Radiographer in Wigan

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 invite you 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.

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:

• 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.

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.
• Additional 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.

Please note that some roles may require participation in an on-call rota, particularly those that are operational in nature. 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.