Radiographer in Leigh

Main area Specialist Services Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Job share
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (7 day flexible working to include Wrightington oncall and nights) Job ref 302-26-8297906S-SHS

Site Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, Wigan Lane, Wigan, WN1 2NN Town Wigan Salary £32,073 - £39,043 Per annum, Pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 24/11/2026 23:59

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Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated qualified or soon to be qualified Radiographer.

This is a great opportunity for a Band 5 Diagnostic Radiographer.
We would like to join our friendly, dynamic team at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We host diagnostic services in four sites offering clinical services across a diverse range of specialities.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our team as a band 5 General Radiographer. New team members will be supported with a structured induction, and support from all members of the Radiology team. New team members are supported and encouraged to develop their radiography and patient care skills.

Successful candidates will be able to gain a wide range of experience. This will include trauma imaging, general and specialist orthopaedic imaging, theatre and mobile imaging, paediatrics, fluoroscopy, and dental radiography. We are committed to providing increased opportunities to gain more experience in specialised areas. We have recently introduced the Apprentice Assistant Practitioner role in 2022 and have a fantastic reporting radiographer team, as well as advanced clinical practitioners performing GI fluoroscopy procedures.

This position carries a commitment to flexible working hours and will include on-call at Wrightington across a 7-day working week.

Evidence of qualifications will be requested at interview and during compliance checks.

Main duties of the job

Wrightington Orthopaedic Centre of Excellence delivers world renowned innovations in orthopaedic care from some of the UK’s leading Consultants, many whom have an international reputation for surgical excellence.
At the Thomas Linacre Outpatient centre we image a variety of GP and patients from the outpatient clinics.

Leigh Infirmary has been chosen as the location of our new state of the art Community Diagnostic Centre. The existing General Radiography rooms are to be replaced with high specification Digital Radiography equipment to image patients referred from Primary Care, patients from the Walk in Centre and outpatient clinics.

The Royal Albert Edward Infirmary provides a base for emergency and acute work. The department hosts an interventional suite which offers the opportunity of rotation as well as general fluoroscopic techniques that are delivered in two recently upgraded fluoroscopy rooms. The team undertake a range of procedures. The department includes 5 plain film imaging rooms. It is a busy department offering a range of experience. The Wigan site manages patients from a wide range of clinical specialities including Surgery, Medicine, Critical Care and Paediatrics.

The site is a designated Trauma Unit which supports the Greater Manchester Trauma Network. The service has a dedicated Paediatric Emergency Care Unit with a large Maternity Unit and Paediatric ward. Staff may attend these areas to perform mobile imaging, including neonatal imaging.

Working for our organisation

Choose Well – Choose WWL

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement, and living our values.

WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Band 5 Radiographer will have responsibility, for the delivery of a high quality, efficient and effective plain film imaging service. There will be occasions when the post holder will take an active role in the efficient use of rooms and staffing across all sites of Wrightington Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust including Wrightington, Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, Leigh Infirmary, and the Thomas Linacre Centre.

The post holder will be responsible for helping to train student radiographers, as well as their own clinical and first line management.
The post holder will ensure they operate within robust clinical governance and quality assurance guidelines. They will also be involved in undertaking audits of standards and performance. Optimum patient care will be achieved whilst working within the strict Radiation Protection guidelines governed by the Royal College of Radiologist, the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations, IR(ME)R 2017, the Ionising Radiation Regulations, IRR2017 and the local support offered by the Radiation Protection Advisor at the Medical Physics department of the Christie Hospital.

Quality standards of imaging will be achieved by the Trust wide implementation, monitoring and continuation of the Technically Suboptimal X-ray (TSX) process which involves radiologists and radiographers of all grades across all sites. This 360 degree feedback and education process will support them in developing their role and clinical skills.

Person specification

Knowledge

• Must be able to demonstrate clear evidence of being professionally up to date
• Basic IT skills/computer literacy

Skills

• Meets requirements of first post competence

Experience

• General Radiographic experience as student and or qualified radiographer

Qualifications

• Either Diploma of the College of Radiographers (DCR) or Bachelor degree in Radiology
• HCPC Register

Addtional

• Team Worker
• Calm
• Good interpersonal skills
• Speak English to an appropriate standard relevant to their role, i.e. with confidence and accuracy, using correct sentence structures and vocabulary, and without hesitation
• Participation in the Wrightington on call rota to ensure service delivery
• Flexible working across 4 sites 7 days per week
• Ability to adapt to change within the working area

We endeavour to inform all applicants of the outcome of their application by email or SMS text message.

The Trust reserves the right to close adverts earlier than the stated closing date if there is a high volume of applications.

Guidance on Completing Your Application

Applications are assessed against the person specification. We strongly encourage you to use the supporting information section to demonstrate how you meet the essential and desirable criteria, providing clear examples where possible.

On-Call

WWL is part of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. We recognise continuous or ‘unbroken’ service from any Greater Manchester Local Authority, NHS organisation, Transport for Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service or the Greater Manchester Combined Authority. This ensures access to our service-related benefits.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.