Specialist Radiographer

Job summary

Due to expansion of services, Glangwili General Hospital are looking for an experienced CT Radiographer to support our service.

Applicants will possess BSc / HCPC registration plus appropriate experience in CT.

The successful applicants will be based at Glangwili General Hospital but will be expected to be flexible in their approach to the needs of the service and may be required to work at other sites within the Health Board.

The post is a full time position and will consider a job share, plus participation in extended days and the out of hours rota.

Main duties of the job

Glangwili General Hospital is a busy district general hospital which has major trauma status for West Wales. The department is well equipped with a GE 750HD CT scanner and a Canon Aquilion Prism recently installed in Jan 22. We perform the full range of examinations including CT Coronary Angiography.

The department has a Siemens Aera 1.5T MRI scanner and performs all examinations including a dedicated GA Paediatric session every two weeks. The general department has two Samsung DR rooms, all mobile equipment is digital and a selection of Philips II's. A Siemens Artis Zee fluoroscopy room facilitates ERCP, Permanent and temporary pacemaker insertion, Hysterosalpingography and swallowing assessment studies.

Role extension is encouraged and we have Radiographer led Barium swallows and hystrosalpingograms, Plain film, CT and MRI Radiographer reporting and opportunities for post graduate study including ultrasound training.

The department has a busy on call, which is staffed on site for General and CT and from home for MRI. Participation in on call is mandatory after training and induction has been completed. All modalities work extended days and weekends.

About us

Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 12,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services to almost 400,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:

Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest.

Five community hospitals: Amman Valley Hospital and Llandovery Hospital in Carmarthenshire, Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire.

Two integrated care centres (Aberaeron and Cardigan, Ceredigion).

Community facilities, including:

48 General Practices (GP surgeries), 49 Dental Practices, 98 Community Pharmacies (chemists), 44 General Ophthalmic Practices (including eye health and low vision services), 38 sites providing mental health and learning disability services, care within your own homes.

Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.