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University Hospitals of North Midlands (UHNM) Imaging department is looking to recruit dedicated, skilled Diagnostic General Radiographers to our Service Lead Radiographer Team. Roles will be based at County Hospital and within our Community Hospitals Team,  with an expectation to  rotate as needed to all sites. This is an exciting opportunity to progress your career by leading a portion of our Plain Film X-ray service.

The Service Lead Radiographer will support the Plain Film Team using compassionate leading methodologies to meet the vision of the Imaging department and UHNM. Leading service change and improvements within their area, supporting the Superintendent in manging the day to day operational activities of the department as part of the Service Lead Radiographer Team. 

UHNM's Plain Film service cover's 6 different Hospital sites across the County including the Royal Stoke, County Hospital, Haywood Hospital and community units. Soon to incorporate UHNM's new CDC. 

County Hospital is Located in the county town of Stafford, the Imaging department is very well equipped, with 3 DR rooms, 3 DR Mobiles, 1 Digital Fluoroscopy/DR Room, 4 Digital Mobile Image Intensifiers, Our Radiographers undertake a wide range of imaging examinations through a variety of shifts and on-call.

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The successful candidate will be Reliable, enthusiastic, hardworking, committed to developing Imaging services and giving our patients and referrers the very best quality of care and service.

The post holder will have responsibility for the management of the Plain Film X-ray service provided in their designated area including development, implementation and evaluation of service needs. Ensuring high standards of patient care are maintained across the team and fostering an environment for continuous improvement. Managing the 24/7 operational delivery of the service by ensuring staff are deployed to meet the needs of patients and referrers, with an expectation to undertake out of hours work as required for the needs of the service.

They will be trained to complete line management duties, mentoring and pastoral duties for the Plain Film team.

Successful applicants would be expected to contribute to the 24/7 service delivery and given the opportunity to work a split clinical/management role.

Please see attached Job Description and personal Specification for further details.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

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.