East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Specialist Radiographer CT

The closing date is 03 June 2025

Job summary

We are recruiting for a Specialist Radiographer CT who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

You will possess good CT experience and a desire to impart their skills and knowledge to other radiographers in the team. You are based at the Lister Hospital in Stevenage and will perform a range of CT examinations and participate in a cross-site rota with our sister site at the new QEII Hospital, Welwyn Garden City.

In addition to the general and emergency CT workload, there are cardiac CT scanning lists on our newly installed Siemens Force and a monthly CT cryotheraphy list.

We pride ourselves on being a friendly, energetic department. There is a strong culture of teamwork and staff development, with CPD being actively encouraged and supported.

Below is what members of our teams had to say about the Radiology department:

"A lovely place to work with a great team spirit"

"A very caring and very diverse and multicultural department who will make anyone who starts to work here feel very welcome"

"We all work together as a team and help each other as much as we can"

At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

Main duties of the job

The Trust currently has 5 CT scanners (Siemens and Canon).

The department also has CR/DR systems, integrated with Carestream PACS and encompass a comprehensive range of equipment including DR general and dental rooms, flat plate interventional room, CT, MRI, Breast Imaging, DXA Scanning, Nuclear Medicine, flat plate image intensifiers and a wide range of Ultrasound services.

There is also a dedicated recovery area for interventional cases in Radiology.

The successful candidate will take part in a 7-day working shift pattern

About us

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust,we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

o The Lister Hospital, Stevenage

o New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City

o Hertford County, Hertford

o Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Details

Date posted

21 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

361-7132186

Job locations

Lister Hospital

Corey Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Training

Essential

  • DCR or BSc Diagnostic Radiography Evidence of Continued Professional Development
  • Evidence of Continued Professional Development

Previous Experience

Essential

  • Experience of a wide range of Imaging equipment
  • Demonstration of ability to make decisions and take responsibility
  • Evidence of supporting role in day to day management of Imaging Department

Desirable

  • Experience of CT and/or MRI
  • Involvement in Audit and Clinical Governance programmes
  • Experience of supervising student radiographers and junior members of staff

Skills

Essential

  • Demonstration of organisational skills at departmental level
  • Good verbal and written communication with patients and staff at all levels
  • Ability to work effectively in a team

Desirable

  • Student Mentor training

Knowledge

Essential

  • High standard of imaging skills
  • Computer literacy
  • Knowledge of radiation safety issues
  • Evidence of Continued Professional Development

Desirable

  • IV cannulation training
  • Red Dot (Pattern Recognition) Study Day

Other Requirements

Essential

  • UK Resident
  • To be physically capable of positioning patients and moving equipment
  • To be flexible with work patterns and be able to work outside of normal core working hours
  • Participation in extended working day/week rota
Person Specification

Qualifications/Training

Essential

  • DCR or BSc Diagnostic Radiography Evidence of Continued Professional Development
  • Evidence of Continued Professional Development

Previous Experience

Essential

  • Experience of a wide range of Imaging equipment
  • Demonstration of ability to make decisions and take responsibility
  • Evidence of supporting role in day to day management of Imaging Department

Desirable

  • Experience of CT and/or MRI
  • Involvement in Audit and Clinical Governance programmes
  • Experience of supervising student radiographers and junior members of staff

Skills

Essential

  • Demonstration of organisational skills at departmental level
  • Good verbal and written communication with patients and staff at all levels
  • Ability to work effectively in a team

Desirable

  • Student Mentor training

Knowledge

Essential

  • High standard of imaging skills
  • Computer literacy
  • Knowledge of radiation safety issues
  • Evidence of Continued Professional Development

Desirable

  • IV cannulation training
  • Red Dot (Pattern Recognition) Study Day

Other Requirements

Essential

  • UK Resident
  • To be physically capable of positioning patients and moving equipment
  • To be flexible with work patterns and be able to work outside of normal core working hours
  • Participation in extended working day/week rota

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Lister Hospital

Corey Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB


Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Lister Hospital

Corey Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB


Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Operational Lead

Jackie Lawson

jackie.lawson@nhs.net

01438285152

Details

Date posted

21 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

361-7132186

Job locations

Lister Hospital

Corey Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB


Supporting documents

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