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Salary We are recruiting for aGeneral Radiology Superintendent Radiographerwith NHS experiencewho wishes to join #TeamIOWNHS. You should share our passion and drive to ensure that our patients receive quality and compassionate care and work with us to ensure the Trust continues its journey towards “great people, great place”.
This is a truly exciting time to join our team as we work towards launching our newly developed £10m Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) that will deliver first-class diagnostic care to our community.
The new centre will have the ability to deliver joined up diagnostic care, and with increased capacity this will ensure our patients will have faster access to treatment, earlier diagnosis, and improved outcomes.
To assume responsibility/line management on a daily basis for the General Radiology department and staff consisting ofReporting Radiographers and Radiographers,Radiographic Helpers,Radiographic students of varying numbers.
To work within the main x-ray department, which comprises of4 digital x-ray room, and alsoTheatre and portable Radiography which consist of3 image intensifier units,6 mobile units,North x-ray department, which comprises of,1 general x-ray room,1 specialised dental x-ray room
To be responsible for pre-purchase appraisal and selection of general x-ray equipment for General Radiology at St. Mary’s Hospital and peripheral sites.
To lead in the implementation of the care group strategy within the service, including service planning, team evaluation and skills mix review, staffing levels assessment and role redesign, demonstrating an awareness of service improvement methods and evaluation.
To ensure effective and efficient use of allocated resources to provide a service organised around the needs of patients, carers and business.
To provide strong and effective leadership to develop clinical services in the areas of designated responsibility.
To take responsibility for appropriate policy development, including impact evaluation within the service and, where relevant, throughout the Trust, including care group targets and KPIs.
To undertake appropriate research, audit and service review in order to implement effective, evidence-based service delivery.
To be open, honest and follow the spirit of the duty of candour at all times.
We are passionate about providing excellent CARE, which is why our values areCompassion,Accountable,Respect andEveryone counts. Our mission is to make sure that our community is at the heart of everything we do and that we hold our values across all our services.
We are committed to endorsing inclusion, diversity and multiculturalism throughout out services and as such, our procedures and policies ensure that applicants are always treated fairly throughout the recruitment process.
The Isle of Wight NHS Trust is the only integrated acute, community, mental health and ambulance health care provider in England. We serve a population of approximately 150,000 residents, making the services we offer variable and personalised with a flexible approach to our service users.
Working for our Trust brings a variety of benefits, including an onsite day nursery, cycle-to-work scheme, discounts at local businesses and gyms, and the opportunity to hire Trust’s beach hut in Ryde. We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
The Isle of Wight is a unique and stunning gem located off the South Coast of England, a short ferry journey from Portsmouth and Southampton, with journey times taking from as little as 10 minutes. London can be reached in 90 minutes by rail from Southampton or Portsmouth. The island offers an amazing coastline with beautiful countryside, year-round events, festivals and award-winning attractions.
Our 2020-2025 strategy sets out to ensure that we continue to be a provider of excellent and compassionate care. As part of this strategy, we are proactively taking steps to ensure that we recruit and retain the highest quality of talent to provide CARE and we would welcome applications from under-represented groups to ensure our Trust is an inclusive and diverse employer.
Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.
For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the 'Job Description and Main Responsibilities' section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.
