Senior Radiographer - Hammersmith Hospital

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Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:
Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary's, Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea and Western Eye.
With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.
We are an NHS Trust of approximately 14,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year. We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.
With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.
We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.
Job overview
Calling all experienced Radiographers! Are you yearning for a career progression, filled with dynamic challenges and a variety of opportunities? Your search ends here!
We're on the hunt for passionate and experienced Radiographers to become a part of our stellar team at London's Prestigious Hammersmith Hospital!
Embrace diversity in your daily routine as you navigate through an exciting rotation encompassing General X-Ray, Fluoroscopy, Interventional Radiography, and CT. Discover new horizons, hone your skills, and redefine what's possible in your profession!
Why Hammersmith Hospital? We are renowned for robust research ties, an outstanding haematology service, and status as Europe's largest renal transplant centre, Hammersmith Hospital is a beacon of medical brilliance. Our dedicated heart attack centre is a testament to our commitment to saving lives and making a difference, this is reflected in our state-of-the-art Cardiac CT facilities, a brand new Dual Source CT scanner.
At Hammersmith Hospital, we understand the importance of work-life balance. Enjoy the luxury of flexible working options, ensuring you have the time to thrive both professionally and personally.
Don't quite have the competencies for the band 6 position? No problem, we would look to offer link grades to the right candidates.
Don't wait, apply to work with us today!
Main duties of the job
Want to visit our sites or have an informal chat with us before you apply? Not a problem, contact Jakson Rounding at ##### who would be happy to assist you.
We would love for you to visit our site in person for interview, our nearest station is White City. We also offer parking. We understand meeting in person may not always be possible, should you not be able to attend in person, please let us know so that we can make arrangements to interview virtually.
To assist in the provision of an efficient radiology service.
To engage with a transformational leadership approach.
To work as part of a professional radiography team providing a high quality diagnostic service.
To maintain a sensitive and courteous approach to patients.
To develop and improve professional expertise via continuous professional development (CPD).
To act as a mentor and coach to junior colleagues and student radiographers. (Courses and guidance provided).
The "must haves" for you to be considered for this role: • BSc(Hons) Radiography, DCR(D) Diploma of the College of Radiographers or equivalent
Up to date knowledge and Radiography experience
NHS experience is highly desired
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share.
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 overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
BSc (Hons) Radiography, DCR (D) Diploma of the College of Radiographers or equivalent.
HCPC registration
Desirable criteria
Post graduate study
Experience
Essential criteria
Up to date knowledge of general x-ray techniques
Experience of working unsupervised out of hours
Experience of training staff and students
Awareness of clinical governance issue in relation to patient care.
Desirable criteria
Significant post-graduation experience.
Previous CT/MR &/or IR Experience
Skills
Essential criteria
Ability to work as part of a team
Ability to teach and mentor students, more junior staff and new members of staff.
Ability to cope with work pressures and manage time effectively
Ability to make prompt decisions based on knowledge, experience and circumstances
Desirable criteria
Basic teaching, and supervisory skills.
Intra-venous injecting skills
Intra-muscular injecting skills
We encourage staff to have the Covid vaccination to protect themselves, patients, other colleagues as well as the wider community. Please note it is an operational requirement to comply with infection prevention and control procedures within the Trust such as lateral flow testing, handwashing and the wearing of masks, according to the procedures in place at any time or location.
Please note: As part of our continued response to COVID19 we are conducting the majority of our interviews virtually with limited face to face interviews. We require candidates to have the camera on during the interview. If you have been shortlisted and wish to have a face to face interview at one of our Trust locations please request this to the Recruiting Manager and we will do our best to facilitate your request, however this may not always be feasible.
We welcome discussions about flexible working and encourage a range of flexible working opportunities wherever we can.
Please ensure you check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process. If you are shortlisted you will be contacted by email and text message (if you provide a mobile contact number).
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Job Description (PDF, 768.3KB)
Person Specification (PDF, 768.3KB)
Functional requirements (PDF, 272.6KB)
Vision Summary (PDF, 381.9KB)
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