Trac proudly powers the recruitment for
Whittington Health NHS Trust
About
Whittington Health NHS Trust aims to help local people live longer and healthier lives by providing safe, personal, coordinated care for the community we serve.
We provide hospital and community care services to 500,000 people living in Islington and Haringey as well as other London boroughs including Barnet, Enfield, Camden and Hackney. As one organisation providing both hospital and community services, we are known as an ‘integrated care organisation’.
We have an income of £350 million and over 4,400 staff delivering care across north London.
Our priority is to provide the right care, at the right time and in the right place for our patients. We provide a large range of services from the hospital, including accident and emergency (A&E), maternity, diagnostic, therapy and elderly care. We also run services from 30 community locations in Islington and Haringey. Over the past year we have reviewed and developed services to make them stronger and better support the needs of patients.
As an integrated care organisation we bring high quality services closer to home and speed up communication between community and hospital services, improving our patients’ experience. Key to our approach is partnering with patients, carers, GPs, social care, mental health and other healthcare providers.
Our organisation has a highly-regarded educational role. We teach undergraduate medical students (as part of UCL Medical School) and nurses and therapists throughout the year, alongside providing a range of educational packages for postgraduate doctors and other healthcare professional.
Diagnostic Radiographer
Accepting applications until: 05-Aug-2024 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 05-Aug-2024 23:59
Key details
Location
- Gwefan
- Whittington Hospital
- Cyfeiriad
- Magdala Avenue
- Tref
- London
- Cod post
- N19 5NF
- Major / Minor Region
- London
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Oriau
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (37.5 hrs p.w)
Salary
- Cyflog
- £34,089 - £41,498 per annum inclusive of HCAS
- Cyfnod cyflog
- Yearly
- Gradd
- (Band 5)
Specialty
- Prif leoliad
- Imaging
Covid-19 Vaccination
Getting vaccinated, and getting a booster, remains the best defence against COVID-19.
We encourage and support staff to get COVID-19 vaccine and a booster dose as and when they are eligible.
Please note in order to progress your application, your data will be processed by our 3rd party recruitment providers – North London Partners Shared Service, who conduct recruitment activities on behalf of Whittington Health NHS Trust.
For our current apprenticeship vacancies, please go to https://www.gov.uk/apply-apprenticeship and use Keyword ‘Whittington’
By applying for this role, you accept in the event you are successful that your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which is aimed at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.
Trosolwg o'r swydd
Whittington Health NHS Trust
Acute Patient Access, Clinical Support Services and Women's Health (ACW) ICSU
Band 5 Radiographer
Contract - Permanent
Full-time 37.5 hours a week
The post holder will be expected to operate within a competency framework and participate in the 24/7 shift system including days/nights and weekends.
This vacancy is open to newly qualified Radiographers who have just graduated.
Advert
-
To prioritise patients to ensure optimum efficiency and service quality.
-
Act independently in the assessment of referrals for X-Ray examinations, taking full responsibility for the justification of general X-Ray examinations (under guidance of Imaging Protocols) in order to reduce unnecessary ionizing radiation exposure of patients in accordance with IR(ME)R 2017.
-
Maintain a high level of expertise in the safe operation of X-Ray equipment and manage faults effectively and in accordance with guidance given in induction.
-
To comply with and contribute to the implementation of departmental and professional policies and procedures.
-
To ensure that all data inputs are accurately recorded in order to maintain the integrity of data for both patients and service.
-
To provide professional support to colleagues, medical and nursing staff and all other staff groups.
-
To ensure professional practice is maintained and extended through participation in Continuous Professional Development.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone.
Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this
population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation,
and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Swydd ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
Clinical Duties
1. Assess a referral or request form, and justify it under radiographic regulations and locally agreed protocols.
2. Prioritise patients to ensure optimum efficiency and service quality.
3. Ensure that the protocol used for an examination is suitably matched to the clinical indications for the procedure.
4. Liaise with referring clinicians to clarify or discuss requests for complex radiographic procedures.
5. Act as a point of advice for referrers, other clinical staff, patients and their relatives.
6. When permitted by information governance, effectively communicate and reassure patients, relatives, and staff about discussions concerning patient procedures..
7. Assess the physical, mental and communication abilities and needs of individual patients and respond appropriately.
8. Document that patients have consented to procedures and to issue and ensure they understand any instructions they need to follow.
9. Enter accurate patient examination data into Imaging Information Systems i.e. RIS and PACS.
10. Accurately position patients for examinations, adapting standard techniques as necessary to accommodate their individual abilities, needs, and limitations, ensuring appropriate radiographic procedures are conducted.
11. Undertake radiological procedures (i.e. multi-faceted, multiple trauma), utilising skills, knowledge and experience, setting exposure parameters.
12. Participate in patient monitoring or administration of oxygen.
13. Visually be able to discriminate subtle differences between images to ensure there are no artefacts.
14. Assess outcomes following procedures and ensure that any necessary additional procedures are undertaken within a single patient attendance where possible.
15. Assess and respond to adverse treatment responses.
16. Ensure that unexpected abnormalities seen are brought to the attention of the medical staff of the department, and the referring clinician, and that the patient is managed in an appropriate and supportive manner.
17. Work unsupervised, seeking advice from colleagues and senior radiographic or medical staff when required.
Operational Responsibilities
18. Ensure that all the documentation relating to a procedure is appropriately organised to ensure rapid and accurate transit through the administrative and clerical systems of the Directorate.
19. Operate departmental equipment with safety and efficiency, consistently complying with manual handling regulations.
20. Undertake regular equipment testing, ensuring appropriate recording, documentation and interpretation of results.
21. Ensure that any equipment faults are brought to the attention of the appropriate Superintendent or senior member of staff, in a timely fashion.
22. Clearly label, or remove from circulation, any faulty equipment to mitigate the risk of its continued use.
23. Attend and participate in staff meetings, grade meetings and Department meetings.
24. Participate in departmental activities such as Health and Safety, Audit, Clinical Governance, and investigation of Adverse Incidents and complaints.
25. To maintain a safe, clean and tidy work environment. To ensure there are adequate supplies of stock in clinical areas.
26. To participate in out of hours duties.
27. To operate as a Practitioner/Operator under IR(ME)R 2017.
28. Monitor the implementation and observance of radiation protection local rules and systems of work and report any problems to a Radiation Protection Supervisor.
Service Improvement
29. Comment on proposed new policies, protocols and procedures for the department aligned with quality, efficiency and productivity (QEP) aims.
30. Attend and participate in QA meetings and regularly participates in research and developmental activity.
Training and Governance Responsibilities
31. To support assistants and student radiographers in service delivery and personal development.
32. To participate in the induction of new staff.
33. Ensure adequate training in the use of any piece of equipment before using it unsupervised.
34. Take full advantage of any training opportunities which may present and make known their training needs to the training committee or a Superintendent Radiographer.
35. Assist in the training of students and all staff in disciplines of radiography i.e. in the completion of student assessments, portfolios, use of clinical equipment or any other work associated with their clinical training.
36. Assist in the training to other radiographers in areas of own experience and expertise.
37. Provide short presentations to the department; feeding back from Study Days, Postgraduate courses and audit projects.
38. Expand and update professional skills and knowledge for Continuous Professional Development.
39. Attend all mandatory training as required by the Department and the Trust.
40. Participate in audit projects within the department.
41. Ensure a high standard of patient care and participate in the monitoring of standards.
42. Perform regular QA checks on equipment, documenting results and recognising trends and proposing action needed to effect change.
43. Perform reject analysis, document results, recognise trends and proposing action required to effect change.
Management Responsibilities
44. To ensure that the trust values are upheld at all times and that poor behaviour is challenged as appropriate in the workplace or escalated where a one to one conversation is not possible or appropriate.
45. To actively contribute to changes in policy/procedure and competency frameworks taking the initiative to do this with support from the management team.
General Responsibilities
46. To understand and abide by the “Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics” (April 2003), the “Standards of Proficiency” (July 2003) issued by the Health Professions Council, and the “Statements for Professional Conduct” issued by the College of Radiographers, March 2002.
47. Uphold a professional commitment to patient-centred care, aligning with the Trust's core values.
48. To comply with the Trust’s Equal Opportunities Policy and treat staff, patients, colleagues and potential employees with dignity and respect at all times.
49. To take personal responsibility for promoting a safe environment and safe patient care by identifying areas of risk and following the Incident, Serious Incidents and Near Misses reporting policy and procedure.
50. To take personal responsibility for ensuring that trust resources are used efficiently and with minimum wastage and to comply with the Trust's Standing Financial Instructions (SFIs).
51. To comply with Trust policies for personal and patient safety and for prevention of healthcare-associated infection (HCAI); this includes a requirement for rigorous and consistent compliance with Trust policies for hand hygiene, use of personal protective equipment and safe disposal of sharps.
52. To be aware of and adhere to all Trust policies and procedures, the Health and Safety at Work Act and the Data Protection Act.
53. To maintain confidentiality at all times.
SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AND ADULTS
To comply with the Trust’s Safeguarding Children and Adults policies, procedures and protocols. All individual members of staff (paid or unpaid) have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults This will require you to:
- Ensure you are familiar with and comply with the London Child Protection Procedures and protocols for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people.
- Ensure you are familiar and comply with the London Multi Agency Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Pan London Procedures.
- Ensure you are familiar and comply with local protocols and systems for information sharing.
- Know the appropriate contact numbers and required reporting lines.
- Participate in required training and supervision.
- Comply with required professional boundaries and codes of conduct
Whittington Health is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Your application form –
- Provide only business email address for your referees – we are unable to request references from yahoo, Hotmail, Gmail accounts.
- Make sure you to include all evidence of where you meet the essential requirement on the jobs description as this forms the base of our shortlisting criteria.
Our processes –
- Closing dates are given as a guide; we are within our right to close adverts early so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible to avoid delay.
- If you do not hear from us up to 3 weeks after the closing date of the job unfortunately this means you have not been successfully shortlisted for interview. If your require feedback on your application please contact the appointing manager detailed in the body of the advert.
- Please check your emails regularly as all correspondence from us will be via trac.systems – occasionally these emails will go into your Junk folder.
- Employment at Whittington Health is offered subject to successful completion of a 6 month probationary period for all staff with the exception of GMC Registered Doctors.
Other important information –
- Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Before submitting your application and to avoid disappointment please check that you are eligible under the UKVI points based system.
- Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities.
- In submitting an application form, you authorise Whittington Health NHS Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process should you be appointed to the post.
If you are offered a role with one of the NLPSS partner trusts, as part of pre-employment checks your identity and right to work documentation will be verified remotely (in most circumstances), using a certified identity verification service provider TrustID. You will be asked to capture an image of the relevant documents as well as a “selfie” using your smartphone/tablet (if available) for facial matching. TrustID will also perform a digital address check using Trunarrative and Equifax, which is a soft check and does not leave a footprint on your credit rating. For more information, visit www.trustid.co.uk
Please note that during the recruitment process your Identity Documentation (i.e. passport, driving licence, visa, etc.) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, Infrared and Machine Readable Zone security features of the documents provided
The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.
We would welcome applications from individuals who are from underrepresented groups in the organisation
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Education / Qualifications
Meini prawf hanfodol
- BSc (Hons) in Radiography or equivalent
Meini prawf dymunol
- Evidence of relevant continuing professional development
Skills & Abilities
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Able to prioritise clinically and in terms of service requirements/good organisational skills
- Commitment to undertake shift work, nights, days and weekends (12 hour)
- Able to work under pressure and self motivate.
- Excellent written and spoken English
- Excellent communication skills with patients, colleagues and other clinicians.
- Able to work flexibly to meet departmental and organisational needs
- Computer skills particularly competence in Microsoft Office 2010, use of PowerPoint, Word and Excel
- Ability to motivate staff & students to reach their full potential
- Proven ability to teach students and share knowledge and information
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team
Knowledge & Experience
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Evidence that knowledge of general radiographic techniques is up to date
- Excellent knowledge of Radiation Protection.
- Excellent clinical knowledge including Radiographic technique, anatomy and abnormality detection
- Excellent knowledge of infection control procedures
Meini prawf dymunol
- Understanding of what patients’ expectations are from the imaging service
- Understands the importance of data collection and the role of the Radiology Information System in the functioning of the Radiology Service
- Experience in each modality
Personal Qualities
Meini prawf hanfodol
- To be a self -motivated individual and have the ability to use initiative, to take responsibility and act in a supervisory capacity
- Logical approach to problem solving
- Smart, professional personal appearance and adhere to theatre wear regulations and observance of sterility standards
- Situational control and understanding of how to resolve professional conflict
Further details / informal visits contact
- Enw
- Yasmin Behdjet
- Teitl y swydd
- General Superintendent
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 02072885721
- Gwybodaeth i gefnogi eich cais
For further information or to arrange a visit please contact [email protected]
Start your application
You must sign in to a Trac account before you can apply for this job.
Sign in
Create an account
Create your account and apply for your new job!