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Detailed job description and main responsibilities To undertake imaging tasks, in line with governmental and departmental protocols, working both alone and with multidisciplinary teams, within specialised area. To check patient identification and documentation, and ensure the appropriate radiographic examinations are carried out in accordance with departmental protocols and clinical requests. Develop, monitor, and maintain standards of care in accordance with Trust policies, guidelines, protocols and professional regulations. Operating equipment, then assessing patient's needs adapt and modify radiographic techniques according to the patient's condition. Attending to patients' welfare at all times. To evaluate the resultant images for diagnostic quality and alert clinicians of any abnormality when appropriate. Organise facilities for carrying out routine and specialist investigations. Lead and supervise radiographic and support staff in the preparation of those sessions. To arrange, plan and participate in the departmental Quality Assurance programme to ensure the efficient operation of the highly technical equipment, and to ensure compliance with best practice by minimising radiation exposures as evaluated by dose reference levels. To assist department managers with planning maintenance schedules, initiate and monitor external engineers to breakdowns, to support prompt service resumption. To maintain stock management, both control and purchasing as defined in delegated financial approval, staffing, stock, non-stock and petty cash expenditure. To participate in the provision of an 'Out of Hours' service, to support full 7-day service delivery as part of contracted hours. To be familiar with, understand and apply the principles of Radiation Safety, both nationally and locally regulated or protocol led, defining, and arranging safe systems of work. Arrange and define local reporting systems compliant with legislation for CAE reporting, incorporating accidental/erroneous exposures compliant with IRMER, including the resultant action planning to better manage systems. To provide expert training in specialist equipment and give theoretical instruction, practical guidance, and supervision to less experienced staff, Student Radiographers, Assistant Practitioners, and trainees. Schedule, liaise and undertake work assessments as required for trainee staff and accreditation programme candidates. To assist with the practical experience of newly inducted staff, educate and promote adherence to Trust Working Policies for all staff groups within the department. To timely manage the 'Out of Hours' and 'On call' rosters, in line with the departmental agreement, negotiating additional cover to meet demands for additional radiographic provision. To manage staff annual leave, toil and training to maintain a core staffing resource. Be responsible for the operational supervision and management of an appropriate area, assessing and managing workflow to utilise available resources, in liaison with other staff in the department, and in the hospital. In the absence of other senior staff to supervise other areas ensuring those areas are working to agreed standards. Collaborative working with management teams to develop/modernise service delivery, analysing service provision, service needs and development needs to support the Trust ability to meet capacity and demand pressures, through safe structured, planned schemes. For further details of the role please see the attached job description.Person specificationQualificationsEssential criteria See supporting documents Desirable criteria See supporting documents ExperienceEssential criteria See supporting documents Desirable criteria See supporting documents KnowledgeEssential criteria See supporting documents Desirable criteria See supporting documents SkillsEssential criteria See supporting documents Desirable criteria See supporting documents Commitment to Trust Values and BehavioursEssential criteria See supporting documents To ensure that we provide world-class patient care, UHCW recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust's Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it. Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust's Values and Behaviours which can be accessed on the right side of this page under the job description. The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust's Values and associated Behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.The Trust is committed to Equal Opportunities within the workplace. All vacancies will be considered for Job Share unless otherwise stated. All applicants who have a disability and who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be interviewed. Where a post has an overwhelming response, this Trust may use random selection in order to reduce numbers to interview, any disabled applicants will automatically be guaranteed an interview and will be exempt from this process.In submitting an application form, you authorise University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust to confirm from your previous or current NHS employer and other prior employers; previous NHS service details and personal data held about you, including Occupational Health data (inoculations and screening tests). This data will be transferred using NHS Electronic Staff Record and third-party systems via an automated process and only used for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining accurate employment records, should you be appointed to the post.UHCW NHS Trust, by virtue of its Green Plan, is committed to ensuring that the way we provide services minimises the impact on the environment and the future health of the public e.g. zero waste to landfill, reducing our carbon footprint and increasing our recycling and reuse percentages.If you are successful at interview you will receive a conditional offer of employment and we'll ask you for information so that we can carry out pre-employment checks. You must successfully complete all pre-employment checks to progress to a final unconditional offer.We must confirm the identity of our staff and their right to work in the United Kingdom. We will ask you to submit proof of your identity and right to work documents via a secure digital platform approved by the Home Office, named TrustID. Alternatively, you may be asked to attend our office with original documents.Depending on you level of exposure with patients you may be required to undertake a Standard or Enhanced DBS. The cost of this check will be charged to you and will be deducted from your salary over the first 3 months of employment at the current rate.All correspondence will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk/SPAM foldersEmployer certification / accreditation badgesApplicant requirementsYou must have appropriate UK professional registration.This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.Application numbersPlease be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested. Documents to downloadJob Description and Personal Specification (PDF, 552.3KB) Welcoming Candidates with Disability (PDF, 98.9KB) Candidate Information (PDF, 291.8KB)#J-18808-Ljbffr