Operational Lead Radiographer – Cardiac Catheter Labs

Job summary

Bart's Heart and Thorax Centre (BHTC) are currently seeking a dynamic, enthusiastic Cardiac Catheter Lab Radiographer with a wealth of clinical and managerial experience who is looking for the opportunity to lead a friendly, hard-working, ambitious and highly skilled team of Cardiac Radiographers within the largest Cardiovascular Centre in Europe.

BHTC utilises state-of-the-art equipment, with 9 Siemens Catheter Labs, a Philips structural heart lab and Philips hybrid theatre with plans for expansion, leading the way in world-first procedures using latest technological advances and undertaking ground-breaking research and live broadcasting of cases for educational meetings and congresses, with opportunities to get involved.

This role involves day-to-day coordination of the labs and staffing provision, including both managerial and clinical duties, with participation in the departmental out of hours emergency on call service provision.

Teaming with the Operational Lead Radiographer for CT/CMR and deputising for the Head of Radiography in their absence, this fundamental role within the BHC senior team works closely with the Cath Lab Manager, Nursing Matron, Principal Physiologists and Consultant Cardiologists as well as the Barts Trust leadership and management team and key stakeholders reporting and advising on service demands, expansion and delivery.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for the management of the day to day provision of the Cardiac Cath Lab Radiography services within Barts Heart and Thorax Centre (BHTC), ensuring the service is run in an efficient and effective manner. The post holder will also contribute to operational coordination of the Cath Labs.

The post holder will provide high profile Clinical Specialist support to the Cath labs, and to the Cardiac Imaging department as a whole. The post holder will liaise with departmental Superintendent Radiographers with respect to staffing and other resource issues, and is responsible for the management of the Cath Lab Cardiac Radiographers, Specialist Cardiac Radiographers and Advanced Cardiac Radiographers.

The post holder will be expected to act as a Radiation Protection Supervisor (RPS) for the service and will complete the appropriate training in order to be appointed and added to Bart's Health RPS register to carry out these duties.

This service is key to operational priorities within the Directorate and as such, the post holder will be expected to interact with senior members of the hospital staff reporting and advising on service demands and delivery. The post holder will be expected to articulate knowledgeably and effectively on complex technical issues to all service users.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.

Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

St Bartholomew's Hospital

London

EC1A 7BE

Employer's website

https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

St Bartholomew's Hospital

London

EC1A 7BE

Employer's website

https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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