X-Ray​/DEXA Radiographer

Overview

Working Full time: 37.5 hours per week
. The Radiology Directorate has a full range of modern specialty imaging services. All our general x-ray rooms are DR. We operate over two sites, which includes Ellesmere Port Hospital. This is where our newly opened Community Diagnostic Hub (CDH) is located. In the CDH we CT/MRI/Ultrasound/DEXA and Plain Film Departments. This enables us to provide the best possible Diagnostic Service for our patients.

In the near future we will be expanding our Interventional Radiology department with two new suites and day ward.

The Trust has also built a brand new Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC).

The Countess of Chester Hospital is the Regional Vascular Centre and also a Trauma Unit. Opportunities for postgraduate study are encouraged and supported by the Directorate, and evidence of CPD is essential. We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated Radiographer to join our expanding friendly and dynamic team. The successful candidate would need Band 6 experience in General X-Ray and DEXA scanning.

The role will also include involvement in staff and student training to further broaden your experience. A BSc/ DCR in Radiography is essential, and you must be registered with the HCPC.

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:

• The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds
• Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility
• Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.

The Trust employs over 5916 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 411,000. This includes 361,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.

For further details / informal visits contact:
Name:
Emma Bond

Job title:

X-Ray/DEXA lead Radiographer Email:  Telephone: