CT Advanced Practitioner

Job summary

The CT service at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is a progressive and dynamic service offering patients and staff a safe and effective, care and work environment.

We strive for excellence in all that we do, and we hope that you will be our next key team player on this journey.

We are looking for an experienced and ambitious diagnostic radiographer with excellent communication skills and a strong technical background in CT scanning to join our team of CT Advanced Practitioners.

The ideal candidate will have excellent knowledge of specialist CT scanning procedures and protocols. They will contribute to the delivery of staff training and education as well as governance, risk management, service-relevant key performance indicators and staff management processes.

The successful candidate will be keen to implement change and embrace the fast paced nature of the industry, demonstrating a high level of resilience and problem solving matched with excellent organisational skills.

In return, we offer a strong, open and approachable management structure with opportunities for post graduate learning and development.

Main duties of the job

To achieve and maintain advanced clinical knowledge, including exceptional competence and confidence scanning a wide range of CT examinations.

To assist the CT Superintendent in maintaining high quality CT services at New Cross Hospital and satellite sites, and to assist in the planning and development of these services.

To support the CT Superintendent manage waiting times and meeting departmental KPIs.

To deputise for the CT Superintendent as necessary.

To maintain and deliver a high-quality CT training programme.

To be responsible for the development, maintenance and delivery of CT SOP's and protocols.

About us

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.