Clinical Specialist Radiographer

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

The Imaging Department at The Royal London & Mile End Hospitals have an exciting development opportunity to become a Clinical Specialist Radiographer in our team. Royal London Hospital is home to the London Air Ambulance. It's one of the capital's leading trauma & stroke centres and houses one of the largest children's hospitals in the UK.

As a major teaching hospital, we pride ourselves on our commitment to career and professional development including mentorship, radiographer reporting, radiographer led line insertions in Interventional Radiology, sonographer training and sonographer ACP.

Imaging services across Barts Health are transitioning to a new model of work, recruiting more staff to drive the quality of care delivered by Radiographers across all sites. Our vision is to support staff to work to the top of their licence, nurturing skills through training and mentorship to realise a workforce that provides outstanding care for our patients now and in the future.

The post holder will have a pivotal role in supporting the service to meet its priorities, diagnostic and cancer performance standards and strategic development of the service. The post holder will be an experienced radiographer who has highly developed clinical & leadership skills. Successful candidates will be given the opportunity to specialise in either MRI or IR as well as rotate through the key modalities of X-ray and CT.

Main duties of the job

Working within a multi-disciplinary team the post-holder will contribute to the safe and effective running of the imaging department. They will be an expert in their field of clinical practice and will be able to perform a wide range of x-ray examinations to a high standard. The post holder will be required to rotate through x-ray, CT and either IR or MRI and they will participate in the delivery of a 24/7, 365 service.

This is a leadership role and the post holder will offer supervision to band 5 and 6 radiographers, assistant practitioners, imaging assistants, students/apprentices and visitors to the imaging department, they will be required to deputise for the modality lead and role model professional behaviours. The post holder will ensure patient flow in the trust by actively managing the flow of emergency and in-patients to ensure same day imaging.

The post holder will be key in ensuring the delivery of high-quality patient care and experience. The post holder at all times will demonstrate a high level of professionalism and act in accordance with the HCPC standards of proficiency. Furthermore, they are expected to establish and maintain positive interpersonal relationships with other staff members characterized by trust, mutual respect and open, honest communication.

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.

Internal recruitment will be completed prior to progressing external applications. As such, there may be a delay in inviting external candidates to interview while internal appointments are finalised. If you have not had any response within 3 weeks of the advert closing, please do get in touch via the recruiting manager.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• BSc (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography, DCR(D) Diploma of the College of Radiographers, or equivalents
• Health and Care Professions Council Registration
• Evidence of career-long commitment to CPD
• Postgraduate study in a relevant area

Desirable criteria

• Student Clinical Assessors Course
• College of Radiographers accredited IV cannulation course

Experience

Essential criteria

• Up to date knowledge of general imaging techniques
• Able to work unsupervised
• Awareness of clinical governance issues in relation to patient care.
• Understanding of factors affecting service throughput and quality
• Completion of preceptorship
• Experience of on-call and out of hours roster
• Leadership and mentoring experience

Desirable criteria

• CT/MRI and/or Interventional Radiography experience.
• Previous experience as Band 7 radiographer.
• Experience of training staff and students.
• Demonstrates ongoing CPD.
• Experience of participating in HR processes such as performing appraisal and investigations

Knowledge/Skills

Essential criteria

• Clinical and technical expert in XX modality
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to teach and mentor students, more junior staff and new members of staff.
• Ability to cope with work pressures and manage time effectively
• Ability to cope with conflict and complaints at local level commensurate with Trust policies
• Ability to make prompt decisions based on knowledge, experience and circumstances
• Ability to work using own initiative but also to know when to seek assistance and guidance.
• Basic computer and keyboard skills.
• Keep all records up to date in a clear, accurate and concise manner on a day-to-day basis
• Self-motivated with an ability to motivate others
• Able to work flexibly based on needs of service.

Desirable criteria

• Intermediate IT skills.

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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