Senior Radiographer

Job summary

Come and join our busy and friendly radiology department at London North West University Hospitals NHS Trust. The post holder will be required to fully participate in the service provision. You will be required to participate in all out of hours services. The post holder will need to demonstrate expertise and knowledge in Radiology and should hold a cannulating certificate. Specialty modality experience is prefered for this post, but an exception may be made for a suitably outstanding candidate. The role also requires good communication skills, multidisciplinary teamworking and the ability to supervise and train other staff and students.

Main duties of the job

To work within a team of radiographic and clerical staff within the Trust. To provide a high standard of expertise and care, and lead areas of the department in the absence of the Modality Superintendent. To provide a diagnostic imaging service in areas where trained both in and out of normal working hours and help facilitate learning for students and less experienced staff. Only candidates with the legal right to work in UK will be considered.

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond. Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people. We run major acute services at: Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country.

The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We have a new community diagnostic centre which opened in early 2024 at the Ealing site We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Job responsibilities

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Registration

Essential

Current HCPC Registration Bsc or equivalent in radiography

Desirable

Attendance at relevant study days and courses.

Knowledge and Experience · Essential

Experience of A&E, theatre and out of hours work Good knowledge of all general aspects of radiography & evidence of CPD

Desirable

Experience of teaching and training students and other new members of staff

Skills and Abilities · Essential

Good written & verbal communication Ability to teach & lead others Ability to work under pressure Ability to use initiative. Understanding of team work.

Desirable

Knowledge of QA testing RPS Trained Imaging Group such as TIG, GIRSIG or Association of Paediatric Radiographers Member of a specialist

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) . From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).