Reporting Radiographer XR

+ To provide the Trust with a high-level reporting service for a specified range of XR images.
+ Clinical input into the service, including producing independent free text reports of a specified range of XR images; recommending next step in patient pathway where appropriate.
+ Post holder is directly responsible to the imaging service manager but is autonomous and responsible for providing written and verified radiological reports in own name and to be accountable for these reports.
+ Post holder is responsible for working within own competency and referring any images outside this to a consultant radiologist
+ Be part of a team working on quality improvement ensuring consistent high quality XR images from all radiography staff and students.
+ First line managerial responsibilities for all aspects of the general service including staff recruitment, appraisals, sickness management, assisting in the monitoring of performance management with regards technique and quality and obtaining & maintaining processes for service user feedback.
+ To provide an XR service to the Trust, by providing high quality images and participate in out of hour's rota.
· To develop and improve professional expertise via continuous professional development (CPD)., · Autonomous practitioner within a multidiscipline team responsible for writing and verifying a radiological report of a range of specified XRs in a final, free text version using a voice recognition system.
· Responsible for making clinical decisions which may have direct impact on patient management and treatment contributing to an effective care pathway for the patients.
· Recommending next step in patient care and requesting next step in imaging for trauma patients.
· Follow protocols for communication of unexpected clinical findings which may involve additional imaging.
Provide training and assessment of under graduate radiography students, APs and radiographers as required.
· Produce images of sufficient quality for the diagnostic and treatment process in accordance with professional, technical and legal standards and act as point of reference for technique advice for radiographers.
· Contribute to continual improvement of image quality within the department.
· Functioning in accordance with best practice and in a manner that meets professional, departmental and legal standards and requirements.
· Provide specialist knowledge, verbal or written opinions/advice to medical staff and others as required.

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.