Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to develop your career in the General Radiography Department at the Norfolk & Norwich University NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH). The Radiology Department is accredited by QSI (Quality Standards in Imaging).
In line with the Trust's PRIDE values, we are seeking highly motivated candidates to join our dynamic friendly team. Applicants will contribute and work within the team to deliver high quality imaging to all service users, ensuring clinical safety and facilitating a high standard of patient care. The post requires a flexible and enthusiastic Radiographer prepared to be part of a team providing 24/7 care to patients, coordinating workflow, staff and patients each day. In addition, successful candidates will be required to take on responsibilities which include undertaking appraisals, incident investigation, audits, health and safety duties, mentoring new staff and students, governance responsibilities and other tasks.
The Radiology Department has 9 general DR rooms with 3 in a busy and exciting ED unit. We also support a varied and busy theatre program (27 theatres), screening for urology, general, orthopaedic, spinal, pain and paediatric lists, undertaking many varied procedures.
Main duties of the job
A new paediatric Theatre complex opened in January 2024, and the Norfolk and Norwich Orthopaedic Centre (NANOC) opened in July 2024. Recruitment into this post will enable us to support further screening lists in the NANOC complex. In addition to these exciting developments, the Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) is under construction, currently planned to open in 2025, to provide a significant growth in capacity for General Radiography, MRI, CT and Ultrasound. Not only will the CDC increase our capacity, but it will open up further training opportunities.
We also undertake dental imaging, support the Fluoroscopy Department and have a team of Reporting Radiographers (musculoskeletal, chest and abdomen).Cromer Hospital also forms part of the Trust and is situated on the beautiful North Norfolk coast. The Cromer Radiology department has a further 2 DR rooms supporting a busy MIU, GP's and clinics together with a procedure room with its own image intensifier, for Pain lists.
Hours of work: Full Time and part time hours are available. Shifts are a mixture of long and short days. You will be required to work flexibly - weekday / weekend and out of hour's duties (including nights) within the NNUH Trust including Cromer District Hospital. We operate a 7 day working week which includes rostering at nights, weekends and Bank Holidays. We offer flexible working opportunities as well.
About us
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Flexible working hours
- Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
- Multi Faith prayer room
- Discounted gym memberships
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
- Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
- Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
- On-site Nursery
- On-site cafes offering staff discounts
- Support in career development
- Flexible staff bank
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. Ensure own technical standards of the modality are up to date and evidence based, attend relevant courses, clinical meetings, study days and show evidence of Continued Professional Development. Fulfil mandatory training requirements, in-service and staff development training and take part in the annual appraisal system.
2. Maintain an active Continuous Professional Development portfolio.
3. Ensure a high standard of professionalism and patient care within their work area. This includes appropriate communication with patients providing reassurance and obtaining the patients confidence and co-operation to obtain the required diagnostic images.
4. Undertake audits as part of the Departmental and Trust Governance and Audit programmes. Take part in research imaging when required as a means of service development and improvement.
5. Act as a resource for developing new imaging techniques and adapting these to the needs of the clinician.6. Comply with all relevant Trust policies and procedures.To promote good relationships in their dealings with other departments, hospital staff, patients and the public.
7. To promote good relationships in their dealings with other departments, hospital staff, patients and the public.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. Ensure own technical standards of the modality are up to date and evidence based, attend relevant courses, clinical meetings, study days and show evidence of Continued Professional Development. Fulfil mandatory training requirements, in-service and staff development training and take part in the annual appraisal system.
2. Maintain an active Continuous Professional Development portfolio.
3. Ensure a high standard of professionalism and patient care within their work area. This includes appropriate communication with patients providing reassurance and obtaining the patients confidence and co-operation to obtain the required diagnostic images.
4. Undertake audits as part of the Departmental and Trust Governance and Audit programmes. Take part in research imaging when required as a means of service development and improvement.
5. Act as a resource for developing new imaging techniques and adapting these to the needs of the clinician.6. Comply with all relevant Trust policies and procedures.To promote good relationships in their dealings with other departments, hospital staff, patients and the public.
7. To promote good relationships in their dealings with other departments, hospital staff, patients and the public.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current HCPC RegistraDiploma/Degree of College of Radiographer or equivalenttion
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
- Current HCPC registered
- Show evidence of CPD
Experience
Essential
- Appropriate knowledge must be up to date and underpinned by theoretical and practical experience
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates an understanding and experience of working with performance objectives and organisation target.
- Demonstrates willingness to learn and take on new challenges.
- Demonstrates good verbal, written and communication skills
- Ability to train other members of staff including all clinical staff at undergraduate & postgraduate levels
Attitude, aptitude
Essential
- Demonstrates the ability to use own initiative
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
- Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current HCPC RegistraDiploma/Degree of College of Radiographer or equivalenttion
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
- Current HCPC registered
- Show evidence of CPD
Experience
Essential
- Appropriate knowledge must be up to date and underpinned by theoretical and practical experience
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates an understanding and experience of working with performance objectives and organisation target.
- Demonstrates willingness to learn and take on new challenges.
- Demonstrates good verbal, written and communication skills
- Ability to train other members of staff including all clinical staff at undergraduate & postgraduate levels
Attitude, aptitude
Essential
- Demonstrates the ability to use own initiative
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
- Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
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).
