Senior Radiographer - Plain Film - Bracknell Healthspace

Please note: This post is for internal applicants only.

Applicants must be adaptable and be prepared to work evenings, nights and weekends as part of a seven-day service delivery and also to work at satellite units.

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are essential, as is the ability to work both autonomously and in a team environment.

Our Plain Film radiography team provides imaging for our patients through many pathways. The department boasts 10 general x-ray rooms including 2 in a dedicated orthopaedic department and 3 within a busy and exciting A&E unit. All rooms have full DR capability. We provide fluoroscopy services in support of: ERCP studies, Pain Clinic procedures, emergency and elective theatre, and Interventional Radiology . Our 6 mobile DR machines bring x-ray imaging to critically unwell patients across the hospital site.

Our busy Radiology department carries out a wide range of general and specialist examinations. We have recently been awarded the title 'University Department of Radiology' for our involvement in research and education through the University of Reading. Radiology is actively engaged with and working towards accreditation with the Quality Standards for Imaging which sets out national quality criteria for imaging services. The department actively encourages all staff to participate in quality improvement and audit and to support the service with achieving accreditation.

Are you committed to high quality patient care with the personal integrity to work in a hospital rated Good by the CQC?

Successful applicants for this Plain Film/General Band 6 Senior Radiographer post will have a minimum of 18 months' post qualification experience and will be required to rotate through all areas of the department, with the exception of Ultrasound and MRI.There is an intention to develop a Plain Film/CT rotation in the future.

As a progressive teaching department for radiographers we have established links to universities and actively encourage CPD and role extension, with support available to pursue academic courses and develop your career within a supportive and friendly environment. Our department offers excellent training and development opportunities with funding available for a variety of courses. We currently have staff undertaking post graduate training in Ultrasound, Plain Film reporting, Mammography, Fluoroscopy PG cert reporting (barium swallow), the Henley Business Management degree apprenticeship, as well as attendance on a variety of study days.

Reading sits on the River Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford, and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work, and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK. The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is the main provider of hospital services for the population of Reading, Newbury, Wokingham and the towns and villages of west Berkshire.

The CQC recently rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.

At our heart we are a local hospital that works with NHS and social care partners to provide excellent healthcare services for over 500,000 people who currently live in our catchment area. We employ more than 5,500 staff from 39 different nationalities and deliver care from a network of facilities across sites in Bracknell, Henley-on-Thames, Reading, Thatcham and Windsor. We also provide specialist hospital services beyond the county's borders.