Job summary
*** This vacancy is currently only open to internal applicants from Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust ***

An exciting and excellent opportunity has arisen for a qualified Reporting Radiographer to join the Radiology team at Worcestershire Acute NHS Trust

The post has been developed to support the current reporting team and Lead the X-ray service at The Worcester Royal Hospital. We have a team of 10 reporting Radiographers, led by a Consultant Radiographer.

The team currently manage over 75 % of the plain film reporting which includes running a daily hot reporting service to the 2 Emergency Departments and 4 Minor Injury Units.

Our Consultant Radiographer is an international lecturer in plain film reporting and regular visiting lecturer at several universities. Reporting radiographers in the trust are supported with on-going training and expanding scope of practice, as part of this we expect reporters to work towards qualification in reporting all body parts.

We are a forward-looking department committed to training and role development with a 4 tier system. We want to develop advanced practice within the department and would therefore expect the post holder to participate in teaching and audit.

Main duties of the job
The post holder will be based at Worcester Royal Hospital, however will be required to travel around the trust offering teaching and support when necessary.

The appointment, if full-time, will have a minimum of 5 dedicated reporting sessions each week. We are working towards 7-day reporting and we do offer home reporting. There will be a flexible approach to meeting the reporting requirements over a 7-day period.

The successful candidate will be required to support in both a clinical and managerial capacity and will be required to support our out of hours duties as part of the Radiology departments key service provision. There is an expectation that the appointed candidate will support other services within Radiology (according to knowledge and skills) and as a Senior staff member will be required to support the leadership team as and when required.

About us
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Being open and honest
Ensuring people feel cared for
Showing respect to everyone

We are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement System.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

DBS Checks and Costs
Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.

Job responsibilities
As a band 7 Radiographer at Worcestershire Acute Hospital Trust (WAHT), there is an expectation that you will use your experience and knowledge to support both the staff and service users where appropriate. This also includes any modality leads, site leads and senior managers.

As such you will be expected to:

• Maintain clinical skills and service provision within designated specialities.
• Support the department in delivering continuous high quality clinical care.
• Demonstrate a high level of expertise within relevant modalities/area, providing training, advice, education and support to staff.
• Be responsible for ensuring the effective management and leadership of required services which will include organising workload, staffing and appropriate stock control within these areas.
• Ensure operational standards are met to maintain effective and progressive service delivery.
• Demonstrate effective communication with all staff including site/modality leads.
• Ensure, in line with site leads, staffing levels are managed appropriately maintaining a safe, efficient and responsive service within your specific area.
• Support and where appropriate, lead in the on-going development of clinical practice and standards of care within a specific service, including the development of policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines in collaboration with multidisciplinary colleagues.
• Contribute towards service development and undertake clinical audit activity within specialist services as required.
• Where appropriate, support in the delivery of complex imaging techniques using advanced technologies, recording or reporting on the outcomes.
• Act as a specialist resource and provide specialist advice in relation to care of patients within your appropriate speciality(s).

Qualifications
Essential

• BSc in Radiography or the DCR(R)
• HCPC Registration
• Post Graduate qualification in at least 1 aspect of plain film reporting from: Chest, Abdomen and Musculoskeletal.

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).

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Employer details
Employer name: Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Address: Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Nhs Trust, Charles Hastings Way, WORCESTER, WR5 1DD, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.worcsacute.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Consultant Radiographer Vik Riley victoria.riley7@nhs.net

Supporting documents
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