Job overview
We operate from two major hospitals — King George Hospital in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford — along with several community outreach sites.
Our Radiology Departments offer a comprehensive range of imaging services, including Digital Radiography, CT, MRI, Interventional Radiology, Cardiac Angiography, Nuclear Medicine, Mammography, and Ultrasound.
We are seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated Band 5 Radiographer to join our General X-Ray imaging team. This is a fantastic opportunity for an individual eager to develop their skills within a busy General Hospital that serves a high-volume A&E department.
Key qualities and responsibilities include:
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Competence in working independently across all general imaging areas.
• Leading the organisation of theatre and mobile examinations.
• Contributing to the delivery of a safe, efficient, and high-quality imaging service, adhering to departmental and Trust protocols.
• Upholding and promoting high standards of patient care among peers, students, colleagues, and service users.
• Supporting the Imaging Department’s senior team in meeting departmental and Trust objectives.
• Supervising and advising undergraduate students and assistant practitioners.
If you are passionate about patient care and keen to advance your radiography career in a supportive and dynamic environment, we welcome your application.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will support in the provision of radiology imaging services and participate in the 24-hour emergency out of hours service, under the direction of the senior staff, ensuring delivery of high quality patient care.
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, in recognition of our progress, we’ve been shortlisted for Trust of the Year at the Health Service Journal Awards.
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.
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. Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
Professional/ Statutory Registration
Essential criteria
3. The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Registration
Experience/Knowledge
Essential criteria
4. Experience of working in Digital Radiography / PACS environment; Radiology Information Systems; Good Radiographic technique
Desirable criteria
5. Experience of working within an NHS organisation
Skills/abilities
Essential criteria
6. IT literate
7. Communication and Interpersonal skills
Personal qualities
Desirable criteria
8. Good Team player
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.
Application numbers
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