On the first of February 2021 the Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals became part of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust- a truly once in a generation development.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced radiographer to join our friendly skilled radiology team at Royal Brompton Hospital, specialist centre for the treatment of heart and lung disease. The post offers the chance to develop highly specialised skills in heart and lung imaging.

In January 2022 we opened a new diagnostic imaging centre with state-of-the-art facilities including an additional CT scanner (Siemens Force), a dedicated interventional radiology lab (Phillips Azurion 7) and a Siemens fluoroscopy & DR room. The rest of the department is within the existing buildings and includes 2 Siemens CT scanners, 6 cardiac catheter labs, including a hybrid theatre/cath lab, 2 general DR x-ray rooms and DR mobiles.

We offer supportive comprehensive training in the specialist imaging modalities focused on cardiac and respiratory procedures and you will be part of a highly skilled multi-disciplinary team.

Main duties of the job

The post is rotational and you will be working throughout all areas including general X-Ray, fluoroscopy, CT scanning and the cardiac catheter labs.

All applicants for this post would receive comprehensive training in both CT, IR and the catheter labs, with a focus on cardiac and respiratory procedures. We believe strongly in developing all staff to their fullest potential, with a focus on all radiographers being fully trained to undertake a full range of cardiac catheter interventions, cardiac CT including both adults and paediatrics, scanning and assisting in interventional CT and a variety of interventional radiology procedures. We pride ourselves on delivering individualised excellent patient care.

Applicants would be expected to take part in the out of hours service and extended days for all the departments mentioned above and in addition, you are able to opt into our private lists if you wish.

About us

Royal Brompton andHarefield hospitals make upthe largest specialist heart and lung centre in the UK and among the largest in Europe. We believe our staff should feel valued and proud of their work delivering compassionate care to every patient. Staff wellbeing is vital to the delivery of safe and effective care and will be a parallel priority to patient care at all times.

We believe in developing our staff and take staff suggestions and ideas for improvement seriously.

Our three core values are: We care, we respect, we are inclusive.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and specific skills please look at the supporting documents.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• HCPC Radiographers Board Registration
• BSC in Radiography or Diploma of College of Radiographers or equivalent

Experience

Essential

• Minimum 1 year post qualification experience

Desirable

• CT or cath lab/IR experience

Skills and abilities

Essential

• High level of IT skills

Employer details

Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Brompton Hospital

Sydney Street

London

SW3 6NP

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