Job summary
- Main area
- MSK X-Ray Reporting Radiographer
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Compressed hours
- Job ref
- 179-7435408-C-A
- Employer
- West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Newmarket Community Diagnostic Centre
- Town
- Newmarket
- Salary
- £38,682 - £54,710 Per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
MSK X-Ray Reporting Radiographer
NHS AfC: Band 7
Job overview
We are seeking qualified MSK X-Ray reporting Radiographers to join our developing reporting radiographer team. Applications may also be accepted from experienced Radiographers who are seeking a development opportunity and are willing to undertake the required training to gain a reporting qualification.
You will be based at the Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) in Newmarket where you will be required to participate in the management of the clinical workload as well as reporting. You will have access to brand new technology and a quiet, protected reporting workspace.
Please note: If you are recruited as a trainee reporting Radiographer you will be paid at AfC band 6 throughout the training period (approximately 12-18 months) and will move to band 7 upon successful completion of post-graduate qualification, achievement of required competencies and approval to report autonomously. There will be a requirement to attend ad-hoc training days at the West Suffolk Hospital site throughout the training period.
The working hours of the post will be Monday to Friday 0900 – 1700. However, the department will be working towards extended days (0800 – 2000) and 7-day working in the near future.
If you feel you meet the essential criteria in the person specification or would be willing to complete the required training to achieve this, and you are committed to delivering excellent patient care and a high-quality service then this could be the ideal opportunity for you.
Main duties of the job
Undertake MSK x-ray reporting in line with departmental protocols. You will be expected to participate in the planning, organisation, leadership and management of the x-ray and MSK reporting service.
Play an integral role in delivering the x-ray service, working clinically when required.
Maintain an interest in the profession and knowledge of new techniques and protocols, attending courses where necessary, in line with service demand. Continue a personal development plan with guidance from the appraisal system, updating knowledge in specialist area.
Participate in the training program in place for radiography students and on occasions other students, from school leavers to junior doctors. Assist and guide more junior and/or newly qualified Radiographer Reporting Practitioners. Provide regular lectures/training to enhance radiographers’ learning for their CPD.
Working for our organisation
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see job description and person specification attached to view main responsibilities of role.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Person specification
Education and qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Recognised post-graduate qualification in MSK x-ray reporting or willingness to work towards
- • Degree or equivalent in Diagnostic Radiography.
- • Valid HCPC registration.
Desirable criteria
- • Previous demonstrable MSK x-ray reporting experience within a busy, acute NHS Trust.
Experience and knowledge
Essential criteria
- • Substantial post-qualification experience in general radiography covering a broad range of examinations
- • Demonstrable leadership experience
- • A good understanding of the Quality Standard for Imaging (QSI)
- • Demonstrable experience of managing conflicting demands and priorities, carrying out the role of team leader.
Desirable criteria
- • Previous NHS experience
- • Experience working in a hospital environment that supports a wide range of complex clinical examinations
- • Experience of observing MSK X- Ray reporting of a qualified practitioner
Skills and abilities
Essential criteria
- • Ability to complete a recognised post- graduate qualification in MSK X-Ray reporting (if required)
- • Leadership skills: significant experience of leading a team and running an area of work.
- • Ability to effectively communicate with all grades of staff using a range of communication methods
- • Confident and assertive, but diplomatic and approachable
- • Able to work as part of a team and independently, managing own time and workload as well as that of others
- • Commitment to own personal development.
- • Able to use own initiative
- • Able to work well under pressure, coping with stressful and emotional circumstances.
- • Confident to represent the department at meetings as required
Desirable criteria
- • Good ability to deal with conflict and manage difficult situations.
Personal qualities
Essential criteria
- • Ambitious
- • Flexible approach to working hours, duties and new ways of working.
- • Able to respond well to developmental feedback and apply reflection to enhance performance
Desirable criteria
- • Willingness to complete a recognised leadership and management qualification
- • Flexible with regard to working hours. Able to participate in 7 day working.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Michelle West
- Job title
- CDC X-Ray Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01638 558692
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