Job summary
- Main area
- Radiographer
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 6 months (Including out of hours on call cath lab cover)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (on call and out of hours working)
- Job ref
- 374-SR3903
- Employer
- East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Eastbourne District General Hospital
- Town
- Eastbourne
- Salary
- £39,959 - £48,117 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/09/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Cath lab / General Radiographer (fixed term sickness cover)
NHS AfC: Band 6
We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work.
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust provides safe, compassionate and high quality hospital and community care to the half a million people living in East Sussex and those who visit our local area.
We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex with an annual income of £700 million and we are the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex.
Our extensive health services are provided by over 8,000+ dedicated members of staff working from two acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites across East Sussex, and in people’s own homes.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being Caring and Effective. The Conquest Hospital in Hastings and our Community Services were rated ‘Outstanding’ and Eastbourne DGH was rated ‘Good’ Our two acute hospitals have Emergency Departments and provide 24 hour a day care, offering a comprehensive range of surgical, medical, outpatient and maternity services, supported by a full range of diagnostic and therapy services.
Job overview
Join us at Eastbourne – the Sunshine Coast.
Home to some of Sussex’s finest coastline and countryside, we are seeking an enthusiastic Band 6 Cath Lab / General Radiographer to join our expanding team at Eastbourne District General Hospital.
Eastbourne is a vibrant seaside town serving a large and diverse catchment area, with excellent transport links—just 45 minutes to Brighton and 1.5 hours to London by train.
Our Imaging Department provides a wide range of services including General Radiography, A&E, Fluoroscopy and Theatre imaging. This post includes dedicated sessions within our busy Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory, supporting diagnostic angiography, pacemaker and device implantation, PCI, and a variety of interventional cardiac procedures. Rotation to other imaging modalities may also be available to support professional development.
Our Cath Lab and Radiology Departments are equipped with modern, high‑quality imaging technology, ensuring a safe and efficient working environment for both patients and staff.
This is an exciting opportunity for a radiographer with strong clinical standards, excellent communication skills and a passion for high‑quality patient care. Previous Cath Lab experience is essential , experience within East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is desirable but not essential.
Main duties of the job
Shift duties to provide a comprehensive 24 hour, 365 day a year service in Trauma and General Radiography are an essential part of this role. You should be able to work a variety of shifts in order to meet this commitment together with out of hours working. This includes covering cath lab on call
Additional duties include supervision of junior staff, clinical audit, vetting and justification overview, as well as being an independent practitioner.
The department actively supports internal training in speciality modalities to include Cardiac and Interventional Radiography, CT scanning. External training is supported in Medical Ultrasound, Radiographer reporting and Mammography.
Working for our organisation
A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.
In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.
There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the job description attached.
If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BSC Honours Diagnostic Radiographer / DCR or equivalent (Grade 2.2 or above only)
- Evidence of continued professional development to post graduate diploma level or equivalent knowledge and skills
- HPC Registration
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable criteria
- Training in supervisory skills
- Staff management / supervisory training / skills
- Post graduate short courses or other training in relevant subject
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of participation in all elements of Clinical Governance
- Previous experience of working in an imaging department providing a variety of imaging services to an advanced level of practice
- Experience in Cardiac cath lab
Desirable criteria
- Experience in Interventional Radiology
- Evidence of supervisory experience within complex clinical imaging environment
- Evidence of staff training and mentoring
- Staff and resource management experience
Skills, knowledge and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Competence across a range of imaging skills supported by professional and specialist knowledge
- Possess equipment and medical devices competences
- Good IT skills including knowledge of Microsoft Office – Word, Excel and Outlook
- Good organisational and interpersonal skills
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and non-verbal
- Ability to act as an autonomous and accountable practitioner
- Clinical supervision and mentoring IR(ME)R 2017 and IRR 1999
- Excellent imaging skills
- RIS/PACS systems awareness and literacy
- Able to undertake self audit
- Understanding of service improvement techniques and toolkits and national agendas around service delivery
Desirable criteria
- Business development skills e.g. creation of business cases
- Able to commission new imaging equipment
- Able to carry out routine maintenance of equipment within scope of practice
- Other specialised area of knowledge that will significantly aid Departmental management eg Health and Safety, Risk Management, Student Clinical co-ordinator
- Team leadership
Other
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates attention to detail and professional attitude towards completion of application form
Desirable criteria
- Experience in Radiation Protection supervisory role
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Marie Michelsen
- Job title
- Clinical Modality Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 1314500
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