Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for a motivated Band 6 Radiographer with a specialist interest in plain film imaging to work within the  Main Radiology department of the Royal Victoria Infirmary.

The role encompasses team lead responsibilities in trauma, general and paediatric plain film radiography.

• Interview Date 11/07/2022
• 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
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Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.

Newcastle Hospitals encourages all staff and volunteers who are appointed to join the Trust to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Main duties of the job

The post is ideal for a suitably experienced professional to extend their skills and experience whilst working in a truly team-based environment. The post will be primarily based on the Royal Victoria Infirmary site but may include cross site working as and when required. The post holder will work as one of a core staff of lead radiographers working within plain film Radiology at a time of great development of our service. The department offers a broad range of modalities and full training will be provided to the successful candidate. 

The role requires working as part of a multidisciplinary team delivering high quality imaging using a patient centred approach. There is also a potential commitment to providing out of hours service as part of this role.

The post holder will take responsibility for producing images of a high standard, supervising and training of junior staff including radiography students and assistant practitioners.

This post is suitable for a state registered radiographer with a number of years plain film experience who demonstrates a clear programme of knowledge development.

Opportunities for further training and development are available. Good organizational, interpersonal and communication skills are essential and knowledge of the current radiation legislation is required.

Working for our organisation

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with over 18,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.

Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the CQC for the second consecutive time in 2019, we have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We’re also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients ‘contacts’ each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.