Are you a dynamic, enthusiastic, experienced Cardiac Catheter Lab Radiographer looking for the opportunity to join a friendly, hard-working, ambitious and highly skilled specialised team?

Do you possess the professional and personal skills needed to become part of a strong multi-disciplinary department and relish the challenge of working in Europe's biggest cardiovascular centre?

Are you eager to develop your specialist knowledge and skills working alongside some of the most influential and innovative Cardiac specialists and researchers?

If so, joining the Barts Heart Centre Radiography department may be the correct move for you. Due to service expansion we are currently seeking a Band 6 Specialised Cardiac Radiographer, with appropriate experience, to join our team. The post will be based within the Cardiac Catheter Lab environment, covering a range of Cardiac procedures - electrophysiology, pacing, structural, and coronary intervention.

Main duties of the job

Barts Heart Centre boasts a wealth of state-of-the-art equipment, with 9 Siemens Cardiac Catheter Labs, a Philips structural heart lab and a Philips hybrid theatre with plans for future expansion.

We are proud to lead the way in world-first procedures and undertake a large amount of ground-breaking research and live broadcasting of cases for educational meetings and congresses, with plenty of opportunities to get involved. We support and encourage our Radiographers to be involved in publishing research and representing us at conferences both in the UK and around the World.

As part of this fast paced and exciting role, you would be working as a key member of the multi-disciplinary team, offering life-changing and often life-saving diagnosis and treatment to patients from around London and beyond.

Optional weekend lists and other shift opportunities are available on the staff bank. The Cath Labs also have a popular lucrative on-call system to cover the out-of-hours Heart Attack and Arrhythmia services. The working pattern within the department is comprised of 4x 9.5hr shifts per week, with the flexibility to request a specific day off each week.

If you are interested in this role, we encourage you to get in touch. It is a great opportunity for you to meet the team, see the department and answer any further questions you may have.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment

Job description

Job 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 documents, please view the attachment/s below.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrable evidence of expert Cardiac radiographic experience.
• Experience of working with junior staff and students.
• Minimum of two years' practical Cardiac Radiography experience post qualification

Knowledge

Essential

• Portfolio of evidence of advanced professional development/training and education for Cardiac radiography. This may include post graduate specialist training equivalent to Master's level
• Evidence that knowledge of Cardiac imaging techniques is up to date
• Portfolio of evidence of advanced professional development/training and education for Cardiac radiography. Evidence that knowledge of Cardiac imaging techniques is up to date. Evidence of the ability to critically analyse Cardiac radiography practice and role development/training potential.

Qualifications

Essential

• BSc or Diploma in Diagnostic Radiography
• HCPC State Registration

Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

St Bartholomew's Hospital

London

EC1A 7BE

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

259-6361929SBH