With nearly 8,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, we are the largest healthcare provider in southwest London. Our main site, St George’s Hospital in Tooting – one of the country’s principal teaching hospitals – is shared with St George’s, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George’s Hospital also hosts the St George’s, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region. As well as acute hospital services, we provide a wide variety of specialist care and a full range of community services to patients of all ages following integration with Community Services Wandsworth in 2010. St George’s Healthcare serves a population of 1.3 million across southwest London. A large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantatio

To provide an efficient, effective, responsive safe imaging service for Patients and Staff. General first line supervisory and radiographic duties. Required to carry out a variety of radiographic examinations using complex x-ray equipment within the hospital managing patient priority as appropriate and maintaining a high standard of technique and patient care. You will be a relatively experienced radiographer (Minimum 2 years), able to assess and organize own workload of patients ensuring the provision of the highest standards of patient care. The duties and responsibilities of the post holder will require service delivery in a wide range of clinical and patient presentations. To provide timely professional support to radiographic, radiological, nursing and all other staff groups. To assist junior members of staff to expand their knowledge and skills and encourage them to show imitative. Help the junior radiographers to understand how their practice should change to improve quality and support them in doing so. To assess the quality of images and provide support and advice to junior staff. To ensure all information relating to rota changes are communicated to the Senior /Supts Radiographers. To participate in the equipment procurement programme if required. To evaluate technology and its clinical application when required. Be aware of the need for financial control and make efficient use of resources.Regularly undertake the whole range of radiographic and fluoroscopic examinations as per any set protocols. To be familiar with the range of technical applications available on Imaging equipment Must comply with the Ionizing Radiation regulations I.R(M.E)R and local rules regarding radiation safety under which. To help provide training for new staff in the use of clinical equipment ensuring that they are adequately trained before it is used unsupervised. To be competent with the operation of all appropriate imaging equipment within the department including complex specialized radiological units and accessory equipment such as suction, oxygen, hoists, manual handling devices. Participate in department Q.A programme with the emphasis on A.L.A.R.A compatible with image quality ensuring written records are kept. As a senior you will represent the imaging dept during the out of hours service provision leading, supporting and co-ordinating the junior staff Participate in I.P.R and undertake a competency assessment in each work area as required