Reporting Radiographer

We are looking to recruit experienced Reporting Radiographers to join the current well-established team of both Chest and MSK Reporters.
You will need to be a state registered Radiographer and will have to hold an accredited post graduate qualification in clinical reporting. You will have excellent communication and organisational skills and be committed to providing high quality x-ray reports.
Radiographic Reporting sessions will be scheduled though the working week and will include 7-day GP hot reporting sessions across our 2 acute sites and the new Community Diagnostic Centre.
This is an exciting time to join the Reporting Radiographer team at MTW. We have established Consultant Radiographer practice in interventional and nuclear medicine imaging. At MTW, the Reporting Radiographers are integrated into the sub-speciality teams providing opportunity for complex case discussion with Consultant Radiologists and Consultant practitioners. This also provides the support required for both knowledge and career development as part of a team approach.
Successful applicants can look forward to a career in expert clinical practice with opportunities in education, leadership, audit and research.
The post holder will provide clinical expertise in Radiology by reporting radiographic images undertaken in the Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust. Providing a cost effective and safe reporting service to patients of the Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
Reporting radiographers will deliver a high quality, effective and efficient x-ray reporting service to the highest professional standards. To be part of a 7 day ‘hot’ reporting rota for both A&E images and GP x-ray requests. The work pattern will entail a majority of clinical reporting sessions, the rest will comprise audit, research, clinical governance, teaching and clinical radiography.
Reporting radiographers are expected to work across all Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust sites, supporting the X-ray service.
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is a large acute hospital Trust in the county of Kent.
The Trust provides a full range of general hospital services and some areas of specialist complex care to around 760,000 people living in the south part of West Kent and the north part of East Sussex.
The Trust’s core catchment areas are Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells and their surrounding boroughs. We work from two main clinical sites: Maidstone Hospital and Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury. Tunbridge Wells Hospital opened in 2011 and provides single rooms with en-suites for all in-patients – the first of its kind in the country.
We employ more than 7,000 full and part-time staff in a huge range of clinical and non-clinical roles across both of our hospital sites.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.
Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check at Enhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children)
At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.
Interview Date: To be confirmed.