CT Radiographer

+ To work as part of the CT department team delivering a high quality service to patients attending for scans. Ensure that a high level of safety is maintained and that policies and protocols are adhered to.
+ To carry out both clinical and administrative duties in a team of Radiographers, Assistant Practitioners, Radiology Department Assistants and Radiography Students. As a department we provide a range of imaging services for more than 300,000 people across Nuneaton & Bedworth, North Warwickshire, South West Leicestershire and North Coventry.
+ To perform CT examinations to the highest standard in accordance with department protocols and guidelines, using professional judgment, skills and experience; is not directly supervised, is accountable for own professional actions at all times, including in emergency and lone working situation. Giving information and advice where appropriate.
+ To maintain high ethical and professional standards in appearance and attitude as within the guidelines published by the College of Radiographers and adhering to the statement of conduct as approved by the Radiographers Board, Health Professions Council. To maintain patient confidentiality., + To supervise, clinically teach and advise other radiology staff, student radiographers and Radiology Department Assistants.
+ To organise the workload and staffing within CT taking into account an ever changing workload, due to emergency cases ensuring an efficient and effective service.
+ To undertake training and hold a certificate of competence to perform intravenous injections and administer contrast media within agreed protocols.
+ To have a range of knowledge of specialist cross sectional imaging procedures undertaken throughout the cross sectional department.
+ Have cross sectional anatomy knowledge and pathology recognition to ensure that identified abnormalities are brought to the attention of clinicians (medical staff/advanced practitioners) so that images may be reported upon urgently in the patient's best interests.
+ Through qualification, training and experience be competent to operate highly complex radiology equipment for the full range of CT examinations, possessing good manual dexterity and keyboard skills to optimise each individual examination.
+ Checking patient's details prior to examination and ensuring that such details are present and correct on the referral form/computer. Referrals must be justified within departmental protocols and within statutory regulations; IR(ME)R 2017 and the Radiographer must use their professional judgment to refuse inappropriate requests.
Please note that this list is not exhaustive, for more information please see the attached Job Description and Personal Specification.

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust opened in 1948 and provides a range of elective, non-elective, surgical, medical, women's, children's, diagnostic and therapeutic services to a population of more than 350,000 people.
The hub of the Trust is located on the outskirts of Nuneaton and its services cover a large footprint, including north Warwickshire, south west Leicestershire, and north Coventry. We also provide primary and community services across Coventry, Warwickshire and Leicestershire.
Our vision is "to EXCEL at patient care". If you think you've got what it takes, help us realise this and join #TeamEliot., The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of individuals and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice, if appropriate for the role, it is a mandatory requirement for all newly appointed staff to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service application.
In response to NICE guidance and to support the reduction of health harm from tobacco, the Trust has a smoke-free site policy which applies to anyone on Trust sites. Staff who smoke will be supported to quit or not smoke whilst on Trust sites.
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust is committed to creating and sustaining a positive and inclusive working environment for all our employees as they are at the heart of our patients journey. Our aim is to ensure that employees are equally valued, respected, empowered and included within an organisation that is representative of all members of the community. We define diversity as valuing everyone as an individual - taking pride in that we value employees, job applicants, students, volunteers, patients and visitors as people. This is reflected within our excel behaviours with a vision to create a workplace that represents a culture of kindness, joy and inclusion.

Here at George Eliot our vision to 'excel at patient care' taking centre stage. An ever evolving clinically- led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive health services delivered by inspiring and compassionate staff who share our corporate values:
Effective open communication
Excellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
Our EXCEL values are at the heart of everything we do and how we treat each other. They were developed by our colleagues and describe what we think is important, including:
+ essential guiding principles about the way that we work and set the tone for our culture, and identify what we, as a whole, care about;
+ shared ideas and attitudes that guide our organisational thinking and actions.
+ common purpose and understanding that helps us to build great working relationships.