East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Radiographer - Interventional, Cardiac and CT

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Job summary

Are you an autonomus practitioner who can work within a multidisciplinary team to ensure adherence to Ionising Radiation regulations and supervise students and new members of the team? Then this could be the role for you!

We are looking for a Senior Radiographer to join the team to work in our purpose built Interventional and Cardiac suite at Colchester Hospital. There is also an opportunity to rotate into CT.

Our combined Interventional Radiology & Cardiac Angiography (IRCA) unit provides a 24/7 service for interventional radiology. Colchester is a Vascular centre which accepts patients from across the region for urgent, life-saving procedures such as EVAR, FEVAR, embolization, thrombolysis and angioplasty. The dedicated Cardiac Catheterisation lab provides cardiology services such as diagnostic coronary angiography and pacemaker implants. The IRCA department carries out over 3000 procedures per annum.

We require a Radiographer to provide effective, high quality individualised care to patients and relatives/carers and to contribute to the continuing development of radiology practice.

You will be required to lead and ensure high standards of patient care at all times, in line with Trust policies and guidelines. In addition you will be an effective leader of the team and wider multi-professional healthcare team.

This post is 37.5 hours per week, which consists of 4 longer days with an off day during the week, which may be subject to change upon needs of the service.

Main duties of the job

  • You will provide high quality images to our radiologists, cardiologists and vascular surgeons.
  • Participate in the vascular on-call service (45 minute call out time).
  • Deputise for area lead radiographer taking responsibility of managing the area on a day to day basis in their absence
  • Act as point of contact for general imaging enquiries acting appropriately, sensitively and professionally to ensure confidentiality is maintained at all times, seeking more senior support if appropriate
  • Communicate decisions and outcomes from enquiries to the relevant senior staff member
  • To support undertaking regular review of systems and implement changes and audit of these to ensure maximum efficiency as required
  • Liaise with peers of all professional groups, radiologists, other medical officers and technical staff in the delivery of high quality patient care

About us

One of the largest Trust's in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients' own homes. You will be joining a team of over 11,000 amazing colleagues providing care to 800,000 residents.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health & Wellbeing programme offer a range of services including mental health support. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.

Please ensure you read the attached information regarding Covid vaccination requirements.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.

Find out about living and working with us - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

Details

Date posted

13 October 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

432-HR1466-23

Job locations

Colchester Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL


Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to degree level or equivalent
  • Current registration with the HCPC as a radiographer (or meets HCPC eligibility criteria for international candidates).

Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience of working at a senior level within a radiology service
  • Previous hospital experience
  • Supervising junior members of staff
  • Utilising hospital computer systems
  • Maintaining high standards

Desirable

  • Experience in Interventional Radiology (IR)
  • Experience in Cardiac Cath Lab
  • Experience in Computed Tomography (CT)
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to degree level or equivalent
  • Current registration with the HCPC as a radiographer (or meets HCPC eligibility criteria for international candidates).

Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience of working at a senior level within a radiology service
  • Previous hospital experience
  • Supervising junior members of staff
  • Utilising hospital computer systems
  • Maintaining high standards

Desirable

  • Experience in Interventional Radiology (IR)
  • Experience in Cardiac Cath Lab
  • Experience in Computed Tomography (CT)

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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 Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Xray Manager

Amanda Stiff

amanda.stiff@esneft.nhs.uk

07592328076

Details

Date posted

13 October 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

432-HR1466-23

Job locations

Colchester Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL


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