Job summary
Employer heading
Lead Radiographer
NHS AfC: Band 7
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.
We would love you to join us.
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Job overview
We are looking for an experienced, motivated and enthusiastic radiographer interested in a leadership role. This role will involve working at Kings Mill , Mansfield CDC and Newark sites on rotation, to lead and support the teams.
This post will have line management and organisational responsibilities across the service for the plain film and rotational teams with Newark as a specific area of responsibility.
We are looking for a radiographer with significant radiography experience and be able to demonstrate effective leadership, organisation and communication skills with enthusiasm for the radiography profession. Applications for part time 30 hours or over will be considered.
The successful applicant will participate in an on call and bank holiday rota and must be able to travel between sites
Main duties of the job
Please read the attached full job description and person specification in the additional documents section.
Working for our organisation
Thank you for your interest in this role.
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last six years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands .
Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please read the attached full job description and person specification in the additional documents section.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Specialist expertise, underpinned by theory and practical experience acquired through diploma/ degree/post graduate study.
- Up to date knowledge and awareness of professional issues
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- DCR ® or BSc (Hons Radiography
- Evidence of further study
Desirable criteria
- Management qualification
Further Training
Essential criteria
- Broad training in general radiography to include A&E, orthopaedic and theatre work.
- This may be supplemented by short courses + CPD
Desirable criteria
- IT skills
- Teaching qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Supervisory experience
- Teaching skills
- Significant experience of working at a Band 6 level within the NHS. This may be supplemented by short courses + CPD
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
- Sarah Sentance
- Job title
- Radiography Services Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01623676141
- Additional information
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