risk associated with the examination.
- Act as patient and staff advocate minimising their exposure to radiation.
- Provide timely, efficient and courteous provision of radiographic services to the agreed standards of the department taking account of the patient/clients clinical, physical and cultural needs.
- Work out of hours without supervision.
- Monitor and adjust work priorities in conjunction with other professionals to take into account changing demands on the diagnostic services due to emergencies or increased demand from A&E, particularly during out of hours duties.
- Assess and treat own workload of patients/clients, also communicates work priorities, organising workload and encouraging collaboration in the respective work area.
- Responsible for the safe use and maintenance of imaging equipment, reporting faults to senior staff or directly to the manufacturer.
- Participate in the departmental rota, being flexible in responding to service needs.
- Be responsive to change management issues and understand the implications for the Radiology service.
- Ensure all adverse incidents are reported in line with trust policies
- Participate in clinical audit to improve quality of service
- Participate in multiple site rotation as and when necessary
Communication
- Receive and welcome patients and staff to the relevant Radiology reception areas and deal with any enquiries in a kind and courteous manner.
- Communicates with the referrer any changes to referrals after assessing the clinical justification for an X-ray examination against IR(ME)R and local protocols.
- Deal sensitively with patients or carers under emotional stress, including the terminally ill and bereaved.
- Deal with potentially aggressive patients in the on-call situation
- Communicate information relating to conditions and procedures to staff, patients and carers and ensure informed consent for examinations.
- Communicate effectively on a daily basis with patients with communication difficulties and cognitive impairment.
- Anticipate and interpret customers needs, defining the level of customer care required on an individual basis.
- Communicate effectively with staff within and outside of the department to ensure the smooth operation of the service. Including liaison with ward staff.
- Give factual information to patients, including children, regarding examinations and understand the necessary preparations.
- Lead more junior radiographers and health care professionals in a defined work area, to assist them with diagnostic examinations and other procedures.
- Ensure the safety and well being of patients, staff and visitors within the department.
- Ensure patients receive timely and accurate information about their examination, and ensure urgent findings are communicated in the appropriate way to referrers.
Knowledge, Training and Experience
- Position patients accurately for each examination, adapting techniques in accordance with the patients needs.
- Comply with the requirements of Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts.
- Demonstrate a problem-solving approach to issues arising at a local level, evaluating the need to refer problems to the line manager.
- Be accountable for own professional actions and working within codes of Practice and professional guidelines, consulting senior staff as and when necessary.
- Act as a source of knowledge to be consulted by other professionals.
- Be responsible for ensuring the legal documentation on the Radiology Information System (RIS) and Picture Archiving Communications System (PACS) associated with each completed patient episode.
- Ensure timely provision of images to referrers.
- Safely administer contrast media and other drugs in accordance with protocols as required.
- Train in the utilisation of complex and specialised imaging equipment.
- Train on advanced software on specialised radiological equipment requiring anatomical, pathological and technical knowledge
Physical Skills and Effort
- Ensure the safe transferring of patients and equipment, following manual handling guidelines and using risk assessment.
- Assist with changing and personal care of patients as necessary including immobile and disabled.
- Operate a wide range of radiological equipment requiring excellent hand-eye co-ordination.
- Be able to decide and offer advice on additional views when required in line with Professional knowledge and experience.
- Ensure appropriate infection control measures are utilised where necessary, paying particular attention to personal protection as well as the management of equipment and linens contaminated by bodily fluids.
Management Responsibility
- Manage an agreed workload with support from colleagues and senior staff as appropriate.
- Ensure that all Trust and local policies, protocols and procedures are adhered to by colleagues as appropriate.
- Work within and support the multi-disciplinary team.
- Maintain effective communication and professional relationships with all areas within Radiology and with associated clinical areas within the Trust.
- Share knowledge and skills developed with other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
- Observe personal responsibility for resource management.
- Observe a general duty of care for the health, safety and wellbeing of self, work colleagues, visitors and patients within the hospital, in addition to any specific risk management associated with this post.
- The post holder will demonstrate a level of competency in line with Kings Radiography Competency Framework and is responsible for maintaining their own personal development with support.
- As part of individual professional responsibility actively participate in the departmental Quality Assurance Programme including the completion of Equipment Competencies and reject analysis.
- Deal with complaints in accordance with Trust complaints procedure.
- Report any Adverse incidents and be familiar with the AI trigger list.
Professional & Practice Development, Training & Education
- Supervision and training of Staff grade Radiographers, Helpers, Assistant Practitioners and Student Radiographers, assuming professional responsibility for their work.
- Review, develop and write protocols with a view to improving service planning with Clinical Specialists or Lead Superintendent Radiographer.
- Contribute to service improvements and redesign in line with the NHS plan and local service strategies.
- Demonstrate, maintain and update skills and knowledge of evolving practice and legislative requirements.
- Be responsible for individual CPD and participate in the departments CPD program. In accordance with an assessment of own professional needs, participating in both internal and external events as well as private study.
- Support the training of non-radiographic staff.
Research & Audit
- Participating in audit including contribution to imaging data collection.
- Contribute to practice development in reaction to the findings of audit and recent evidence.
- Participate in clinical research within the department.
- Adhere to research standards, protocols and documentation.
General
- The post holder has a general duty of care for their own health, safety and well being and that of work colleagues, visitors and patients within the hospital, in addition to any specific risk management or clinical governance accountabilities associated with this post.
- To observe the rules, policies, procedures and standards of Kings College Hospital NHS Trust together with all relevant statutory and professional obligations.
- To observe and maintain strict confidentiality of personal information relating to patients and staff.
- To be responsible, with management support, for their own personal development and to actively contribute to the development of colleagues.
- This job description is intended as a guide to the general scope of duties and is not intended to be definitive or restrictive. It is expected that some of the duties will change over time and this description will be subject to review in consultation with the post holder.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc Radiography or equivalent
- HCPC Registration
- Radiography Post Graduate Diploma or equivalent experience
Desirable
- IV cannulation Certificate
Skills and Experience
Essential
- Evidence of CPD such as completion of short specialist courses
- Demonstration of equipment competencies in general, mobile, theatre and fluoroscopy equipment.
- Good oral and written communication skills.
Desirable
- Demonstration of competency in CT scanning
- Experience in working in a PACS environment
Personal characteristics
Essential
- Demonstrates a positive approach to customer care.
- Able to organise and prioritise workload
- Able to work in a team.
- Commitment to undertake on call, shifts and weekend duties
- Able to self motivate and work on own initiative
- Flexible approach to working practice, evidence of responding to service needs
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc Radiography or equivalent
- HCPC Registration
- Radiography Post Graduate Diploma or equivalent experience
Desirable
- IV cannulation Certificate
Skills and Experience
Essential
- Evidence of CPD such as completion of short specialist courses
- Demonstration of equipment competencies in general, mobile, theatre and fluoroscopy equipment.
- Good oral and written communication skills.
Desirable
- Demonstration of competency in CT scanning
- Experience in working in a PACS environment
Personal characteristics
Essential
- Demonstrates a positive approach to customer care.
- Able to organise and prioritise workload
- Able to work in a team.
- Commitment to undertake on call, shifts and weekend duties
- Able to self motivate and work on own initiative
- Flexible approach to working practice, evidence of responding to service needs
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
