CT Radiographer

The Countess Charity; Chester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Chester seeks a full-time CT Radiographer for a 12-month contract covering maternity leave. Responsibilities include producing high-quality CT images, managing staff, ensuring service quality, and participating in continuous professional development. A BSc/DCR in radiography and HCPC registration are required. Candidates must be flexible with working hours, including weekends. Strong teamwork and management skills are crucial for this role in a busy NHS setting.

Qualifications

• Experience in CT in an acute NHS trust is essential.
• Registered with HCPC is required.
• Ability to work weekends and on-call service.

Responsibilities

• Produce high quality images across CT examinations.
• Manage and support band 5 Radiographers and students.
• Ensure smooth operation of the CT service.
• Monitor resources within budget constraints.
• Promote education and training within CT.
• Keep up to date competency records.
• Actively participate in CPD.
• Provide a 24/7 service for the hospital.

Skills

CT experience in an acute NHS trust

Management and support skills

Education and training promotion

Education

BSc/DCR in radiography

Job description

Working Full time: 37.5 hours per week

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our dynamic and friendly CT team at The Countess of Chester Hospital on a 12-month fixed term contract to cover Maternity Leave.

We currently have 4 Canon CT scanners, 3 at the Countess and 1 at our community diagnostic hub in Ellesmere Port Hospital. We have a well-established cardiac CT service and have strong links with the cardiology, stroke and trauma teams. The Countess of Chester hospital is a trauma unit and the regional vascular centre.

Experience in CT in an acute NHS trust is essential for this role. There is a requirement to work weekends and participate in the out of hour’s service. You will also be required to work across both sites at the Countess of Chester and Ellesmere Port Hospitals.

Key Responsibilities

• To produce high quality images across the spectrum of CT examinations.
• To manage and support the band 5 Radiographers and students.
• To ensure the smooth operation of the CT service.
• To be responsible for the standards of care provided within the CT department in collaboration with the line manager, ensuring resources are monitored and tailored to meet the needs of the service within the constraints of a financial budget.
• To promote education and training within CT.
• Keep up to date competency records.
• Actively participate in CPD.
• To provide a 24/7 service to support the hospital to enable a consistently safe and efficient CT service.

A BSc/DCR in radiography is essential and you must be registered with the HCPC.

Supported Locations

• The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds.
• Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility.
• Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations.

The Trust employs over 5,916 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 411,000. This includes 361,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Emma Fondacaro – Job title: CT Lead Radiographer – Email address: [e-mail] – Telephone number: 01244 366260