Role Summary
Due to service growth we are please to offer a new Band 6 Senior Radiographer role within the x-ray team at the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital.
The successful applicant will have an interest in service improvement, and will support the Superintendent Radiographer in co-ordinating the audit timetable for the team. Along with the other Senior Radiographers they will also supprt in the provision of a robust preceptorship programme for new staff and annual developement reviews of junior team members.
Previous NHS experience is essential.
About the Role
For more information on the Job Description and Responsibilities please click the link below.
More detail 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 Radiographer. This role is based at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital in central Exeter, with rotation to our CDC at the Nightingale Hospital, Exeter and support of our 7 community hosptial sites across the Eastern Devon region.
Our medical imaging team provide a broad range of imaging modality services including, fully DR X-Ray, Nuclear Medicine, Interventional Radiology, CT, MRI, and Ultrasound. We also have a dedicated team of radiographers delivering imaging across 7 community locations, some of whom also rotate through the acute site. 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.
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 seventh year and have trained 2 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 ninth 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.
Successful candidates to the role will be flexible, adaptable and patient focussed, aiming to deliver the highest standards of clinical care.
Working Pattern: 7 days working, providing cover 8am-8pm with on-call commitments
Interview Date: To Be Confirmed
For further information please contact: Suzanne McLaughlan, X-Ray Superintendent/ Lead Reporting Radiographer on 01392 406268 or suzanne.mclaughlan@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.
