Job overview
Advanced Cardiac Cath Lab Radiographer –Band 7
Due to service expansion, Cardiac Imaging at Bart’s Heart and Thorax Centre (BHTC) are currently seeking a dynamic, enthusiastic Advanced Cardiac Cath Lab Radiographer who is looking for the opportunity to join a friendly, hard-working, ambitious and highly skilled team of Radiographers within the largest Cardiovascular Centre in Europe.
The department boasts a wealth of state-of-the-art equipment, with eleven Cardiac Catheter Labs and endovascular theatre, three dedicated Cardiac MRI scanners and a dedicated photon counting Cardiac CT scanner, and are networking and expanding our services across the Trust.
Advanced Cardiac Cath Lab experience and knowledge is essential for this post. The job role is based within Cardiac Catheter labs where you will cover cases in complex coronary intervention, structural heart intervention, electrophysiology and pacing, as well as cases in the cardiothoracic theatre, with the potential for progression to Cardiac CT and Cardiac CMR.
If you are interested in this role, we encourage you to get in touch. It is a great opportunity for you to meet the team, see the department and answer any further questions you may have.
Please contact: Amanda Rand, Head of Radiography
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Main duties of the job
BHTC runs a popular lucrative on-call system to cover the out-of-hours Heart Attack and Arrhythmia services. The working pattern within the department is comprised of 4x 9.5hr shifts per week, with the flexibility to request a specific day off each week, with optional weekend lists on staff bank.
We are proud to lead the way in world-first procedures and undertake a large amount of ground-breaking research and live broadcasting of cases for educational meetings and congresses, with plenty of opportunities to get involved. We support and encourage our Radiographers to be involved in publishing research and representing us at conferences both in the UK and around the World.
As part of this fast paced and exciting role, you would be working as a key member of the multi-disciplinary team, offering life-changing and often life-saving diagnosis and treatment to patients from around London and beyond. You will be expected to lead and coordinate the day to day running of the department and deputise for the Modality Lead Radiographers and the Operational Lead Radiographers in their absence.
As one of the largest cardiac centres in the world, our highly specialised Radiography team has the expertise required to provide excellent training, mentoring and on-going support for the successful applicants. As a department we actively support staff wellbeing, CPD participation and additional training opportunities.
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. BSc or Diploma in Radiography
2. HCPC State Registration
Desirable criteria
3. Post Graduate specialist training equivalent to Master’s level.
Experience
Essential criteria
4. Demonstrable evidence of expert cardiac cath lab radiographic experience.
5. Evidence of advanced knowledge in cardiac Cath Lab imaging/ procedure.
6. Experience of working with junior staff and students.
Desirable criteria
7. Experience in perusing innovation and role development in cardiac cath lab radiography.
8. Experience in more than one hospital.
9. Evidence of experience of first line management
Knowledge
Essential criteria
10. Portfolio of evidence of advanced professional development/training and education for cardiac cath lab radiography. This may include post graduate specialist training equivalent to Master’s level
11. Evidence that knowledge of cardiac cath lab imaging techniques is up to date.
12. Evidence of the ability to critically analyse cardiac radiography practice and role development/training potential.
Skills
Essential criteria
13. Excellent written and verbal communication skills
14. Advanced knowledge in a range of Cardiac Cath Lab Imaging techniques and innovations.
15. Demonstrate awareness of responsibility to and advocacy for patients.
16. Teaching and training skills with the ability to adapt training and teaching styles in response to needs of the trainee.
17. Team player with enthusiasm for Cardiac Radiography, with the ability to engage staff at all levels.
18. PACS, RIS and CRS knowledge and experience.
19. IT skills, with advanced levels of understanding of Microsoft office.
20. Demonstrate enthusiasm and have the ability to motivate others.
21. Ability to work under pressure whilst subject to interruption.
22. Willingness to embrace new ideas and concepts.
23. Very high personal and radiographic standards, with attention to detail.
24. Ability to use own initiative, solve problems and make decisions.
25. Evidence of participation in QA Programme and maintenance of agreed standards.
26. Good Understanding of legislation relating to Health & Safety, Magnet Safety.
Other
Essential criteria
27. Requirement to work full time (37.5hrs), 4 x 9.5hr shifts, with 1 rota’d day off per week
28. Requirement to work some late duties, participate in the out of hours on call rota and weekend waiting list initiatives as required.
29. Requirement to be able to manage own workload and diary.
30. Sufficient to perform the duties of the post with any aids and adaptions
**Visa Sponsorship Information**
Recent changes to UK immigration policy on the Health and Care Visa and Skilled Worker Visa could mean that this role is not eligible for sponsorship or that you may not meet the eligibility criteria.
Sponsorship can only be offered if this post and any individual offered employment meet all the Home Office’s requirements under the UK Skilled Worker visa scheme.
If you are applying from outside the UK or will require sponsorship, please mention this clearly in your application.
To be eligible for sponsorship, the following conditions must be met:
31. Eligible role: The position must be on the UK Skilled Worker visa list. You can check your eligibility here: -.
32. Salary threshold: The role must meet the minimum salary set by the Home Office. Please note that for roles employed under Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions, the High-Cost Area Supplement (HCAS) is not included when calculating the basic salary for the purposes of sponsorship.
33. Skill level: The role must meet the minimum skill requirement of RQF Level 6 or above (graduate level).
34. English language: Applicants must demonstrate English proficiency at CEFR level B1 or higher.
35. Other criteria: Applicants must meet all other criteria as set out by the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI)