Role Summary
Plain film Radiographer, suitable for newly qualified/ current 3rd years students. Working in ED, In-patients, Out-patients, our specialised orthopaedic room, Theatres and Mobiles. Possible rotation to other modalities including CT, Fluoroscopy and DEXA.
About the Role
We will work together to maintain a culture that develops and supports you and your team.
This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD or rotational placements to help you hone your skills. Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we'll help you get there.
Looking after you is important to us.
We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes and our family friendly policies.
If you're starting out in the NHS, you’ll start with 27 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 33 days plus bank holidays.
You'll benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.
Salary is not the only financial benefit
You'll have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping, fitness and leisure options and you can spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases from major retailers. You will also have access to other benefits including:
- National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts.
- Salary sacrifice options including our OFSTED rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter
- Car lease schemes.
- The NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK).
- Cycle to work scheme
These are just a few of the benefits available – if the role is something you are interested in, we'd love to hear from you.
About Us
For more information on the Job Description and Responsibilities please click the link below.
More detail about the role
Our accredited, fully digital centre are looking to expand the team due to our growing Medical Imaging department. No two days will be the same as you will be covering a broad range of imaging modality services including, fully DR Plain Film X-Ray, Nuclear Medicine, Interventional Radiology, CT, MRI, and Ultrasound. You will work across A&E, Plain Film Radiography, Orthopaedic out-patients, Theatre and Portables, with opportunities to rotate through Fluoroscopy, Bone Density (DXA) Scanning, Cross-sectional imaging and our Community sites including our new Devon Diagnostic Centre at the previous Exeter Nightingale Hospital site.
This is truly a varied and interesting role where your input can add value to our patient journey and be part of our friendly team.
Why choose us?
We offer all new employees are 12-week induction period where you are supernumery and supported in your new role by a Band 6 mentor and a Band 5 “buddy” before you start on your out of hours rotation. All staff within the Trust who are new registrants with their professional body/ HCPC are entered into a 12-month Trust wide preceptorship scheme. The scheme offers you 5 study days throughout the 12 months outside of your department to work with other professional groups and learn more about their roles. One of these study days is an “Alternative Clinical Experience” day where you choose to observe/ shadow another team within the Trust. Previously staff have chosen to observe the triage staff in ED and the Orthopaedic Consultant’s in clinics. The choice is yours.
We want to invest in you. Our core commitment to supporting professional development is demonstrated in our growing number of Reporting Radiographers who support Axial, Appendicular, CT Colon, Chest, and DXA reporting. We are also delighted to be delivering a rolling programme of sonographer training, now in its fourth year and have recently recruited 2 new Advanced Clinical Practitioners in MSK and Interventional Ultrasound. The department continues to support other post graduate education and has recently financed MSc studies for staff.
We are proudly in our seventh year as an accredited centre under the UKAS Quality Standards for Imaging (QSI) Accreditation Scheme, and have demonstrated a commitment to continued quality improvement for patients and staff.
The department opens from 8am until 8pm 7 days a week, with 24hour services for A&E and ward services. We operate an on call and a shift pattern, and successful applicants will participate in this.
About you
As you build your confidence in your abilities as a5 Radiographer, you will strive to deliver the highest standards of patient care whilst demonstrating our Trust values of being compassionate, inclusive, open and honest in all that you do. The successful candidate will be flexible, adaptable and have experience of a broad range of general x-ray examinations and adaptive technique as well as excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Opportunities are available to the successful applicants to undertake Assistant Practitioner roles within the team prior to qualification and receipt of your HCPC registration.
About Exeter and Devon
Exeter is a vibrant, welcoming and growing Cathedral city. It has a highly rated University; good Ofsted rated schools and an abundance of family amenities. Situated in the middle of the South West Region, and with easy access to Dartmoor/Exmoor, the surrounding countryside and the near-by coast of Devon and Cornwall boasts spectacular scenery, promoting a lively, active outdoor lifestyle. The city is well served by rail, road and air links, with good access to other towns and places of interest, and an excellent local education service.
Interview Date: TBC
For further information please contact Suzanne McLaughlan (Plain Film Superintendent Radiographer) Suzanne.mclaughlan@nhs.net 01392 406268
Preference will be given to staff with ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close vacancy when sufficient applications have been received.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was established in April 2022, bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.
Benefits
Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford). Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within people’s own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).
Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.
It’s never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as you'll help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.
