Trainee Advanced Practitioner Radiographer

To work at the University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust as a Trainee Advanced Practitioner in MSK Plain Film reporting at the Royal Stoke, County and Peripheral sites. The post holder will be supported by a team of Advanced Practitioners within the Royal Stoke, County and Peripheral Imaging Departments at UHNM to provide a high quality service to a range of patients, relatives and service users. The post holder will be supported to complete a PgCert in MSK Plain Film Reporting commencing in January 2025. The post holder will maintain a high standard of work and strive for continual improvements in Advanced Practice. To carry out high quality diagnostic imaging examinations in a way which meets the needs of our patients within the Imaging Directorate of the UHNM, within your specialist area. Upon qualification to provide high quality reports of diagnostic images and to provide clinical expertise in your specialist area in the Radiographic Departments of the UHNM., Some Key Areas - Please see job description and person specification for full details

• It is expected that ALL employees of the Trust will take part in the Performance and Development Review (PDR) process each year with the first PDR taking place within the first 6 months from appointment
• To promote a high order of care skills, maintain a high professional and ethical standard of work at all times.
• To report independently of a radiologist.
• To be prepared to undertake any formal study or informal training required to fulfil the needs of the post. This includes self study.
• Play a leadership role in department Audit and Quality Assurance to maintain effective Clinical Governance, e.g. analysis of a particular technique in improving diagnosis, capacity and demand measurement or process mapping.
• To assist in organising staff rotas and deployment of staff to ensure adequate service provision can be maintained, when required.
  
  Ability to manage complex clinical situations.
• Able to organise and motivate others to deliver plans.
• Ability to take responsibility and make decisions.
• Team worker with developed and appropriate leadership style.
• Evidence of a high level of analytical problem solving skills.
• Interpersonal skills to negotiate influence and inspire.
• Have a positive attitude to flexible working to meet the demands of the service.
  
  University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential. UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust. At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.