Job summary
Do you feel passionate about the clinical education of radiographers and their support workforce? Would you like a job as a Practice Educator within the X-Ray Imaging team at the largest hospital in the Southwest?
We invite you to join our friendly team based in Plymouth, Devon - a dynamic ocean city. A thriving University includes both medical and dental schools. Plymouth has one of the largest shopping centres in the region with a range of both big names and independent stores. The historic and vibrant Barbican has arts and crafts stores, a renowned Gin Distillery. Plymouth also has an interesting maritime history including the Mayflower Steps which mark the point at which the Pilgrim Fathers set sail for North America.
Applications are welcomed from diagnostic radiographers with demonstrable current post graduate NHS experience within X-Ray (plain film) to include sound clinical knowledge of the modality. As a Senior Radiographer you would be expected to provide clinical excellence, leadership and teaching, working as part of a wider multi-disciplinary team. You will support the day to day running of the X-Ray Practice Education Programme and liaise with our HEI's to support our student learners.
***Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as 'Priority' and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.***
Main duties of the job
- To deliver a high quality, effective and efficient radiographic service to the highest professional standards. To become actively involved within the plain film modality where you will carry out duties commensurate with a senior radiographic post within the department.
- To review the quality of the learning environment by providing support, supervision, educational and professional development opportunities for practice assessors, supervisors, students, qualified health care professionals and support workers within the practice setting. To liaise closely with the Lead Practice Educator, as part of a team of practice educators, to provide support, provision and facilitation of CPD and deliver training and source external training where appropriate across the multidisciplinary radiology team
- To support and create effective learning placements within the organisation in line with national agendas and Higher Education Institutions. Supervising, assessing and supporting students and apprentices in the department
- To support 7 day, 24 hour working, including bank/public holidays as required by the needs to the service including rotation to peripheral sites.
About us
We are a people business - where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure.
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY. If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment team on 01752 432100. We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission.
We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Contribute to the day to day running of the modality by planning, organising and prioritising the workload thus ensuring an efficient and effective throughput of patients
- Take the lead role in the Clinical Education Team during periods of absence of the area lead radiographer.
- Participate in 7 day working and rotation to peripheral sites, providing cover at peripheral sites during planned leave of the resident radiographer.
- Respond to the changing needs of the department daily by providing a flexible approach to the working day, thus maintaining the existing excellent standard of service and the continuing promotion of good working relationships. The work pattern will be unpredictable due to frequent interruptions and problem solving. Concentration will need to be maintained for long periods when operating equipment etc.
- Interpret and follow local and Trust Policies and Procedures, following accepted protocols and professional codes of conduct to manage own and departmental workload. Be able to manage the pressures of accommodating emergency work in addition to planned sessions.
- Support and enhance the continual quality initiative and ensure a quality first approach to all aspects of work despite the pressures of time and volume of workload.
- Be responsible for evaluating and maintaining the standard of work produced in your area ensuring it is of a high quality and taking corrective action where there may be problems.
- Be able to assess when guidance and support is required in a particular situation.
- Be responsible for the safe use of expensive, highly complex and specialist equipment.
- Ensure that equipment faults are reported, following this up where equipment is out of use to ensure it is repaired in a timely manner. Liaising with medical physics experts as appropriate thus ensuring that equipment is safe to use for both staff and patients.
- Be responsible for informing modality leads, clinical and non-clinical staff, and any patients affected by any equipment faults, and ensure that the equipment is safe to use for both staff and patients.
- Assess the Radiation risk to the patient and ensure it is kept as low as reasonably practicable (the ALARP principle).
- Assess information on X-ray requests to ensure it is relevant and can be justified under IR(ME)R 2017.
- Interpret clinical information to support the requested examination. Follow departmental clinical protocols whilst employing professional judgement to ensure the most appropriate examination for the patient is carried out. You will be expected to query an examination if you believe clinical indications require it, giving advice to more junior members of staff where needed.
- Electronically authorise x-ray imaging requests in accordance with department protocol.
- Ensure electronic x-ray requests are authorised to protocol in a timely manner, referring any queries to the duty floor radiologist or appropriate practitioner.
- Ensure in-patient x-ray requests are prioritised according to clinical need and brought down to the department in a timely manner.
- Work with the trust management team to prioritise patients for efficiency throughout the hospital when needed.
- Be responsible for the patient whilst in your care and where appropriate to inform relatives and carers, when necessary, of the procedure to be under taken. Patient groups will include paediatrics, those with learning disabilities, cancer, dementia, patients in severe pain and patients who are sedated or under general anaesthesia.
- There is a constant requirement to exert moderate physical effort when moving equipment and patients with and without the use of mechanical aids for long periods of time.
- There will be frequent and sustained periods of concentration.
- There will be frequent exposure to distressing and emotional circumstances and occasional exposure to traumatic incidents when working in ED x-ray as part of the trauma team or carrying out mobile x-ray examinations on the wards and in theatre or within your specialist modality
- Assess likely danger of patient or relative becoming violent and aggressive and take appropriate precautions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Contribute to the day to day running of the modality by planning, organising and prioritising the workload thus ensuring an efficient and effective throughput of patients
- Take the lead role in the Clinical Education Team during periods of absence of the area lead radiographer.
- Participate in 7 day working and rotation to peripheral sites, providing cover at peripheral sites during planned leave of the resident radiographer.
- Respond to the changing needs of the department daily by providing a flexible approach to the working day, thus maintaining the existing excellent standard of service and the continuing promotion of good working relationships. The work pattern will be unpredictable due to frequent interruptions and problem solving. Concentration will need to be maintained for long periods when operating equipment etc.
- Interpret and follow local and Trust Policies and Procedures, following accepted protocols and professional codes of conduct to manage own and departmental workload. Be able to manage the pressures of accommodating emergency work in addition to planned sessions.
- Support and enhance the continual quality initiative and ensure a quality first approach to all aspects of work despite the pressures of time and volume of workload.
- Be responsible for evaluating and maintaining the standard of work produced in your area ensuring it is of a high quality and taking corrective action where there may be problems.
- Be able to assess when guidance and support is required in a particular situation.
- Be responsible for the safe use of expensive, highly complex and specialist equipment.
- Ensure that equipment faults are reported, following this up where equipment is out of use to ensure it is repaired in a timely manner. Liaising with medical physics experts as appropriate thus ensuring that equipment is safe to use for both staff and patients.
- Be responsible for informing modality leads, clinical and non-clinical staff, and any patients affected by any equipment faults, and ensure that the equipment is safe to use for both staff and patients.
- Assess the Radiation risk to the patient and ensure it is kept as low as reasonably practicable (the ALARP principle).
- Assess information on X-ray requests to ensure it is relevant and can be justified under IR(ME)R 2017.
- Interpret clinical information to support the requested examination. Follow departmental clinical protocols whilst employing professional judgement to ensure the most appropriate examination for the patient is carried out. You will be expected to query an examination if you believe clinical indications require it, giving advice to more junior members of staff where needed.
- Electronically authorise x-ray imaging requests in accordance with department protocol.
- Ensure electronic x-ray requests are authorised to protocol in a timely manner, referring any queries to the duty floor radiologist or appropriate practitioner.
- Ensure in-patient x-ray requests are prioritised according to clinical need and brought down to the department in a timely manner.
- Work with the trust management team to prioritise patients for efficiency throughout the hospital when needed.
- Be responsible for the patient whilst in your care and where appropriate to inform relatives and carers, when necessary, of the procedure to be under taken. Patient groups will include paediatrics, those with learning disabilities, cancer, dementia, patients in severe pain and patients who are sedated or under general anaesthesia.
- There is a constant requirement to exert moderate physical effort when moving equipment and patients with and without the use of mechanical aids for long periods of time.
- There will be frequent and sustained periods of concentration.
- There will be frequent exposure to distressing and emotional circumstances and occasional exposure to traumatic incidents when working in ED x-ray as part of the trauma team or carrying out mobile x-ray examinations on the wards and in theatre or within your specialist modality
- Assess likely danger of patient or relative becoming violent and aggressive and take appropriate precautions.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- HCPC Registration.
- BSc qualification in Radiography or equivalent demonstrable experience.
Desirable
- Proven previous Practice Educator experience.
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience within a similar role.
- Demonstrable experience and competence in all diagnostic x-ray imaging techniques.
- Demonstrable experience teaching learners and other radiography learners.
Desirable
- Demonstrable experience of service improvement projects.
- Demonstrable experience of working with HEI's from within and NHS establishment.
Disposition/attitude/motivation
Essential
- Proven evidence of demonstrating the Trust's values and behaviours.
- Able to set and maintain the highest standards of personal, professional and ethical behaviour and gain the trust and respect of others.
- Works in a calm and organised manner and mixes in well as part of cohesive team.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- HCPC Registration.
- BSc qualification in Radiography or equivalent demonstrable experience.
Desirable
- Proven previous Practice Educator experience.
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience within a similar role.
- Demonstrable experience and competence in all diagnostic x-ray imaging techniques.
- Demonstrable experience teaching learners and other radiography learners.
Desirable
- Demonstrable experience of service improvement projects.
- Demonstrable experience of working with HEI's from within and NHS establishment.
Disposition/attitude/motivation
Essential
- Proven evidence of demonstrating the Trust's values and behaviours.
- Able to set and maintain the highest standards of personal, professional and ethical behaviour and gain the trust and respect of others.
- Works in a calm and organised manner and mixes in well as part of cohesive team.
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).