Radiographer: Sponsorship Available
Job Title: Radiographer
Agency: Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Location: London, United Kingdom
Salary/Rate: 47,951 – 56,863 £ / Year
Job Summary
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We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated Radiographers who enjoy the challenges a Major Trauma Centre (MTC) will offer within a friendly multidisciplinary team in a central London location.
St Mary’s Hospital is one of four Major Trauma Centres (MTC’s) in the London region with a dedicated Acute Imaging Centre containing a recently upgraded CT scanner and a separate Paediatric A&E.
The post will allow you to build on your existing clinical skills in all areas of the General Imaging Department, including A&E, across a range of specialties, and develop new skills in CT and Angio. Education and training are key elements of the department.
The Imaging Department at St Mary’s Hospital performs a comprehensive range of procedures across all modalities. Being flexible and innovative in your ways of working will be fundamental to your role, and good communication skills are essential. We also teach radiography students from a number of London Universities.
As part of the first Academic Health Science Centre, our aim is to provide world-class healthcare to our patients through excellence in research, education, and training. Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust comprises five hospitals – Charing Cross, Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea, Hammersmith, St Mary’s and the Western Eye Hospital – and integrating with Imperial College London offers 50 clinical specialities and has one of the largest portfolios in the country.
Main duties of the job
- To maintain a high standard of patient care and comfort, and be patient-focused at all times.
- To work efficiently and effectively at all times.
- To appear on duty promptly and appropriately dressed and behave professionally at all times.
- To plan, prioritise, and organise own workload within certain clinical areas of the department, e.g., Fluoroscopy, with support from senior colleagues as required.
- To vet request forms for validity and appropriateness.
- To determine whether repeat X-rays or extra projections are required.
- To undertake IV injections in line with departmental policy.
- To report any untoward incidents and equipment failure to the area superintendent radiographer.
- To work unsupervised as and when required.
- To work using one’s own initiative but be aware of one’s own limitations and seek guidance when necessary.
- To work flexibly based on the requirements of service.
- To carry out duties that may be considered necessary and consistent with the responsibilities of the post.
- Commitment to active participation in the out-of-hours service and perform rostered duties as part of contractual hours
- To undertake all mandatory training in line with Trust and Department policies, including Manual Handling, Infection Control and Trust Core skills.
- To undertake continuous professional development in line with the College of Radiographers and Health Professions Council guidelines.
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