Applications are invited from enthusiastic, self-motivated experienced radiographers who enjoy a challenge and want to develop their career in a busy District General Hospital.

You will be joining our friendly, flexible team to provide a high quality, responsive diagnostic service delivering excellent patient care in line with the Trust core values. You will be expected to maintain high clinical standards and share this practice with other staff and students.

You must have excellent communication and organisational skills, a commitment to CPD and a practical knowledge of radiation protection, legislation and health and safety requirements. A flexible approach to working will be required. Above all, patients must be at the forefront of your practice.

Supervision of more junior staff, APs and students.

You will possess DCR (R) or BSc Radiography with current HCPC registration and have previous UK NHS experience.

Main duties of the job

The post will provide the opportunity to develop your clinical skills in adult and paediatric plain film, emergency and trauma radiography, theatre, CT, cardiac angiography, fluoroscopy, dental radiography and DEXA scanning.

We have a Clinical Diagnostic Centre in the glassworks, Barnsley town centre, which incorporates Outpatient Imaging services such as Plain Film X-ray, CT, MRI, US, Mammo and DEXA amongst other services. This is an exciting opportunity and staff rotate between the main site and Clinical Diagnostic Centre.

We actively encourage Post Graduate study and role extension. We currently have 8 radiographers who undertake Advanced Practice and this will continue to develop.

We operate a 7-day service covered by a shift system, which includes night cover. Our shift patterns accommodate flexible working arrangements.

For further information or to arrange an informal visit, please contact Rebecca Charnock, Modality Lead email: Rebecca.charnock2@nhs.net or Sarah Bellamy, Band 7 Radiographer email: sarahbellamy1@nhs.net

About us

Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close a position early.

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing Trust achieving a Good rating in our most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) assessment and achieving significant progress in the delivery of our strategic objectives. We are proud of the commitment of our staff to ensuring a strong and sustainable future for this organisation which is highly valued by our local communities.

There has never been a better time to join Barnsley Hospital. It is moving at pace and a we can do this attitude is evident right through the organisation, where staff are engaged for change and committed to being part of the journey to sustainability and growth.

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity and fair treatment to all applicants regardless of race, nationality, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, mental or physical disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, age or offending history.

The cost of the DBS (criminal records check) for Band 6 and above roles only will be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role and responsibilities.

Supporting Documents

Please refer to the values-based recruitment guidance and associated documentation.

Person Specification

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• High quality practical radiographic skills
• Communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to teach colleagues
• Organisational skills

Values based questions

Essential

• In around 100 words please describe what Equality & Diversity means to you and why they are important
• In around 100 words please describe what motivates you to do a good job?

Experience

Essential

• Significant post qualification experience.
• Wide general radiographic experience

Desirable

• Evidence of experience of QA & audit

Qualifications

Essential

• BSc(Hons) or DCR(R) Radiography
• HCPC Registered

Knowledge and Awareness

Essential

• Evidence of current technical knowledge of x-ray equipment
• Evidence of professional CPD
• Understanding of IRR17 and IR(ME)R 2017

Desirable

• Data analysis excel, statistics

Employer details

Employer name

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Pogmoor Road

Barnsley

South Yorkshire

S75 2EP

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