CT Radiographer - CDC Mobile CT Service

Job summary

Band 7 Specialist Radiographers, and Band 6 Mobile CT Radiographers, working across The Humber and North Yorkshire Healthcare Partnership (HNY) to provide a

NHS MOBILE CT SERVICE to support Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC)

This is a new service and we are looking for pioneering and innovative CT Radiographers who are keen to experience a new way of delivering a varied workload.

• Are you able to work with the high pressures endemic in the modern NHS?
• Do you enjoy finding solutions and working in new and different ways?
• Are you keen to provide a ground-breaking mobile CT service to patients closer to their home?

For the band 7 specialist Radiographer posts previous CT experience is essential

For the band 6 mobile CT Radiographer posts previous CT experience is preferred however training will be given if you have no CT experience.

Minimum requirements are BSc or DCR(R) in Diagnostic Radiography. Post grad qualification in imaging required for band 7.

This advertisement is for Band 6/ 7 CT Radiographer roles, depending on experience, please detail in application which role you are applying for.

If so we have an exciting opportunity for Radiographers to join an expanding team to run 2 new state of the art Canon Aquillion Prime SP 160 CT scanners installed on expandable trailers to support the CDC service across the HNY region

Main duties of the job

Radiographers employed in this service are trained to ILS level and independently administer contrast media without medical supervision.

The service rotates around the region providing a Mobile service to supplement the CT services in York & Scarborough Trust, North Lincolnshire and Goole Trust and Hull University Teaching Hospitals Trust delivering CT capacity at non-acute sites. Sites are currently located in Goole, Grimsby, Selby, Beverley, Bridlington, Hull. Further expansion to other locations is expected.

You will be expected to travel to various locations across the region on a rotational basis. Preferably working 3 long days (subject to site and demand) you will be supported with travel expenses and accommodation when necessary.

A substantial relocation package will be available for any applicants outside the area. Applicants already within the region will be considered on an individual basis.

You will be an NHS employee, your host Trust will be HUTH however you will be employed to provide a service to the HNY region

In the future your role may include responsibilities at any sites across the HNY and there may be a potential for on call / out of hours responsibilities.

CPD will be actively encouraged and supported within the Role. Radiographers will be encouraged to study for Post graduate qualification such as the post graduate certificate in CT and develop your skills

About us

HUTH has two main sites: Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital with an annual budget of approximately £500 million. The Trust employs around 11,000 staff and serves an extended population of 1.25 million, delivering a number of outpatient services from locations across the area, extending from Scarborough in North Yorkshire to Grimsby and Scunthorpe in North East and North Lincolnshire respectively

Our vision is Great Staff, Great Care, Great Future, as we believe that by developing an innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver great care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Trust and our community.

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.