Role Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Radiographer to join our busy friendly Community X-Ray team. This is a Band 6 Senior Radiographer role and you will need to be well-motivated, professional and enthusiastic individual who has a keen interest in service improvement and has a flexible outlook towards day to day tasks / working. As a team we provide X-Ray imaging services across the following East Devon Community Hospital sites; Axminster, Exmouth, Honiton, Okehampton, Ottery-St-Mary, Sidmouth and Tiverton on a rotational basis. Access to your own car is essential for travel purposes and the successful candidate will be expected to work across all Community Hospital sites as and when required. These sites include pre-booked GP X-Ray imaging, Inpatient and Outpatient imaging as well as Minor Injuries Units and an Urgent Care Centre. This role is mainly lone-working with remote support from the Superintendent Radiographer. As part of this role you will also play a significant role in the teaching and supervision of students and apprentices who work across the departments.
This is truly a varied and interesting role where your input can add value to our patient journeys and the opportunity to be part of our friendly wider Medical Imaging team.
About the Role
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More details about the role
An exciting opportunity is available for an experienced Radiographer to join our growing Medical Imaging department at the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust as a Senior Community Radiographer. This role is primarily based across all Community Imaging sites on a rotational basis. Within Community Imaging we provide X-Ray services for a range of service users including GP referrals, Outpatient clinics and Community Inpatients. Several of our sites also have Nurse led Minor Injury Units and Tiverton Hospital also has an Urgent Care Centre all of which we also provide imaging services for.
We currently have an ongoing equipment replacement program within Community X-ray, and 5 of our sites are now fully digital. Okehampton and Axminster Hospitals have AGFA DR600s. Exmouth, Honiton and Tiverton Hospitals have a Siemens Ysio Max. The remaining sites currently use Philips Medio or Philips Buckydiagnost systems alongside AGFA CR.
As part of this role you will be expected to participate in the Community X-ray weekend and Bank Holiday service, which is currently based at Tiverton Hospital but has a future potential to be further expanded to two other sites, and any shift or extended working day patterns to meet service requirements. The standard working day hours for Community Imaging are 9-5 Mon – Fri and weekend / Bank Holiday hours are Sat 2-6pm and Sun 12-4pm. The Community imaging team has a close working relationship with the Radiology team at RDUH and you may be required at times to assist in providing cross cover at either Nightingale CDC or The Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford site); appropriate training and support will be provided for this.
Applicants must be confident, technically skilled, and able to undertake initial problem solving as they will ordinarily be working as the sole Radiographer on any given site with remote support from the Superintendent Radiographer. Applicants must also be able to demonstrate good time management skills, be readily adaptable to change and have a flexible outlook towards day to day tasks / working. In addition to delivering high-quality patient care, the role includes support, training and supervision of students, apprentices and Band 5 radiographers, allowing you to play a key role in developing the future workforce.
This is a genuinely varied and rewarding role, where your expertise will add real value to the patient journey.
Successful candidates to the role will be flexible, adaptable and patient focussed, aiming to deliver the highest standards of clinical care. Previous NHS and demonstratable lone working experience are desirable for this post.
Professional development
We are committed to investing in our staff and supporting career progression. This is demonstrated by our growing number of:
- Reporting Radiographers (Axial & Appendicular MSK, Chest, DXA, CT Colon, CT & MRI Head)
- A continuous rolling programme of sonographer training
- Advanced Clinical Practitioners in MSK and Interventional Ultrasound
The department continues to support postgraduate education and research, including recent MSc and PhD funding.
We also invest in future radiographers through our partnership with the University of Exeter, recruiting:
- Undergraduate Degree Apprenticeship Radiographers
- MSc Radiography Apprentices annually
Quality and standards
We have proudly held UKAS Quality Standards for Imaging (QSI) Accreditation for over 10 years, demonstrating our commitment to continuous quality improvement for both patients and staff.
About you
You will:
- Hold HCPC registration as a Radiographer
- Have a solid grounding in projectional radiography, with at least some NHS experience.
- Be able to demonstrate experience in adaptive technique.
- Have a keen interest in Community Imaging.
- Able to demonstrate leadership experience or potential and experience of problem solving (desirable).
- Previous lone working experience (desirable).
- Deliver high‑quality, patient‑centred care in line with Trust values of being compassionate, inclusive, open and honest.
- Show flexibility, adaptability, professionalism, good time management and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Informal Community Hospital site visits are warmly welcomed and encouraged.
Working Pattern: 37.5 hours per week, part time hours will be considered
Interview Date: To Be Confirmed
For further information please contact: Aisha Livingstone, Community Superintendent Radiographer on aisha.livingstone2@nhs.net
As an inclusive employer, the Royal Devon values diversity and is committed to creating a culture of inclusivity where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We believe in fostering a sense of belonging and actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities. We recognise the advantages of having a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve.
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.
About Us
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.
Our values are at the heart of everything we do, click here to find out more
It has never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as you will help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.
Benefits
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 are 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 will benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.
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 will help you get there.
Salary is not the only financial benefit
You will 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 would love to hear from you.
