Job Description:
Job Title: Radiographer CT Cardiac (Bank Shifts)
Department: Radiology
Location: Cromwell Hospital, Cromwell Road, London SW5 0TU
Permanent / Contract: BANK SHIFTS
Salary range: £32 per hour weekdays, £35 per hour Saturdays.
Role specific benefits: n/a
Full time/part time: Various hours, Mon – Sun as per departmental needs.
Number of vacancies: 4
As a Radiographer at the Cromwell Hospital, our patients will be your top priority. With no shareholders, we reinvest our profits back into our business to give you the extra time and technology you need to make a difference to our patients each and every day.
As a radiographer, you will provide high quality, effective imaging services within Cardiac CT. You'll report to the Superintendent Radiographer, you'll work as part of the wider modality leads and wider multi-disciplinary team, showing flexibility flexible and adaptive working attitude is crucial to enable us to deliver an outstanding service to our patients.
The Cromwell Hospital
The Cromwell Hospital is a major private hospital in West London providing Outpatient and Inpatient service. The Hospital has over 180 beds, 6 theatres, full intensive care facilities and a dedicated day surgery unit.
We currently have a flagship Siemens Somatom CT scanner with flash, and dual energy capabilities. You'll be exposed to a wide variety of CT examinations including full body imaging, neurological, cardiac and biopsy procedures, and some specialist orthopaedic imaging.
The X-ray department has two general X-ray rooms, an OPG machine, a Fluoroscopy room, a DEXA scanner, and a mammography machine. You’ll provide imaging services mainly to our theatres, theatre recovery, and AICU. We will soon be moving to the new building ‘Lexham Gardens,’ where we will have state-of-the-art X-ray and fluoroscopy rooms by Siemens, brand new Siemens Image Intensifiers, and a state-of-the-art GE Lunar DEXA scanner.
You’ll help us make health happen by:
1. You'll create and maintain good working relationships with all members of the Diagnostic Imaging Department team, working positively to develop a cohesive team.
2. Promotion of good relations with Referring Clinicians, other hospital departments and outside organisations to ensure that the reputation of the Radiology Department is upheld.
3. You'll be fully conversant with the Radiology Information System (RIS) and PACS systems, and the computerised method of patient and examination documentation.
4. You'll report all accidents, untoward occurrences or problems to the Superintendent Radiographer and record such incidents according to Hospital policy.
5. Ensure that you are aware of, and conversant with, the Health and Safety at Work Act and comply with the regulations set down to ensure safety for patients, visitors, and colleagues.
Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:
6. BSc or DCR in Radiography (essential)
7. Substantial CT Cardiac experience (essential)
8. Ability to work under pressure and direct and achieve results
9. Organised.
Why Bupa?
Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.
Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:
10. An hourly rate that incorporates payment of annual leave.
11. Subsidised staff canteen and coffee shop lead by expert caterers.
12. Inclusion in the NEST government pension scheme.
Why Bupa?
We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.