Specialist Radiographer

The Role

To justify/authorise and perform Radiographic examinations, providing direct care and a high quality diagnostic imaging service for the management of patients referred from clinicians and other referrers in NHS Lanarkshire.

Supervise Radiographers and SHCSW ensuring continuity of service delivery.

Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

• Registered radiographer with valid HCPC registration
• Educated, working, operating at degree level
• Postgraduate expertise within speciality/area of practice that demonstrates required breadth of knowledge to lead safely, effectively and efficiently
• Further education and evidence of continuous professional development in area of speciality including study days, courses, postgraduate qualification
• Comprehensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards within the speciality/area of practice
• Specialist knowledge and experience of relevant conditions, pathology, policies and procedures associated with the speciality/area of practice ensuring that the level of expertise can be utilised to deliver leadership within speciality/area of practice
• Leadership skills
• Excellent team working skills and ability to motivate others and work using initiative
• Excellent listening, communication and interpersonal skills
• Effective time management skills
• Basic IT skills
• Ability to participate in Out of Hours working
• Overseas applicants - Please note being a registered Radiographer with valid Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration is essential to be considered for this role

• Further education/evidence of continuous professional development in area of speciality including study days/courses/postgraduate qualification.
• College of Radiographers IV injection certificate
• Training on relevant equipment
• Training on Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations 2000
• CT, mammo or angio experience
• Clinical experience at radiographer grade with proven competencies in applying theory to practice
• Ability to train student radiographers

Permanent

Part Time

29.6 Hours

Please note this is a part time post and the salary for this position will be pro‑rata.

This role will be based in Radiology within University Hospital Monklands.

Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.

If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!

Please contact Claire Robertson, Deputy Radiology Service Manager on claire.rober

For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Amy O'Neil, Recruitment Administrator on amy.on (Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)

Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
• A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
• Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• Occupational health services
• Employee counselling services
• Work-life Balance policies and procedures

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