Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for enthusiastic radiographers to join our progressive, supportive, and friendly department in a major teaching hospital, in the heart of Central London. As we offer a wide range of services, this is an excellent opportunity to learn new clinical skills and broaden your current skill base whilst working in a supportive team. As a department, we are very supportive of role development; currently we have radiographers reporting in Axial/Appendicular, Chest and Abdominal X-ray; Mammography; Upper GI and Urological Fluoroscopy. Radiographers are also inserting PICC lines; undertaking Barium Swallow lists and running the CT Colonography lists across the Service. We are looking to recruit radiographers who have sophisticated communication skills and a patient-centred approach. You will need to have extensive general radiographic experience. You are required to hold demonstrable teaching abilities as you will be working with under-graduates & junior staff. The Radiology directorate is within the Imaging Division which also includes Nuclear Medicine. The Division is in Surgery and Cancer Board which is led by the Medical Director. Radiology services are provided at 5 sites across the UCLH campus. We provide CT, MRI, X-ray, Fluoroscopy, Ultrasound and Interventional Radiology services in addition to a 24/7 ED Imaging Service.
Main duties of the job
This is an exciting role for a dedicated and enthusiastic radiographer with a desire to enhance existing skills and knowledge.
You will be providing a high-quality diagnostic service whilst maintaining a safe working Imaging environment.
You will be working closely with other members of the multidisciplinary team in providing this service. Good communication skills and excellent team working abilities are essential for this post.
You will be carrying out a variety of radiographic examinations whilst complying with Ionisation Radiation Medical Exposure Regulations 2017.
You will need assist with the supervision of student radiographers on study placement with the Trust and junior staff.
You should have a flexible and pragmatic approach to your work, good organisational skills that will enable you to manage workflow and support your patients.
Working for our organisation
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
·University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
·National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
·Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
·University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
·Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
·University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
·The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
·University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.