Job summary
The Isle of Wight NHS Trust are searching for an experienced and passionate Band 6 CT Radiographer to join their highly skilled team.

Main duties of the job
To conduct a wide range of CT scans upon a range of patient types, both as an autonomous practitioner and as part of a multi-professional team, in a manner that meets professional, departmental and legal standards and requirements.

Participate in the out of hours on call rota. Radiographers practice will involve lone working in particular specialties and at particular times.

Patient presentation will include the unconscious, uncooperative, incapacitated, incompetent, disorientated and those with physical and mental disabilities. A wide variety of patients will be encountered and will include those exhibiting anti-social behaviour including both un-convicted and legally convicted e.g. prisoners.

Other influencing factors include the skills needed to provide patients or relatives with empathy and emotional support for the bereaved, terminally ill, injured, traumatised or those altered by substance use/abuse.

About us
The Isle of Wight NHS Trust is an NHS trust which provides physical health, mental health and ambulance services for the Isle of Wight. The trust is unique in being the only integrated acute, community, mental health and ambulance health care provider in England.

The Trust was established in April 2012 as the only fully integrated provider of health services to an isolated offshore population of 140,000.

Job responsibilities

• To assist in and manage workflow and ensure all data inputs are recorded for both patient record integrity and statistical evaluation purposes.
• To supervise, assist and train a range of students and assistant staff in both the delivery of the service and their individual development needs.
• To encourage the highest professional and technical standards in all staff using personal example and constructive supervision.
• Demonstrate partnership in professional development issues maintaining a high level of technical and theoretical skills through personal CPD.

Qualifications
Essential

• Diploma of College of Radiographers or BSc equivalent
• State Registration with the Health & Care Profession Council

Experience
Essential

• Extensive knowledge of Clinical Governance within the NHS
• Evidence of multidisciplinary team working
• Experience in CT/MR
• Experience in student supervision
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Isle of Wight NHS Trust is an equal opportunities employer.