Job summary
Employer heading
Specialist Interventional Radiographer
NHS AfC: Band 6
Here at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust,
Our mission is:
Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities
Our vision to 2030 is:
To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service
Job overview
We are recruiting for a Specialist Interventional Radiographer who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
As we grow and promote better patient care and experience, we are looking for experienced radiographers who have proven clinical ability in general radiography, and who have the desire to develop their own career and increase their expertise.
As one of our band 6 Radiographers you’ll join a friendly, energetic department with a lively calendar of social events.
Candidates should be flexible with good communication skills and team working ethic. You must have experience in the NHS and experience in interventional radiography would be an advantage, although we can provide training.
This is based at the Lister Hospital, Stevenage, but you may be required to travel to our other sites. In addition you will participate in on-call duties to provide emergency vascular imaging to our patients.
Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!
Main duties of the job
Our diagnostic radiology service is provided by the Lister hospital, the new Queen Elizabeth II hospital and the Hertford County hospital and includes plain film, interventional, fluoroscopy, Ultrasound, CT, MRI, NM SPECT, DXA and breast imaging.
We have two 3T Siemens Skyra scanners and a 1.5T MRI Avanto (re-fitted in November 2018) and 5 CT scanners, three Siemens (two Force and an AS+) and two Toshiba Primes.
Our expanding interventional service includes an interventional room with a GE Innova machine within Radiology and a dedicated recovery area. There is also a further fluoroscopy room.
The Trust will be providing a 24/7 vascular hub for the region and a state of the art hybrid theatre with a Philips Azurion 7 C20 with FelxArm system is currently being installed. This should open in September 2024.
We also use a GE Elite for vascular cases in theatre which include EVARs, angiograms and angioplasties. We perform a wide range of vascular, urology/renal and GI cases.
Working for our organisation
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
- The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
- Hertford County, Hertford
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant information pack for further detailed information regarding this role
Person specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential criteria
- DCR or BSc Diagnostic Radiography
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development
- HCPC registration
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of a wide range of Imaging equipment
- Experience of supervising junior members of staff
- Demonstration of ability to make decisions and take responsibility
Desirable criteria
- Experience of Interventional Radiography
- Involvement in Audit and Clinical Governance programmes
Skills
Essential criteria
- To demonstrate possession of leadership skills
- To demonstrate organisational skills at departmental level
- To be able to communicate with patients and staff at all levels
Desirable criteria
- Core Management Skills
- Student Mentor Training
- Appraisal Training
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Excellent general radiographic skills with an interest in interventional radiology
- Computer literacy
Desirable criteria
- IV Cannulation Training
- Red Dot (Pattern Recognition) Study Day attendance
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- Have flexibility to work outside of normal working hours
- To be physically capable of positioning patients and moving equipment
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jackie Lawson
- Job title
- Emergency Operational Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01438 285152
- Additional information
Peter Lusted
IR Lead
01438 285545
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