Diagnostic Radiographer

You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team comprising of Radiographers, nurses, cardiac physiologists, support staff, Cardiologists and Radiologists. The ideal candidate will be driven to support the delivery of high standards of care within the all imaging modalities of within our department.

This post consists of a variety of roles including radiographic support in interventional radiology, cardiology and fluoroscopy. The role requires the post holder to support in areas of plain imaging and assist the vascular access team.

You must be a registered HCPC Diagnostic Radiographer currently practicing within the NHS, we will be happy to support newly qualified staff commencing their career and will offer a full preceptorship programme.

This is an exceptional opportunity for a committed professional with strong interpersonal skills to further develop their experience within a specialised clinical area. 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 Interventional team currently work core hours of Monday - Friday 8.45 -5pm, To provide diagnostic radiography support in the areas of Interventional Radiology, Fluoroscopy and the Cardiac Catheter Lab

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 acronymICORE; 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.