Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, hardworking and reliable radiographer to join our GI and Procedural Imaging team at UHNM, as a Gastrointestinal Advanced Practitioner Radiographer.

The successful candidate will be committed to providing our patients and clinicians with the very best quality of care and service in line with the UHNM trust values.

The team performs and supports the interpretation of around 2,300 CT Colonograms per annum between the Royal Stoke and County Hospital sites.

The post holder will work to a defined job plan to support the delivery of the CT Colonography service cross-site.

The post holder will possess a post graduate level qualification related to CT Colonography or have completed Module A through the National CT Colonography Academy. The post holder will perform CT Colonography studies to a high standard, providing exemplar patient care, and optimal acquisition of studies. The post holder will perform an initial radiographer interpretation of the acquired CT Colonography study, expediting the radiologist reporting of these where necessary and highlighting cases to the colorectal multidisciplinary team meeting where appropriate.

Main duties of the job

·   Safely perform CT Colonography studies referring to the standard operating procedure for CT Colonography.

·  Perform and provide a provisional interpretation of CT Colonography assessing for completeness of study, ruling out complications and highlighting any findings to be expedited.

·  To assess the needs of patients, communicating with those responsible for their care, and documenting the appropriate details whilst at all times maintaining confidentiality. Post Grad qualification related to CT Colonography or completed National CT Colonography Academy Module A.

    Undertake the mandatory patient group direction training and medicines management training and demonstrate knowledge of the safe handling and administration of medicines.

·  Willing to train to perform further role advancement which may become available should service need arise.

·   Demonstrate the ability to expedite significant findings to the appropriate MDT and/or radiologist to ensure timely clinical discussion of radiological findings.

·   Maintain service standards in GI radiography through clinical audit and service development through quality improvement projects.

·   The post holder performs such radiographic examinations using complex radiological equipment with minimal margin for potential error.

T The post holder performs invasive examinations and administers pharmaceuticals via patient group directions, which are reliant upon knowledge, skill and precision of application.

Working for our organisation

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.