Cardiac Radiographer

You will be working as part of the Cardiac Cath Lab in a multi-disciplinary team, delivering and maintaining a high standard of expertise in radiographic imaging technique, exhibiting good organizational skills and patient care. The post holder will also be expected to rotate in main x-ray when required. The Coronary Angiography Unit consists of two state-of-the-art single plane c-arm cardiac catheter imaging. The Siemens Artis Q floor mounted and our recently built Philips Azurion 7M12 ceiling suspended linked to a hospital wide McKESSON data image management. The daily throughput of work consists of booked elective, routine and emergency ward angiograms and PCIs with the aid of OCT (Optical Coherence Tomography) and IVUS (Intra-Vascular Ultrasound) medical imaging technology, rotablation procedure, shockwave intravascular lithotripsy, and CTO procedures. The department also runs an active 24/7 primary PCI service covering the South Central network. Thus, the team provide a dedicated out of hours on-call commitment in order to provide 24 hour cover for PCI service. In addition, the lab regularly carries out the implantation of devices ranging from pacemaker insertions to the more complex Bi Ventricular defibrillators. We also provide electrophysiological studies and ablation. A 20% Recruitment & Retention pay is included in the salary offer.,

• To provide a high quality and efficient Imaging service in all areas of the Cardiac Catheter Laboratories and Radiology main x-ray.
• To maintain the high standards of the department by contributing to individual and team objectives.
• To participate in the 24/7 pPCI, emergency pacing, etc. on-call
• Responsible for maintaining IR(ME)R compliance, interpret protocols and assess the justification of radiographic requests.
  
  Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area. We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough. Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future. We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties

£39,205 to £47,084 a year per annum INCL HCAS plus 20% Recruitment & Retention premia