Senior IR/Mechanical Thrombectomy Theatre Practitioners

Job summary

The successful candidate will have the excitingopportunity becoming a member of the expandinginterventional radiology team within the brand-new KentInterventional Radiology Centre being built at Kent andCanterbury Hospital. Presenting the exciting opportunity of being part of the establishment of a Centre of Excellence.

The post holder will provide effective patient care whilst working as a member of the Kent Interventional Radiology team across East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust.

Main duties of the job

Assisting senior Radiographic staff in the organisation and function of day-to-day management in the radiological sciences.

To supervise and support junior staff and promote maintenance of an efficient, effective and high quality service for all users.

To manage and report as appropriate any equipment/power failure.

To actively promote and participate in clinical audit.

To undertake all radiographic examinations as directed to an acceptable standard and seek guidance as appropriate. Aim to achieve and promote "quality" in all aspects of the Radiology service incorporating clinical tutorials.

To ensure the safety of self, staff and service users with regard to the use of ionising radiation's in accordance with the Health & Safety at Work Act and Local Rules of the Radiological Safety Committee. To produce high quality images which are accurately labelled and within the ALARA principle.

To ensure completion of all mandatory training and competency to use the required equipment. To take part in the appraisal process.

To participate in the full shift system, to include evenings, nights and weekends.

To maintain strictest confidence when dealing with patients, staff and other Health Service business information in accordance with both Trust Policy and the Data Protection Legislation.

To use and instruct others on the required functions of the computerised Radiology Patient Administration System and Radiological Sciences technology i.e. PACS.

To actively participate in the education and training of all staff, including the Directorate Preceptor Programme for newly qualified staff.

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About us

Our hard-working and progressive Radiology team work across our 3 acute sites as well as supporting our satellites sites. As a large acute Trust we provide key services within the patient pathway including and we work hard to continually deliver efficient and effective patient-centered services.

We are a professionally diverse team with different experiences and challenges and we recognise that both professional and pastoral care for our teams is a priority.

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.