Advanced Cardiac Radiographer - CT

Job description

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Job overview

To support the newly opened Community Diagnostics Centre based at Mile End Hospital, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Advanced Cardiac CT Radiographer to work within the Cardiac CT service provision networked from the service at St Bartholomew's Hospital. The launch of the CDC will ensure patients have access to specialised services within a community setting, whilst taking advantage of close links with the service at Bart's Heart Centre.

If you are a dynamic, enthusiastic, experienced Cardiac Radiographer, specialised in Cardiac CT and are looking for a challenge, this is an exciting opportunity to work within a newly established service alongside a friendly, hard-working, ambitious and highly skilled team of Radiographers within the CDC and in collaboration with the Cardiac Imaging service at St Bart's NHS Trust.

As part of this exciting role, you will be working as a key member of the Cardiac Imaging team, involved in the operational running of the department, under the leadership and deputising to the Operational Lead Radiographer.

The Cardiac service within St Bart's Trust is involved in a large amount of research and complex scanning with plenty of opportunities to get involved. We are immensely proud to have many of our Radiographers publishing research and representing us at conferences.

The service at the CDC is based on a 7 day a week, 12 hours a day model offering flexible access to patients from around London and beyond.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as an Advanced Specialist Practitioner within Cardiac Imaging, where they will be an advocate for radiographer professional development and use their advanced knowledge to support specialist radiographer education and training. They will provide high quality, effective Imaging services within Cardiac CT. The post holder will work closely with Radiographers, students and clinical staff of all grades in providing safe, prompt and effective imaging. This will be done at the Community Diagnostics Centre (CDC) at Mile End.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• BSc or Diploma in Diagnostic Radiography
• HCPC State Registration

Desirable criteria

• Post Graduate specialist training equivalent to Master's level.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Demonstrable evidence of expert Cardiac CT radiographic experience.
• Experience of working with junior staff and students.
• Vast practical Cardiac Radiography experience post qualification

Desirable criteria

• Experience in perusing innovation and role development in Cardiac CT radiography.
• Experience in more than one hospital.
• Evidence of experience of first line management

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Evidence of advanced knowledge in Cardiac CT imaging.
• Portfolio of evidence of advanced professional development/training and education for Cardiac CT Radiography.
• Evidence that knowledge of Cardiac CT imaging techniques is up to date.
• Evidence of the ability to critically analyse Cardiac CT radiography practice and role development/training potential.

Desirable criteria

• Post graduate specialist Cardiac CT training equivalent to Master's level

Visa Sponsorship Information

This role is subject to UK immigration requirements. Where sponsorship is required, applicants must meet the eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa in accordance with current UK Visas and Immigration rules, including any salary, qualification, and role-specific requirements applicable at the time of appointment. Candidates who require sponsorship will only be considered where the post is eligible and where all sponsorship criteria can be met. Evidence of the right to work in the UK will be required before appointment. Please note that for roles employed under Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions, the High-Cost Area Supplement (HCAS) is not included when calculating the basic salary for the purposes of sponsorship.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals' who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful.

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Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so. As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.

Barts Health promotes active travel as part of its goal to reach Net Zero. Each site is accessible by public transport and the Trust has a cycle to work scheme and some sites have Brompton Hire Pods.

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