Paediatric Radiographer

Job Overview

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.

Please see below for a detailed job description for the role.

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the 2022 SOR S.E region Team of the Year at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS) . We are looking for someone who wants a career in the challenging and rewarding field of paediatric radiography as a Band 5 Paediatric Radiographer.

University Hospitals Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching trusts across the country. It is one of the few major trauma centres for children in England. It provides a full range of specialities including paediatric cardiac, neurosurgery, oncology and orthopaedics for not just our local population but children across the south of England and the Channel Islands.

Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.

For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the ‘Job Description and Main Responsibilities’ section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.

Working for our organisation

As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to.

All non-clinical roles may involve a mixture of on site and remote working, Specific details and flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.

Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.

Specific to this role we are open to discussing flexibility in the hours that you work. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need, and we will explore what’s possible for the role and service.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Paediatric Intensive care (PICU) is a 16 bedded unit caring for children from 0-18 years old. The neonatal intensive care unit is one of the largest in the country

The Trust’s Managed Equipment Service contract ensures a planned and guaranteed equipment replacement programme with managed maintenance and repair; this ensures we always work with the latest up to date technology.

Across the departments you will be working in, there are:

• 4 Xograph Triathlon T3 Precision DR rooms
• 1 Siemens Artis Zee Multi-purpose fluoroscopy rooms
• Large fleet of image intensifiers (Cios Flow, Cios Select, Ziehm Solo, Ziehm Vision R)
• Large fleet of DR mobiles (Carestream DRX, Delft M1)
  
  

Please see the attached video showing life in the radiography department at UHS: https://www.uhs.nhs.uk//Media/UHS-website-2019/Videos/AHP-DAY-VIDEO.avi

Person specification

Trust Values

Essential criteria

• Patients First
• Always Improving
• Working Together
  
  

Skills and competencies

Essential criteria

• Communication
• Microsoft Office skills
• Leadership
• People management
• Attention to detail
• Manual dexterity
  
  

Qualifications, Knowledge And Experience

Essential criteria

• HCPC Registration
• Experience of working in a department using IR(ME)R 2017 and IRR 2017 regulations in clinical practice
• Appropriate BSc Radiography degree
• Team player who can also work independently.
• Able to work within protocols Quality assurance supervision and practice
• Sound knowledge of all areas of Governance including H&S, COSHH, Manual Handling
• Experience of teaching, mentoring, and supporting colleagues training and development.
• Effective verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills including responding appropriately to distressed patients and staff and distressing circumstances e.g. suspected physical abuse, major trauma, cancer and death.
• Ability to prioritise workload
• Evidence of continuing professional development
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Application form expresses a strong, specific reason for wanting to work at UHS
• Knowledge of other departments works practice with which radiology has a significant interface.
• Appropriate post qualification experience in imaging
• Relevant clinical courses
• Quality assurance supervision and practice
• Experience of working in/student placements in an NHS Radiology department