The Radiology Department at Glangwili General Hospital, Carmarthen is seeking to recruit Bank Band 6 Radiographers to join the departmental CT and general team - bank hours as and when required. The successful candidates will have previous experience of CT and/or general imaging preferably in an acute hospital setting.

Main duties of the job

This busy acute District General Hospital carries out a varied mix of workload and participation in the out of hours service will be expected after a suitable training period. We have two CT scanners (Canon Aquilion One Prisma and GE750HD), Siemens Aera MRI Scanner, Siemens DR x-ray room and a Siemens Aris Zee Fluoroscopy Room . Our other general room is being replaced with a Samsung DR room in August. All Mobile equipment is DR.

Glangwili General Hospital is situated within the beautiful county of Carmarthenshire and is close to both the coastline and mountains. Carmarthen is a bustling rural town with many amenities. It is also has good road and rail links to the cities of Swansea and Cardiff.

The Radiology Department encourages Radiographer advancement and there are opportunities to train in modalities.

About us

Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 11,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest Seven community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire 48 general practices (four of which are managed practices), 47 dental practices (including three orthodontic), 99 community pharmacies, 44 general ophthalmic practices (43 providing Eye Health Examination Wales and 34 low vision services) and 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centres Numerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities services Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.

The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.

Interviews will be held on 29/09/23

Person Specification

Qualifications & Knowledge

Essential

• BSc Radiography(or recognised equivalent)
• HCPC registration
• Short specialist courses or experience to postgraduate diploma level

Desirable

• Post Graduate qualification.
• Understanding of specialist radiography procedures and PACS.

Experience

Essential

• Qualified to use different equipment and x-ray techniques

Desirable

• Previous NHS experience.
• Evidence of role development

Language Skills

Desirable

• Welsh Speaker (Level 1)

Employer details

Employer name

Hywel Dda University Health Board

Address

Glangwili General Hospital

Dolgwili Road

Carmarthen

SA31 2AF

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