Kingston Hospital - First Acute Trust in London to be rated Outstanding by CQC for Overall Quality and Leadership
Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a district general hospital situated in a beautiful and remarkable part of the country – close to London yet surrounded by royal parks, historic buildings and the River Thames. We are located on a single site in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey and run several outpatient clinics in neighbouring areas including Raynes Park Health Centre and Teddington Memorial Hospital.
We employ just under 5000 staff who proudly and efficiently support over 350,000 people locally through a full range of diagnostic and treatment services and we have a national reputation for innovative developments in healthcare, particularly in 'patient-focused' care, day surgery and maternity services.
The South West London Collaborative Bank
Kingston Hospital is a part of the local South West London Collaborative and offer competitive bank rates to work across the three NHS trusts: St Georges, Kingston Hospital and Epsom & St Helier. Our Smart App booking system makes life easier for flexible working!
Health and Wellbeing & Staff Benefits
The Trust understands that benefits go beyond just financial rewards and invests heavily in the wellbeing of its staff. Alongside opportunities for career development, there is a dedicated team of Staff Pastoral Wellbeing Practitioners who work with the Clinical and Corporate divisions, to provide pastoral support to all staff. These Practitioners are part of the wider Health & Wellbeing provision which includes a specialist Staff Physiotherapist, Occupational Health and access to counselling and an Employee Assistance Programme. The team works together to enhance staff wellbeing and to promote a healthy work-life balance.
Recent awards:
- Our Health Heroes Awards 2018 – Staff Retention and Wellbeing Employer of the Year
- HPMA Vivup Award for Well Being 2019
- NHSE National Healthcare Support Worker Award for Innovation and Excellence in Pastoral Support – 2023
- NHSE London Healthcare Support Worker Award for Sustainable Retention Initiative – 2023
Trust Values
Kingston Hospital NHS Trust has five key values and we want to employ and work with people who share these values and demonstrate behaviours that support them. They are:
- Caring – Design and deliver care around each individual patient’s needs and wants.
- Safe – Make the safety of patients and staff our prime concern as safety comes first
- Responsible – All staff take responsibility for the hospital, its services and reputation
- Value Each Other – Value each other's contribution
- Inspiring - We always strive to empower each other to develop and deliver improvements to benefit our patients
Job overview
Due to internal promotions we have position (s) for full time Radiographer(s) (Band 5) within the Radiology service at Kingston Hospital which has achieved an Outstanding CQC rating. The department provides a full range of diagnostic studies. The service currently undertakes approximately 300,000 examinations per annum and has access to a full complement of imaging modalities.
The Radiology Department is just completing a radiology MES project where the entire infrastructure and equipment has been replaced.
In addition to excellent training and development opportunities, the Trust offers wide-ranging staff benefits which include childcare, an excellent pension scheme and staff discounts. We offer an induction and preceptorship program structuring the Band 5 journey to a Band 6 level of competence.
The post-holder would be expected to participate in the department’s shift system.
For further information or to arrange an informal visit, please contact Leese Brimicombe, a Radiology Line Lead email l.brimicombe@nhs.net
***PLEASE NOTE: Interviews will be held on Tuesday 4 June 2024 Face to Face***
Main duties of the job
Job Summary
The post holder will assess/treat their own workload of patients/clients and maintain associated records and may also supervise assistants, support workers and students working with the post holder
The post-holder would be expected to participate in the departments shift system.
Working for our organisation
The Trust has defined its culture as one that is patient centred which puts safety first and where all staff take responsibility, are valued and value each other. To support this, our four values are that we are all:-
Caring – we design and deliver care around each individual patient’s needs and wants
Safe – we make the safety of patients and staff our prime concern (safety comes first)
Responsible – all staff take responsibility for the hospital, its services and reputation
And that we:
Value each other – we all value each other’s contribution.
- Inspiring - We always strive to empower each other to develop and deliver improvements to benefit our patients
Our training, policies, procedures, and practices are all intended to support behaviours in line with our values and all staff are expected to uphold these by 'Living Our Values Everyday'
Our Department Philosophy is to provide a comprehensive quality radiographic and radiological service to a variety of client groups within the hospital. We value every member of our team and their contribution to delivering a safe and first class service. We recently achieve the highest level in a CQC IRMER inspection.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the supporting document attached, ensuring that your application refers specifically to the person specifications.
Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria
1. BSc Radiography or equivalent (e.g. Diploma of the College of Radiographers ®)
2. Health & Care Professions Council Registration (HCPC)
Knowledge
Essential criteria
3. Sound clinical knowledge of radiography
4. Awareness of current radiographic developments
5. Sound knowledge of IRMER regulations
6. Understanding of clinical governance and its implications
Experience
Essential criteria
7. Clinical Training in a recognised training establishment
8. Previous Experience of working in a UK NHS environment
Your application : Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.
References : You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We do not accept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.
Closing date : In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
Shortlisting : You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.
DBS : Kingston Hospital NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
Salary :
For applicants without prior NHS experience at the same pay band or higher, the salary will start at the lower value within the advertised range.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.