Radiology Assistant Practitioner - Nottingham, United Kingdom - Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
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Nottingham, United Kingdom

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Description
Band 4


Main area

  • Radiology

Grade

  • Band 4

Contract

  • Permanent

Hours

  • Full time hours per week (To be worked over 4 days between the hours of 07:30 and 20:30, Monday to Sunday.)

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Site

  • Cross Site

Town

  • Nottingham

Salary
- £25,147 - £27,596 per annum


Salary period

  • Yearly

Closing

  • 09/11/2023 23:59
Job overview


We are excited to advertise 2 Assistant Practitioner Radiography (MRI) posts within the Radiology Department at Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH).

These are ongoing clinical training posts with development and progression at the core.

Main duties of the job


The role of the Assistant Radiographic Practitioner is to carry out MRI examinations, as required by the department, under the supervision of a Radiographer within a defined scope of practice.


The post holder will participate in a rotational system that involves working across sites over a 7 day week, including evenings, weekends and bank holidays, at the City campus, Queen's Medical Centre, National Centre of Sports and Exercise Medicine (NCSEM) and any other site where NUH has a contract to provide an imaging service.

The hours of the role must be flexible and will include compressed working hours to appreciate and satisfy the needs and demand of the service


Successful applicants will be highly motivated and enthusiastic; adaptable to change; team players; and have excellent communication and organisational skills.

Commitment to high quality patient care is essential.

You will be able to display excellent interpersonal skills with a caring, patient centred and flexible approach to work and innovation.

In addition, you need to familiarise yourself with full job description and person specification documents attached to this advert.

Working for our organisation


There is an opportunity to continue academic study, in order to become a Band 5 Diagnostic Radiographer alongside your core clinical duties and complete the pathway to HCPC registration.

For motivated and caring individuals this is a supported and funded step on the long term career pathway to becoming a Radiographer.

It is supported by the BSc Radiography 'Top Up' Apprenticeship. Academic study will be enrolled at the University of Derby and clinical training at NUH. Study for this apprenticeship is by day release and funding will be supported by the Apprenticeship Levy.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) is one of the biggest and busiest acute Trusts in England.

The QSI accredited radiology department employs 650 staff, seeing 500,000 patients per year across the Queen's Medical Centre, City Hospital and NUH Treatment Centre.


Our wide range of regional specialty services cover neurosciences, Nottingham Children's Hospital, an Emergency Department (level 1 Trauma centre), cardiac/thoracic surgery, oncology, renal, urology, and stroke services.

NUH Radiology offer a structured clinical learning environment with direct support from the Preceptorship Clinical Education team.

The department maintains close links with University training providers, the College of Radiographers and NHS England to ensure our education standards meet the kite mark of our external partners.

This Band 4 AP role meet the requirements of the CoR Education and Career framework.

Person specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential criteria
- (Level 5) Radiography Assistant Practitioner Foundation Science degree qualification or equivalent (Plain film specific)

  • Completion of a Radiographic science and technology module/qualification.
  • Numerate and literate to the equivalent of GCSE grade 4/ grade C.
Desirable criteria

  • Level 3 Science qualification
  • Knowledge of ionising radiation and be able to understand the local rules for the imaging rooms in which they work
  • Be aware of the departmental IR(ME)R procedures
Experience

Essential criteria

  • Clinically supervised training as an Apprentice Assistant Practitioner within an NHS 5 Radiology department (>1,500 hours)
Desirable criteria

  • Experience working in a major trauma centre
Physical Skills

Essential criteria

  • Manual handling skills.
  • Able to be on feet for long periods of time
  • Able to wear Trust PPE to prevent cross infection
Desirable criteria

  • To ensure the compliance of safe manual handling skills and wearing of PPE of others where required.
Role specific requirements

Essential criteria

  • Ability to work a 37.5 hour week over 7 days, including bank holidays, evenings and Weekends
Desirable criteria

  • Flexibility to compressed working hours to appreciate and satisfy the needs and demand of the service
Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

Essential criteria

  • Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's behavioural standards
Communication, relationship and analytical skills

Essential criteria

  • Good communication and language skills.
  • General
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