Radiographer - CT And General

Job Description:

Vacancy :
Senior Radiographer - CT And General (Bank Shifts) Department: DIAGNOSTICS

Location:

Cromwell Hospital , 164-178 Cromwell Road, Kensington, London SW5 0TU

Contract:

BANK SHIFTS.

As a Clinician at Bupa our patients will be your top priority. With no shareholders, we reinvest our profits back into our business to give you the extra time and technology you need to make a difference to our patients each and every day.

Joining Bupa, you'll benefit from access to our state-of-the art Clinical Training Facility, a centre for connected learning, care and careers. This forms part of Bupa Campus, a vibrant new learning initiative which brings us together in virtual and physical spaces across the Bupa globe.

The Cromwell Hospital is a major international private hospital in West London receive both UK and international patients. We are committed to providing the highest quality healthcare outpatient and inpatient service care. The hospital has 180 beds and 4 suites, 6 theatres, medical and surgical wards, CDU, level 2 and 3 full intensive care facilities, paediatrics, diagnostic services, physiotherapy, and a dedicated day surgery unit.

The radiography services we provide at the Cromwell Hospital includes;
Nuclear Medicine, PET/CT, MRI, CT, General/Xray, and Mammography. We also partner with Genesis Care who are onsite offering therapeutic services. The department is ISO 9001:2015 accredited, and we provide a range of nuclear medicine examinations for many types of cancers, heart disease, gastro, endocrine, and neuro disorders.

The CT Department is currently comprised of one Siemens scanner and is a very busy and challenging place to work. A variety of CT examinations including full body imaging, neurological, cardiac and biopsy procedures are undertaken, as well as some specialist orthopaedic imaging.
The X-ray department has two general X-ray rooms, an OPG machine, one fluoroscopy room, one DEXA scanner and one mammography machine. There is also a need to provide imaging external to the main department, namely in Theatres, Theatre Recovery and ITU.

Working with a team of Senior Radiographers, and reporting to the Superintendent you'll provide high standards of service to all of Cromwell's customers.

• Ensure that monitoring standards for patient care, technical performance and reporting provides a high quality service.
• Assist in the care of all equipment within the department ensuring that cleanliness is maintained and that all equipment faults are reported immediately to a supervisory person.
• Participate in a Quality Assurance programme for equipment, processing and radiation protection, maintaining accurate records and reporting problems to the appropriate personnel.
• Ensure that effective booking, information, reporting and filing systems are maintained and developed.
• Participate in a departmental on-call rota and work flexible hours if required to accommodate changing workload patterns.

• BSc or DCR in Radiography - essential
• Be fully conversant with the Radiology Information System (RIS), PACS, and the computerised method of patient and examination documentation.
• Registration with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) - essential
• General XRay / CT experience - essential
• Post-graduate experience in a Senior II / Band 5 Radiographer post.
  
  - essential
• Tact and empathy when dealing with patients and relatives.

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health - from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.

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