Reporting Radiographer - MSK, Chests and Abdomen plain film inScunthorpe inScunthorpe PUBLISHED
THU 7 NOV 2024
The role will involve collaboration with the Head of General Radiology and contributing to the development of the radiographer reporting service within a new community diagnostic center. Applicants with accreditation in either MSK or Chest/Abdomen will be considered, with training provided for the other module. The position entails a 0.6 whole-time equivalent (wte) Band 7 reporting capacity and 0.4 wte senior clinical radiographer duties.
The Reporting Radiographer will provide expertise to the radiography team, promote best practices, supervise and teach others, and manage their own specialist workload. The Trust encourages flexible working arrangements and is committed to fostering a supportive work environment that values diversity and employee well-being.
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Trust is currently seeking full-time Reporting Radiographers who will report plain-film examinations. The ideal candidate will have expertise in interpreting Musculoskeletal (MSK), Chest and Abdomen X-ray. To qualify for this role, the post holder must hold an accredited reporting qualification from the Society of Radiographers and have completed an initial audit before commencing independent reporting. Additionally, the post holder will be responsible for both hot and cold reporting in general radiography, as well as their own clinical work and professional development.
The appointed reporting radiographer will be joining the trust during an exciting period of development. The post holder will contribute to the established radiographer reporting service, collaborating with the Head of General Radiology based in the core of our community. Our newly constructed community diagnostic centre will service as the hub for their work.
Consideration will be given to applicants who have accreditation in one of the modules, MSK or Chest and Abdomen. Training will be provided for the module that is not presently held. Throughout this period, the contract will entail 0.6 whole-time equivalent (wte) Band 7 reporting and 0.4 wte senior clinical radiographer.
- The Reporting Radiographer will work within the established Radiographer reporting service with the Head of General Radiology to provide hot and cold reporting in general radiography and be responsible for his/her clinical work and professional development.
- The Reporting Radiographer will be located at a specific base site but will be required to report work from all Trust sites.
- The Reporting Radiographer will provide professional advice and expertise to all members of the radiography team and be recognised and accessible as an expert in their specified field. He/she will promote best practice and disseminate knowledge to the profession and the surrounding healthcare environment. The Reporting Radiographer will undertake reflective evaluation of his/her own practice and will partake in the supervision, teaching and professional advancement of radiographers, radiology assistants and student radiographers.
- The Reporting Radiographer will be expected to manage his/her own specialist workload effectively whilst maintaining associated records to allow for ongoing personal audit.
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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.
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