Advanced Practitioner Reporting Radiographer

Advanced Practitioner Reporting Radiographer

We have an exciting opportunity for a highly skilled and ambitious reporting radiographer to join us and become part of our engaging and forward-thinking Radiology Team.

There will be opportunities for you to develop your career. We offer a great working environment, investing in training and new equipment, and a highly skilled, patient-focused and friendly team. This is a rotational post, in addition to reporting there will be rotation through General x-ray, A&E, CT, MRI and intervention, dependent on applicants' experience.

Stoke Mandeville is a world-renowned Spinal Injuries Rehabilitation Centre and Radiology is pivotal in providing imaging services for spinal injury patients.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking an experienced radiographer to join our plain film reporting service. They must hold a post-graduate qualification in Reporting.

We are in the process of expanding and developing the reporting radiographer role within the Trust to include trauma, non-trauma and chest reporting.

Applications from radiographers who are already working towards a post-graduate qualification may be considered.

This post will be based at Stoke Mandeville but the successful applicant may work cross-site as required.

The successful candidate will be expected to partake in the out of hours service.

Radiology at SMH provides Plain Film including ED and Theatre, MRI, CT, Ultrasound, and Interventional Radiography. A plain film service is also provided at 2 community sites, Amersham and Buckingham.

The successful applicant will be expected to be an exemplar for the plain film reporting service, taking part in training, audit and continued quality improvement.

The Department prides itself on an active audit/teaching and quality improvement programme. The department also provides clinical placements for undergraduate students and an Apprenticeship Programme.

About us

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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

• As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

• We're committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

What do we stand for?

• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Job responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

Person Specification

Education, Qualification & Training

• Degree or equivalent in Radiography
• HCPC Registration
• Evidence of CPD and attendance at relevant short courses
• Post Graduate Certificate or evidence of working towards PGC

Special Circumstances

• Travel to other sites if required
• Participation in out-of-hours rota

Experience

• 5 years' experience in radiography including out of hours work
• Supervision and training of junior colleagues
• Experience of Quality Assurance or up-to-date knowledge of Health & Safety and Risk Assessment issues.
• Assisted in protocol development
• Plus 1 year MRI experience and CT scanning.
• Experience of day-to-day running of a service.

Skills, Abilities & Knowledge

• Venepuncture and cannulation
• Clear concise oral and written communication skills in order to deal with a range of staff/patients and provide written reports.
• Ability to develop protocols for clinical imaging
• Knowledge of Health & Safety issues
• Ability to deal with difficult situations, complaints, aggressive behaviour
• Ability to work under own initiative and as part of a team
• Organisational skills
• Appraisal and objective setting
• RPS

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.

£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working