Job overview

To assist in the provision of an efficient radiography service including 24 hour cover.

To work as part of a professional radiography team providing a high quality diagnostic service.

To maintain a sensitive and courteous approach to all patients.

To develop and improve professional expertise via continuous professional development .

Main duties of the job

Bank Radiographer - Band 6 

Croydon University Hospital is a large District General hospital with more than 500 beds, and a newly developed 24 hour A&E department. The hospital is sited north of Croydon town centre, and is easily accessible by car and public transport.

Croydon is a thriving multicultural area, situated in south London with excellent transport to central London and to the Coast.

The successful candidate will be expected to rotate through all aspects of the Imaging department at Croydon and will, at times be expected to rotate through the Imaging department at Purley Memorial Hospital and our new upcoming community diagnostic centre in New Addington.

The successful candidates will be expected to participate in the on-call and out of hour’s rotas.

The department performs in excess of 250,000  examinations per annum and has an active Clinical Governance programme. There are currently approximately 100 WTE Staff in post in the Diagnostic Imaging department, including 22 Consultant Radiologists and Speciality Grade Doctors.

If you would like to be part of a hardworking, friendly department, providing high quality care, please come and visit us and have a chat!

We are currently not supporting applicants who require two-tier sponsorship.

Working for our organisation

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity. Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. We’re also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people’s homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon and our Children’s Hospital at Home cares for children with long-term conditions without them having to come to hospital.  Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we’re no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve.If you want the opportunity to have a real impact, challenge yourself and be part of an NHS Trust that’s making a real difference then a career at Croydon Health Services could be just what you’re looking for.

 

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

If you decide to apply for this post, but do not hear back from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.

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