Senior Rotational Radiographer

Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic, caring and passionate radiographers to join our rapidly growing team at the Princess Alexandra NHS Trust. It is an exciting time to join the PAHT imaging department. In January 2026 we will go live with our next phase of our CDC project where we will install 2 brand new CT scanners at our St. Margaret's site to provide additional capacity to our 3 scanners at our main acute site. As well as this, we have received funding to build a reporting radiographer team which will focus on the image reporting of all x-rays, MRI knees and spines and CT heads.

As part of our ongoing commitment to building an effective, enjoyable, and supportive department we have also created practice educator posts for x-ray, CT, and MRI which will focus on the continued learning and development of all of our radiographers. These are in addition to our student focused practice educators.

Main duties of the job

The post holder is also required to rotate through the CT department when required and take on the responsibility of rectally intubating patients for CT Colonography examinations. Further training in CT cardiac, colonography, and biopsies is also encouraged.

The PAHT imaging department is based across 3 sites, the main acute hospital in Harlow, the CDC hub site at St. Margaret's Hospital, and the CDC spoke site at the Hert's and Essex Hospital in Bishop's Stortford; rotation across all 3 sites is expected.

About us

Our Organisation

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop's Stortford, and St Margaret's Hospital in Epping.

We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop's Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.

Our Values

The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:

Patient at heart - Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts

Everyday excellence - Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both

Creative collaboration - Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care

The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.

Employer details

Employer name

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Princess Alexandra NHS Trust

Hamstel Road

Harlow

CM20 1QX

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Princess Alexandra NHS Trust

Hamstel Road

Harlow

CM20 1QX

Employer's website

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

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