trainee radiographer jobs

37.5 hours per week (24/7/365 working and to perform out of hours shifts)

Permanent

Salary: £31,049 - £37,796 per annum

**This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly. **

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To provide a diagnostic imaging service of the highest standard in accordance with departmental protocols and guidelines for Accident and Emergency patients, In-Patients, Out-Patients and GP referrals whilst ensuring optimum patient care.

Provides supervision and assists in the training of student Radiographers, acting as mentor/assessor where necessary

Will also contribute to quality assurance program and be involved in audit / research where appropriate.

Provides evidence of maintaining professional competencies and continuing professional development as required by Health Care Professions Council for state registration.

Here at George Eliot our vision to ‘ excel at patient care’ takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:

E ffective Open Communication

e x cellence and safety in everything we do

C hallenge but support

E xpect respect and dignity

L ocal health that inspires confidence

Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.

Able to communicate imaging procedures empathetically to gain verbal consent and co-operation from a variety of patients including those from different cultural backgrounds, those with learning difficulties, paediatric, the elderly and infirm and traumatised patients.

Communicates effectively with a wide range of service users including patients, carers and other healthcare professionals to provide high quality patient care and use of resources.

To ensure that both patient care and the patient welfare are kept to the highest standard.

To use the Radiology computer system for input and retrieval of patient details.

To record all equipment faults and arrange for the service engineers to attend and repair any faults as soon as possible.

Have knowledge of clerical and assistant duties and be able to undertake these when required.

To maintain a clean, tidy and safe working environment and liaise with estates or housekeeping department as necessary

Educational Responsibilities

Provides evidence of maintaining professional competencies and continuing professional development as required by HCPC for state registration.

To be demonstrably proactive seeking and identifying opportunities to apply new knowledge to own and others practice.

Continually assess and monitor risk in own practice.

Attends mandatory training courses in accordance with Trust policies.

Research and Audit

To participate in audit of clinical procedures and systems.

To be actively involved in service improvement.

To provide comments on changes to policies and procedures.

For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.