Senior Rotational Radiographer

NHS; Royal Tunbridge Wells; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job description

Are you interested in working for Radiology?...Are you Relocating?

Come and join our busy, and expanding team at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Hospital NHS Trust. We are looking for enthusiastic and friendly colleagues to join the department who are dedicated to ensuring patients are receiving the best possible care.

The department is a friendly and supportive environment that provides its staff the opportunity to succeed in their goals; we are committed to supporting CPD and encourage role development. Both departments are busy diagnostic hubs delivering high quality imaging for an acute Trust.

Posts have become available based in our departments at Tunbridge and Maidstone Hospitals. We provide imaging services over seven days across our hospitals and CDC satellite sites.

Base sites will be discussed at interview.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a caring, dynamic, experienced, motivated radiographer who will suggest and encourage ideas, to join our team. If you have a commitment to outstanding care, quality and have an interest in developing your leadership skills then our senior team could be for you.

You will be a radiographer with significant post qualification experience, the majority of which will be in UK healthcare. CT experience is essential.

You will be required to deputise for the Superintendent Radiographer.

About us

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust ranks among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and was named the second-best Trust to work for in the South East in the 2023 NHS Staff Survey.

We are a large acute hospital trust in south-east England, providing general hospital services and specialist care to around 600,000 residents in West Kent and East Sussex. With a dedicated and diverse team of over 8,000 staff we are proud to offer specialised cancer services to over two million people through the Kent Oncology Centre.

Fordcombe Hospital, near Tunbridge Wells, became part of the Trust in October 2024. Specialising in planned care, it offers two operating theatres, 28 inpatient and day-care beds, diagnostic services (X-ray, MRI, CT, and endoscopy), and consultation/treatment rooms.

Looking for flexible working?

We are a flexible working-friendly organisation. Whether it's adjusting your hours or exploring other flexible arrangements, we want to work with you to find the best solution for you, our patients, and the Trust. Talk to us about how we can accommodate your working needs.

Joining us includes a comprehensive benefits package:

• At least 27 days of annual leave plus public/bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time staff).
• Membership in the NHS Pension Scheme, with a 20.6% employer contribution and life assurance benefits.
• Blue Light card eligibility.
• And more, additional benefits can be found in the benefits documents below.

Job responsibilities

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Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check at Enhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children).

All successful applicants will be required to complete our corporate trust induction once a start date has been agreed.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• BSc Diagnostic Radiography or equivalent
• HCPC Registration
• CPD evidence
• In possession of or working towards undertaking a postgraduate qualification.
• IV cannulation course

Experience/Knowledge

• Competence in a wide range of CT/ interventional scans.
• A sound knowledge of departmental/other hospital protocols and practices.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills liaising with staff internally and externally.
• Ability to receive and analyse sensitive/ contentious, complex, information and respond in a rapid and appropriate fashion.
• Ability to rapidly assess patient personality and respond appropriately.
• Good knowledge of IRMER and IRR.
• Experience of workloads in a busy CT department.

Skills

• Ability to deliver excellent CT skills and patient care.

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.

Job Locations

Maidstone Hospital and Tunbridge Wells Hospital (Cross Site)

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working Pattern

Full-time

Reference Number

359-7088827-T1