Job summary
Part time 22.5 hours per week (0.6 WTE). Permanent post.
Bolton Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has an exciting opportunity for an experienced musculoskeletal (MSK) reporting radiographer to join our established reporting team. The successful candidate will support the team to deliver our 09.00-21.00 MSK reporting service including all aspects of musculoskeletal projectional imaging and our radiographer-led discharge service.
Main duties of the job
To evaluate and interpret MSK x-rays and produce accurate, diagnostic and actionable reports, while maintaining patient and staff confidentiality and practising within legal and ethical boundaries of your profession. To take part in the radiographer-led discharge service.
Be responsible for prioritising and managing your own workload and ensuring that examinations are reported in a timely and accurate manner in accordance with departmental policies and procedures. Demonstrate professional autonomy and accountability, while working within your own scope of practice, be aware of your own limitations and know when to seek support. Understand the requirement for life-long continuing professional development, research and self-audit, required for retaining competence and supporting the necessary depth of knowledge. Demonstrate effective communication skills, and be able to adapt your communication style, to provide information, advice and professional opinion to the multi-disciplinary team, patients and their relatives and carers. Be actively involved in the daily operation of the department and act as a role model, setting and maintaining excellent standards of professionalism and ensuringthe highest standard of patient/client care.
About us
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust provide services across the north west side of the Greater Manchester area ranging from hospital services in Bolton to community services across Bolton, Salford, Ashton, Leigh and Wigan. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. We have a CQC rating as good overall and we have some key areas of outstanding practice with an outstanding rating for being well led at every level.
Over 5,700 people work for the Trust and many of them have been here a long time. People find they don't need to go elsewhere to find a fulfilling career in healthcare. The Trust offer a range of flexible working patterns to enable our staff to balance their work and personal life.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As an experienced MSK reporting radiographer, you will join our established reporting radiographer team. As a member of the of this team, you will use your expert knowledge to independently report MSK x-rays from all referral sources, while working within your own scope of practice. You will take part in our radiographer led discharge service to support shorter journey times through our Emergency department.
Job planning will be completed on an individual basis in order to map your responsibilities and duties against national and local standards to ensure that you are able to demonstrate fulfillment of the four pillars of enhanced and advance radiographic practice. All team members will be expected to take part in self-audit, radiology events and learning meetings (REALM) and participate in the local continuous professional development (CPD) programme.
You will support the wider radiographic team to deliver a high standard of imaging whilst working in the general x-ray clinical area. You will act a role model and deliver support and actionable feedback to the team in order to maintain a high standard of radiographic practice.
For further details, please see the job description and person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As an experienced MSK reporting radiographer, you will join our established reporting radiographer team. As a member of the of this team, you will use your expert knowledge to independently report MSK x-rays from all referral sources, while working within your own scope of practice. You will take part in our radiographer led discharge service to support shorter journey times through our Emergency department.
Job planning will be completed on an individual basis in order to map your responsibilities and duties against national and local standards to ensure that you are able to demonstrate fulfillment of the four pillars of enhanced and advance radiographic practice. All team members will be expected to take part in self-audit, radiology events and learning meetings (REALM) and participate in the local continuous professional development (CPD) programme.
You will support the wider radiographic team to deliver a high standard of imaging whilst working in the general x-ray clinical area. You will act a role model and deliver support and actionable feedback to the team in order to maintain a high standard of radiographic practice.
For further details, please see the job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registration as a Radiographer with the Health Professions Council
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Experience of basic image interpretation
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registration as a Radiographer with the Health Professions Council
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Experience of basic image interpretation
Desirable
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
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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).
