Senior Radiographer

To carry out x-ray examinations which comply with the Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017 (IRR99) and the ionising Radiations (Medical exposure) Regulations 2017 [IR(ME)R2017], ensuring good practice in accordance with the guidelines set by the Royal College of Radiologists and the College of Radiographers.

To carry out supervision as per the trusts policy on other staff members.

To supervise Student Radiographers.

Perform imaging examinations and care for patients during these examinations, respecting their rights of privacy and confidentially, thereby providing a high quality service to both patients and clinicians.

To be able to work independently, work within a clearly defined set of department protocols and make informed clinical decisions in the absence of a Radiologist.

To ensure patient confidentiality and data protection within the Trusts guidelines.

Undertake the quality assurance testing of equipment as part of daily routine if required.

To abide by the Trusts Health and Safety Policy to ensure safe practice whilst manual and patient handling, working with radiation, hazardous chemicals, noxious fumes and bodily fluids.

To observe the provisions of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, always maintaining a safe system of work and reporting any hazards.

To report any incident involving staff, patients or visitors to the Radiology Team Leader.

To undertake radiographic examinations using analytical, judgemental and physical skills to achieve the appropriate high quality image.

To liaise with referrers and service users to maintain an efficient service

To assist referring Emergency Nurse Practitioners in the Minor Injury Unit by employing the Red Dot Scheme for identifying abnormal appearances on x-ray images.

To use the CRIS radiology information system for patient management, data collection and storage. To use PACS for data management and storage. The information on both these systems is shared with other sites.

To be aware of the Trusts emergency planning processes and followsuch processes as necessary in the event of a sudden unexpectedincident

To work with the Radiology Team Lead to ensure the day to day smooth running of the department including absence cover

To take responsibility for Health & Safety issues and reporting within the department

To undertake training as necessary in line with development of the post

To participate fully in the development review (appraisal) process and undertake Continuing Professional Development as required.

To participate in the out of hours radiographer rota at UckfieldCommunity Hospital

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.

Why work for us?o Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeingo Varied environments: community hospitals, patients' homes, and bases across Sussexo Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retiremento Excellent training, development, and research opportunitieso Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brightono Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networkso Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trusto Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast

Our values--Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence--guide everything we do.

We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.

This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.

Qualifications/skills

Essential: - Degree level qualification in radiography or equivalent professional radiography qualification.; - State registration with the Health Professions Council.

Other requirements

Desirable: - Personal statement has been written by applicant and not AI

Skills and Knowledge

Experience

Desirable: - Ability to work autonomously, to organise own workload and to make informed clinical decisions in the absence of a radiologist.