Position title
Senior rotational radiographer CT/general

Cleveland Clinic

Description

Cleveland Clinic London are looking to recruit senior rotational radiographers within CT/general (band 6 and band 7 equivalent) to join our imaging team, with a competitive salary range on offer.

This is a full-time role working between 8:00am to 20:00pm including weekends, overtime and on-call shifts.

This role could potentially have a 24hour service in the near future.

What makes us different?

Cleveland Clinic London offers a brand-new high-acuity environment with the very latest equipment, where caregivers are encouraged to grow their expertise across multiple specialties, and in collaboration with expert clinicians. Our mission, ‘Caring for life, researching for health, and educating those who serve’, assures our unwavering commitment to professional development.

What will your duties include?

Senior I rotational radiographers – CT/general (band 7 equivalent):

  • Monitors, evaluates and reports status of the departmental operations. Acts as a liaison internally and externally.
  • Deputise for the lead radiographer as required.
  • Assist radiology leads to ensure caregivers are trained on new equipment.
  • Professionally and legally responsible for all aspects of own practice, working within national legislation, departmental and hospital wide policy, code of conduct and professional guidelines ensuring delivery of imaging services emulates "best practices".
  • Develops caregivers with effective coaching, counselling and mentoring.
  • Maintains a work environment that fosters quality care delivery, accountability and employee satisfaction.
  • Assist implementation of new patient care services to keep the Institute market competitive and produce positive clinical outcomes; keeps abreast of current practice trends.
  • Provides direct patient care in specialty areas. Flexible approach to working hours, prepared to participate fully in shifts, extended working days and on–call working rotation and schedules as may be required.
  • Undertake relevant training and competency assessments, strictly adhering to agreed protocols and procedures. To supply medicines using patient group directions, without compromising patient safety. This involves ascertaining the patient’s suitability for drugs and taking joint responsibility for the potential complications under the indirect supervision of radiologists. To be aware of the clinical hazards and emergencies that such drugs can induce.

Senior II rotational radiographers – CT/general (band 6 equivalent):

  • Undertake basic patient observations.
  • Monitors, evaluates and reports status of the departmental operations. Acts as a liaison internally and externally.
  • Professionally and legally responsible for all aspects of own practice, working within national legislation, departmental and hospital wide policy, code of conduct and professional guidelines ensuring delivery of imaging services emulates "best practices".
  • Maintains a work environment that fosters quality care delivery, accountability and employee satisfaction.
  • Assist with ongoing development of clinical practice and standards of care within the service, including assisting the modality leads in development of policies, procedures protocols a, guidelines and audits.
  • Provides direct patient care in specialty areas. Flexible approach to working hours, prepared to participate fully in shifts, extended working days and on–call working rotation and schedules as may be required.
  • Undertake relevant training and competency assessments, strictly adhering to agreed protocols and procedures. To supply medicines using patient group directions, without compromising patient safety. This involves ascertaining the patient’s suitability for drugs and taking joint responsibility for the potential complications under the indirect supervision of radiologists. To be aware of the clinical hazards and emergencies that such drugs can induce.
  • Use good radiographic techniques and modify as clinically appropriate. Have the technical ability to manipulate a range of equipment, whilst maintaining patient comfort and adequately communicate with patients and colleagues to ensure the safe movement of patients into imaging position. Use appropriate touch techniques to locate external bony landmarks.

 What we need from you?

Essential criteria:

  • Current valid healthcare professional council (HCPC) registration required.
  • Minimally a BSc(Hons) radiography, DCR(D) diploma of the college of radiographers or equivalent required.
  • Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgement and the ability to work autonomously.
  • Manage time and resources and prioritise workload according to clinical needs.
  • Build and sustain professional relationships and work independently, as part of the imaging team, as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
  • Knowledge of the process for escalation of unexpected findings identified on images to ensure optimum patient care.
  • Must be able to work in a stressful environment.
  • Well-developed diagnostic radiology knowledge, underpinned by theory and experience working towards or with a desire to work towards post graduate qualifications.
  • Understanding of radiographic equipment in the context of how images are produced for both ionising and non-ionising radiation imaging methods and how images are appropriately shared and/or stored.
  • Knowledge of the application of different Imaging procedures and the associated risks/benefits and precautions/safety requirements.

Desirable criteria:

  • Relevant personal history of continuing professional development.
  • Requires high degree of dexterity to produce materials on a computer.
  • Excellent oral and written communication, organisational and time management skills.
  • Trained to cannulate and administer contrast agents required.

What can we offer you?

As a private hospital with no shareholders, we reinvest profits back into our organisation. This means we can offer tailored support and development for caregivers, alongside benefits such as:

  • 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
  • Auto-enrolment of 5% pension - Cleveland Clinic contributes 10% through salary exchange
  • Life assurance, private medical & dental insurance and eye care contributions
  • Discounted gym facilities
  • 24/7 holistic employee assistance programme
  • Child care vouchers

 

Job Location
London
Base Salary
£54,00
Date posted
November 18, 2024
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