[ref. h0054021] Cross Sectional Radiographer - NHS

Job overview

The CT/MRI service at Warrington and Halton Hospital has vacancies for friendly and enthusiastic radiographers. The successful candidates will have experience working within the NHS and have evidence of experience/interest in CT and MRI.

If you have a caring nature, excellent communication skills and enjoy working in a busy but supportive environment then the Cross-Sectional Radiographer role at Warrington and Halton Hospitals is the job for you.

We encourage self-development and fully support attendance at National and International Conferences to ensure we get the best outcomes for our patients. In 2019 we had delegates and presenters at UKIO, RSNA, BNMS and BEMUS and continue to support staff in this way as face-to-face conferences and courses resume.

Main duties of the job

On the Warrington site we have 3 Canon Prism CT scanners & 2 Siemens Sola 1.5T MRI scanners. In April 2020 we installed the UK’s first 640 slice Canon Aquilion One PRISM CT scanner and are a reference site for Canon. On the Halton site there are Philips CT & 3T MRI scanners in the Captain Sir Tom Moore Centre, next to these scanners we will be opening a community diagnostic centre in 2025, this will also have a Canon Prism CT scanner & a Siemens Sola 1.5T MRI scanner.

All our Band 6 CSI radiographers do CT Colonography, Cardiac CT Imaging and MRI breast imaging. We also provide a Cardiac MRI service and hope to expand the team as the service progresses.

Our CT out of hours cover is a resident on-call system with lucrative payments and generous rest time attached. There are lots of opportunities for voluntary overtime.

We care for our patients across three sites situated within close commuting distance from one another which provide a range of clinical experiences for our staff. The CSI team routinely work on both sites, which are connected by a free cross-site shuttle bus.

We support new staff with our mentorship programme to support their transition to our Trust, ensuring that you will feel confident and competent in your role. We welcome applications from qualified radiographers regardless of experience and are happy to support staff through our training programme.

Working for our organisation

We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated ‘good’ organisation with ‘outstanding’ features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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Person specification

PHYSICAL EFFORT

• Ability to lone work and transfer patients from chairs and beds onto the scanning tables.

Experience

• Two years clinical experience in general radiography in NHS
• Varied clinical experience

• Clinical experience in CT and/or MRI
• Involvement in the training and supervision of professional staff

Skills Knowledge and competencies

• Ability to work calmly and efficiently in a busy environment
• Ability to communicate well with different levels of staff and the public
• Ability to work calmly and efficiently in a busy environment
• Ability to organise and prioritise workload

• Ability to challenge current practise
• Post graduate in CT or MRI
• Influencing and negotiating

Physical skills

• Ability to work flexibly and autonomously
• Professional, mature and empathetic attitude
• Committed to providing a quality service

• Involvement in the wider professional arena

MENTAL EFFORT

• Ability to work flexibly.
• Ability to work autonomously

You can find more information on the Government website. Please review your eligibility and the eligibility of the role before submitting your application.