Lead Radiographer - Resuscitation

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Lead Radiographer – Resuscitation, Scunthorpe

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NHS Foundation Trust

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Job Reference:

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7

Posted:

14.07.2025

Expiry Date:

28.08.2025

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Job Description:

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team of dedicated friendly CT and MRI Radiographers at Scunthorpe General Hospital.

We are a district general hospital performing a wide range of CT and MRI examinations.

We are looking for highly motivated Radiographers with a willingness to share their knowledge. The role includes the supervision/training of junior staff.

We are passionate about providing exceptional patient care. Candidates must be HCPC registered and would ideally hold a Postgraduate Certificate in CT and/or MRI imaging. The ability to perform intravenous cannulations is essential

We are a busy department open seven days a week, 24 hours a day, we work 3 12.5 hour shifts a week. This post requires working a variety of shifts in response to the service needs of our CT and MRI service.

The main requirement for this role is for the base site to be at Scunthorpe General Hospital and Scunthorpe Community Diagnostic Centre. Flexibility is required, there may be opportunities to work across our other hospital sites.

Main duties of the job

• Perform high standard clinical duties as required, in line with current departmental protocols, providing high-quality imaging and patient care.

This lead radiographer will in the event of resuscitation and anaphylaxis, working as part of a team that are trained to ILS level, be responsible for and ensuring the correct processes, procedures and associated records are maintained.

Demonstrate specialist theoretical and practical knowledge of CT and/or MRI.

• Manage the outpatient and inpatient workload. Required to allocate and reallocate workloads within the team to ensure patient deadlines are met and patient breaches avoided
• Understand the vetting and protocolling of requests and know when to seek Radiologist advice
• Undertake justification of referrals in line with IR(ME)R and department protocols
• Provide a highly specialised technical/clinical service using CT and/or MRI and scanning equipment to aid diagnosis
• Communicate complex information effectively to a wide range of stakeholders including patients and their families or carers.
• Develop and maintain skills in cannulation and admin of contrast media
• Work in close liaison with radiology staff, Radiologists, clinicians, nurses and others
• Adhere to Ionising Radiation Regulations IR(ME)R2000, local rules, ensuring all examinations are justified in accordance with local protocols
• Assist in the training of Radiographers, students, APs and HCAs.

Working for our organisation

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts – Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) – our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas – biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will be a CT and/or MRI Radiographer – Lead Radiographer in the event of resuscitation and anaphylaxis, working as part of a team that are trained to ILS level, being responsible for and ensuring the correct processes, procedures and associated records are maintained.

Trained to ILS standard, enabling Radiographer led contrast examinations without direct medical supervision. Ensuring all processes are in place and followedeach day, all appropriate medication is available, all appropriate paperwork is completed, training is up to date and where required scheduled as well as any other duties relating to this clinical lead role.

The radiographer will maintain effective communication and productive relationships with all stakeholders, upholding the reputation of the Directorate and speciality at all times.

They will undertake and perform diagnostic imaging examinations requested to a high level of radiographic skill. The post holder should be
willing to work both within a larger hospital-based team and a smaller Community Diagnostics integrated and multi-skilled team. The department offers a seven-day service to its stakeholders and there is a requirement that the post holder takes part in this rota and any nights or future shift systems.

We have well-developed equipment; 64 slice CT scanners, and 1.5T MRI scanners at each site, and the Trust investment programme continues to demonstrate commitment to service improvement. Scunthorpe\’s Blue Sky Imaging Suite opened in August 2012, and is a purpose-built cross-sectional imaging suite, housing 3 GE 64 slice CT scanners these are also and 2 MRI scanners, a GE wide bore 1.5T and a 1.5T Siemens MRI Scanner.

At our new CDC in the town centre we have 2 GE 64 slice CT scanners and 1 GE 1.5T MRI Scanner housed within a purpose built facility to allow patients to access their diagnostics tests in a easily accessible facility.

As a Trust, we are actively committed to CPD, and encourage people to widen their scope of practice, currently having radiographers performing IV cannulation, radiographer reporting and Radiographer-led CT colonography. We have a comprehensive induction programme, which is directly linked to a competency-based structure.

The department actively encourages CPD and supports post-graduate certificate training.

For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.

As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.

Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.

We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we\’ll do our best to make it happen.

Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.

We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.

We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.

In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Recruitment & Workforce team will use and hold your personal data for the intended purpose and in line with the Recruitment & Workforce Privacy Statement.

“We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers”.

Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

• • Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
• HPC Registration

Occupational Experience

• • Minimum of 1 years post graduate experience
• Cannulation skills – Trust approved, or Society of Radiographers accredited training.
• NHS experience
• • Experience of advanced imaging techniques
• • Driving Licence

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