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Radiographer | University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 28 March 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £34,089 - £41,498 Per annum inclusive of HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 May 2024 |
| Location: | London, NW1 2BU |
| Company: | University College London Hospital |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6189792/309-UCLH-4154 |
Summary
This is an exciting opportunity for enthusiastic radiographers to join our progressive, supportive and friendly department at a major teaching hospital, in the heart of Central London.
As we offer a wide range of services, this is an excellent opportunity to learn new clinical skills and broaden your current skill base whilst working in a supportive team. As a department, we are very supportive of role development; currently we have radiographers reporting in Axial/Appendicular, Chest and Abdominal X-ray; Mammography; Upper GI and Urological Fluoroscopy and MRI. Radiographers are also inserting PICC lines; undertaking Barium Swallow lists and running the CT Colonography lists across the Service.
We are looking to recruit radiographers with sophisticated communication skills and a patient-centred approach. You will need to have extensive general radiographic experience. You are required to hold demonstrable teaching abilities as you will be working with under-graduates & junior staff.
The successful candidates will gain experience in a wide range of General Radiography including essential participation of the Out of hours rota with rotation through other Trust satellite units including the Macmillan Cancer Centre, Westmoreland street hospital & the recently opened Grafton Way Hospital.
The department is keen to facilitate continual professional development whilst working in a supportive and progressive team. All staff are actively supported in this area.
The Radiology directorate is in the Imaging Division which also includes Nuclear Medicine. The Division is in Surgery and Cancer Board which is led by the Medical Director. Radiology services are provided at 5 sites across the UCLH campus. We provide CT, MRI, X-ray, Fluoroscopy, Ultrasound and Interventional Radiology services.
This is an exciting role for a dedicated and enthusiastic radiographer with desirable enhanced practice qualification.
You will be providing a high-quality diagnostic service whilst maintaining a safe working Imaging environment.
You will provide an efficient IP/Fluoro service. The clinical role is job planned to include Direct Clinical Care (DCC) via image acquisition, along with Supplementary Professional Activities (SPA).
You will be responsible for organising the inpatient workflow and liaising with a multi-disciplinary team.
You will ensure adherence to IR(ME)R 2017 across the department.
You should have a flexible and pragmatic approach to your work, exceptional organisational skills that will enable you to manage a varied workload ensuring safe and clinical practices.
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
*In the most recentNHS staff surveyUCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the second year in a row.
UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.
This advert closes on Thursday 4 Apr 2024
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