Trainee Reporting Radiographer

We have an exciting new opportunity for a professional and experienced Radiographer with a passion for reporting plain film imaging to join our friendly and dynamic reporting radiographer team.

Our main facilities are at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital and Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital with satellite departments at Andover War Memorial Hospital and Alton Community Hospital. The successful candidate will be expected to rotate around all sites., The post holder will train to develop enhanced skills in Radiography, contributing to the reporting of plain film images. The post holder will be an experienced radiographer, promote imaging excellence and follow a recognised training programme to be able to provide specialist knowledge and expert advice.

The post holder will train to develop specialist clinical and technical knowledge and experience to be able to report Radiography examinations. Under supervision they will complete training to be able to undertake own caseload, interpret findings, make detailed reports, and feed back to the referring consultants / relevant MDT.

The post holder will be expected to complete Post Graduate training and qualification in Radiographic reporting.

Ongoing clinical assessment/audit of reporting practice will be required to ensure competence and ongoing sensitivity and specificity accuracy rate of 95% or above.

On completion of their training the post holder will be able to demonstrate expert clinical practice and contribute to the education of radiography colleagues.

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.