CT Radiographer

We are looking for a motivated and dynamic Radiographer with specialist experience in Computed Tomography (CT) with good communication skills and a highly developed sense of patient care to join our friendly and progressive team.

This is an exceptional opportunity for a committed professional with strong interpersonal skills to further develop their experience within a speciality role. The post holder will need to have excellent organisational and communication skills to ensure they can work effectively within the multi-disciplinary team to ensure Radiology continues to provide a high quality service to all its users.

The current shift pattern for this post will be a mixture of long and short days, weekends and nights. There will also be some regular commitment to the general radiography team.

A flexible and forward thinking approach is needed to ensure Radiology meets the challenges of the constantly developing healthcare environment, with a focus on 7 day working and working towards the Imaging Services Accreditation.

This vacancy is part of our ‘refer a friend’ scheme, this means if a friend who currently works for us has told you about this vacancy you could both receive a cash payment. The full scheme details are included with the additional documents for this role.

The post holder will assist in the provision of a high quality service by performing clinical imaging duties (predominantly CT) within the Radiology Department and supporting the Department in providing a timely radiographic service on a 24/7 basis.

The post holder will be flexible in their approach as the Radiology Department is constantly changing so that it can provide a service that meats Local and National Modernization Agendas.

Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.

Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.

We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.

Our values should be the ‘golden thread’ which runs through everything we do – they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronym ICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.

We have a number of staff networks including the BAME network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women’s Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our armed forces network is one of our emerging networks.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our ‘Balance’ programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Abby Hayes Job title: CT Team Lead Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 0191 445 6438