Shift Radiographer Recruitment Day February 2025
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Job overview
Are you an experienced Radiographer or a Student Radiographer due to qualify in 2025?
If so MWL are recruiting with interviews taking place on Saturday 1st Feb 2025!
An exciting opportunity has arisen for newly qualified radiographers to join our team on the band 5 shift rota at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. The posts will be based at Whiston and St Helens Hospitals. Participation in the shift rota which provides 24/7 cover is essential.The shift rota includes a combination of 7.5-hour days, long days and nights and includes some weekend shifts as well as an on-call commitment.
We are looking for highly motivated, enthusiastic and dedicated individuals with a flexible approach to working who are able to demonstrate good organisational and communication skills along with a commitment to a quality patient focused service.
Interview date: 1st February 2025
Please note that it is a requirement of the application process that candidates are required to attend Whiston Hospital in-person for their interview as part of the recruitment event.
Main duties of the job
You will gain invaluable experience in all aspects of radiography including general radiography, theatre, mobiles, digital fluoroscopy and cross-sectional imaging. The department is extremely proactive and continually aims to improve service to patients.Radiographers are actively encouraged to take part in clinical governance, audit, training and clinical professional development. We provide opportunities to develop in all areas of radiography and have supported radiographers reporting MSK and Chest in plain film, CT Heads and MRI knees and lumbar spines.
Working for our organisation
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our Services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients.We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
- Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
- Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
KEY DUTIES- Perform radiographic examinations in accordance with departmental protocols
- Be competent in the use of all appropriate x-ray equipment
- Maintain high standards of radiographic technique at all times
- Participate in the shift, on-call and out of hours service
- Perform QA checks on all equipment used within radiology
- Abide by radiographic protocols
- Abide by all Radiation Protection regulations
- Report all equipment malfunctions to appropriate personnel
- Responsible for sending accurate image data to the Picture Archiving Communication System for storage, transmission and archive
- Supervise assistant practitioners and students
- Justify radiographic examinations for Radiographic Assistant Practitioners
- Ensure delivery of a patient focussed service including care comfort and dignity of all patients
- Take an active role in the general cleanliness and professional image of the department
- Responsible for assuring the safety of him/herself and others in accordance with Trust and departmental protocols e.g. COSHH, Radiation Protection etc
- Establish and maintain effective communication with patients on contentious and sensitive issues, using persuasion and negotiation where required
- Maintain a patient, courteous manner in all aspects of communication with patients and staff especially in distressing situations
- Responsible for adhering to radiographic protocols
- Ensure clinical and professional standards are met at all times
- Perform all aspects of clinical and technical procedures as per departmental policy
- Perform intravenous injections as appropriate
- Comply with Health & Safety legislation for Control of Radiation, VDU use, handling of patients etc
- Maintain Professional Registration
- Adhere to relevant Code of Practice of Professional body
- Responsible for accurate data entry on the Radiology Information System
- To ensure the accuracy of data quality in line with departmental policies and procedures (i.e. name, date of birth, address, postcode, GP and telephone number) are all current and correct
- Contribute to continuing education programme by attending courses and keeping abreast of current professional developments
- Participate in department CPD programme
- Supervise and contribute to the training of radiographic assistant practitioners and students
- To attend other training courses relevant to the post
- Participate in departmental audit and research programmes
- To support the Trusts clinical governance agenda by understanding the key priorities for change and ensuring that new developments utilise the objectives within the governance agenda.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- BSc in Radiography or equivalent qualification
- HCPC Registered (or eligible to register with HCPC prior to starting)
Knowledge and experience
Essential criteria- Wide range of clinical experience at undergraduate level
- Manage self and others
- Participation in emergency single handed out of hours duties
- Red dot
- IV injection
Skills
Essential criteria- Ability to work as part of a team or on own initiative
- Organisational skills
- IT literate
- Excellent communication skills
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Team player
- Flexible
- Commitment to quality
- Presentation skills
Other
Desirable criteria- Car owner
Thank you for considering an application to work for Mersey West Lancashire NHS Trust. You are part of an exciting and forward-thinking NHS Trust who are one of the best places to work for in England.
Given sometimes we receive a high volume of applications to work for us, please be aware, that we may close a vacancy earlier than stated should a sufficient number of applications be received from which a shortlist can be confirmed. Therefore, you are advised to apply at your earliest convenience.
The Trust may contact you during the recruitment process for your feedback on your experience. We always aim for continuous improvement in our practice.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
We actively cultivate a professional environment of fairness, equality, dignity, and respect for all individuals. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds and value the unique skills, perspective and experience you bring. We are grounded in the belief that diversity enhances our collective strength, fostering innovation and excellence within our workforce.We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
As a Disability Confident Leader, we commit to offering an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job (the essential criteria) listed in the personal specification. If you wish to apply under this Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please indicate this on the online application form.
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We also commit to offering an interview to all armed forces veterans who meet the minimum criteria for the job (the essential criteria) listed in the personal specification. If you wish to apply under this Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please indicate this on the online application form.
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The equality monitoring information you provide is used in the following situations: to review our recruitment practices; where a job is limited to a specific person to verify their eligibility to apply; and to offer disability reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years.Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Following the recent update on UK immigration policy for those on a Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa, please click here to check your eligibility before applying for this post as we may be unable to provide sponsorship.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
If this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Please note if applicable, applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment.
If you have not already done so, you are therefore encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service to which a small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
Flexible Working
We actively support flexible working patterns throughout MWL. Changes made to the NHS Terms and Conditions of Service Handbook mean that:
- All employees have the right to request flexible working from day one of employment.
- There is no limit on the number of requests they can make.
- Employees have the right to make requests, have them considered, regardless of the reason.
At Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, we will consider requests for flexible working. We would also encourage you to also discuss flexible working options at interview stage.
Working for Team MWL
Staff recognition is especially important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Employee of the month. Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts.Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
The Trust is a non-smoking across all our sites. Failure to follow this rule could lead to disciplinary action. For more information, see the Smoke Free NHS website
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The Trust will not accept applications which are found to be AI generated.
Additional Information
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trusts Values and Behaviours which are We are KIND, We are OPEN, We are INCLUSIVE, which can be found here.
An applicant guide to help and support you with your application and what to expect during your recruitment journey can be accessed in the supporting documents.
Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team MWL very soon.