Dual banded Diagnostic Radiographer 5/6 | Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 06 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £31,049 Per Annum Pro Rata for Part Time |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 06 July 2025 |
| Location: | Chelmsford, CM1 7ET |
| Company: | Southend University Hospital NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7190462/390-CSS-BR-9643 |
Summary
We are looking for enthusiastic Band 5 and / or Band 6 Radiographers to join our existing skilled, friendly radiographic team here at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust providing services across the full week.
You will be based at Broomfield Hospital in the city of Chelmsford, Essex. The role requires rotation through different areas of the department including A&E, Theatres, Mobile and General x-ray. You will also be required to rotate through our outlying Community Hospitals from time to time. As a dual banded post, candidates will be supported for promotion to Band 6 roles through a well structured development plan.
As a Band 5 radiographer, you will work independently, as part of a team. In time following the completion of competences and development and consolidation of your training, you will be assessed, enabling progression to a Band 6 role. In this senior role you will also be expected to take a supervisory role leading a small group. Band 6 radiographers act as mentors for this process and are also required to supervise and assess undergraduate students.
We are fully DR compliant including at our community hospital sites, and provide CT, MR, Nuclear Medicine, Ultrasound and Cardiac Imaging. We have a dedicated Interventional Theatre and newly refurbished fluoroscopy suite.
As a department we support Radiographer Advanced and Extended Scope practice related to service need, including Image Reporting, Radiographer led CT Colonography and upper GI Fluoroscopy. We support the education and development of staff and have a dedicated Education Committee to ensure training is relevant, distributed fairly and supportive of Departmental goals. We have dedicated focus groups e.g. ‘KidRad’ – whose aims are to improve the service we provide to particular patient groups
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust
To undertake duties as part of the rotational radiographer team working in area’s including plain film, theatres, mobiles, dentals and fluoroscopy
Full participation in 24 hour, 365 day per year shift system including nights, evenings, weekends and bank holidays.
Rotation through all Imaging sites including Community Hospitals and Community Diagnostic Centres.
Opportunity to train in CT, MR, Interventional theatres, Cardiac as and when service requirements allow and in consideration with training needs of all staff
This advert closes on Friday 20 Jun 2025