Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Band 6 senior Radiographer to join our radiology department based in CT.
The CT service is over four sites, King George and Queens which provide acute and elective scanning and Barking Community Hospital and St Georges in Hornchurch which are elective only scanning on a modular unit.
It is essential that you are a good communicator and good team player. You must be capable of working unassisted, within a team in and taking the lead in organising the day to day running within the modality. You will form part of a team of staff in the Imaging Department responsible for the provision of a safe, efficient, high quality service working in accordance with Imaging Department and Trust protocols. The post holder will be expected to maintain and develop high standards of patient care amongst all users of imaging services.
You will support the Imaging Department team in achieving the departmental and Trust objectives and will supervise and advise junior staff.
You will be required to work flexibly – weekday/weekend and participate in out of hour’s standby rota, as we are a 7-day working department.
All new staff appointed to posts at the Trust will be subject to a 6 month probationary period. This will give the new staff member an opportunity to become familiar with the culture and working environment of the Trust.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will participate in the effective running of the CT department under the direction of the senior staff, ensuring delivery of high quality patient care.
In liaison with the senior radiographers the post holder will provide supervision of junior staff, students and assistant practitioners.
Working for our organisation
We’re an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with. We’re no longer in special measures; we’ve opened two new theatres at our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH); and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, was named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal in 2024.
We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen’s and get rid of corridor care.
Our patients are benefitting from our Women’s Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub in Hornchurch.
These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 94,000 scans a year.
The majority of our 8,000 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.
We’re looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Person specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Hold BSc in Diagnostic Radiography, College of Radiographers Diploma or equivalent.
2. Current HCPC Registration.
Experience / Knowledge
Essential criteria
3. Proven post qualification experience is essential.
Desirable criteria
4. Experience in working in cross sectional imaging
5. Previous experience of working at this level.
Skills/Abilities
Desirable criteria
6. Cannulation
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.