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Job summary

Main area
Radiography
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Will be expected to undertake shift work/weekends/nights)
Job ref
236-CSS-P320-26-SAR-B
Employer
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Salford Royal Hospital
Town
Salford
Salary
£39,959 - £48,117 Per Annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
29/09/2026 23:59

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Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust logo

CT Radiographer

Band 6

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, patient focused, progressive CT Radiographer to become part of our team at Salford Royal on Permanent Full Time Basis.  Are you a good team player? Can you demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills?  Are you willing to work a mixture of shifts? Then this could be the job for you!

CT at Salford have 5 CT scanners, 4 GE and 1 Canon, you will work across multiple scanners within the Salford footprint and will be involved in all aspects of CT including Cardiac, Colonography and CT Intervention in addition to the Stroke and Trauma work.

The Greater Manchester Major Trauma Hospital (GMMTH) was opened in Spring 2024 and houses our hyperacute services including stroke and major trauma for the Greater Manchester area. Radiology services include a hybrid theatre, 2 GE Maxima CT scanners, an MR suite, X-ray room and an Ultrasound rooms.

 

 

Main duties of the job

As part of our team you will gain vast experience in imaging patients from a variety of specialties such as stroke, major trauma, neurosurgery, general surgery and Intestinal Failure. After initial training you will able to perform virtual colonoscopies and provide imaging for CT interventional procedures.  You will also be trained in Cardiac CT.

Salford Royal is a University Teaching Trust that aims to be the safest Organisation in the NHS through providing safe, clean, and personal care to every patient, every time. It has twice been awarded an Outstanding CQC rating.

If you think you would be interested in working as part of a Core CT team with a commitment to shift work including nights and weekends, we look forward to hearing from you.  Both full and part time applicants shall be considered (please specify when applying).

Working for our organisation

 The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham, and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS Trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and collaborating closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we are always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Learn more about us in our Candidate Information Pack

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Diploma / BSc Radiography

CT experience

Essential criteria
  • Independently scanning in CT

Professional Registration

Essential criteria
  • HCPC registration

Knowledge, Training & Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience in a range of CT exams
  • Experience of workload management
  • Experience of leading a radiographic team and mentoring
  • Knowledge of CT Intervention/Colons/Cardiac
  • Experience of QA testing and radiation protection
  • Evidence of a willingness to expand the clinical role
Desirable criteria
  • Multidisciplinary team leadership
  • Participation in audit
  • Management of complaints and incidents
  • Experience in helping to manage staff e.g appraisals and competencies
  • Experience in stock management
  • Research and development
  • Evidence of assisting service development

Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Ability to use IT systems
  • Good communication skills
  • A willingness to teach
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • Able to organise and prioritise to meet deadlines
  • Problem solving and decision making skills
  • Self-motivated with the ability to motivate others including CPD

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardFair Train work experience quality standard - gold standardVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoWorkplace Wellbeing Charter LogoArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardDisability confident employerTime to changeStep into healthGM Good Employment Charter

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Angela Abbott
Job title
CT Service Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0161 2064918
Additional information

[email protected]

Lyndsey.gibson@nca,hns.uk

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