Job type: Full-time

Salary: £22,383 a year

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Band 2

Main area
Plain Film, Radiology
Grade
Band 2
Contract
Fixed term: 24 months
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
164-5268252-A
Site
Cross Site (QMC/City/Treatment Centre/UTC)
Town
Nottingham
Salary
£22,383 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
Today at 23:59

Job overview

Do you want a rewarding and challenging role that allows you to gain a qualification and start a career in radiography?

We are excited to advertise multiple Assistant Practitioner Apprentice posts within the Radiology Department at Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH).

The apprenticeship is a two year programme to become an Assistant Practitioner in Diagnostic Radiography. Academic study will take place at the University of Derby and clinical training at NUH. Study for this apprenticeship is by day release and funding will be supported by the Apprenticeship Levy.

On completion, you will have obtained the core skills, knowledge, values and behaviours to become an Assistant Practitioner, and be eligible for a post as a Band 4 Assistant Practitioner at NUH.

There is an opportunity to continue to study, in order to become a Band 5 Diagnostic Radiographer. For motivated and caring individuals this is a supported and funded step on the long term career pathway to becoming a Radiographer.

Main duties of the job

In addition to the below summary you need to familiarise yourself with full job description and person specification documents attached to this advert.

The role of the Apprentice Assistant Radiographic Practitioner is to carry out a limited remit of plain film radiographic examinations under the supervision of a HCPC Registered radiographer.

The post holders will rotate across the QMC, City, Urgent treatment centre and QMC Treatment Centre Campus in order to gain a thorough understanding of the large range of work undertaken within the NUH Radiology Department.

Whilst, this role is primarily a clinical training role there will be a requirement to undertake some duties of an Imaging Assistant, supporting radiographers and patients to ensure that the service is efficient and patient-centered.

Working for our organisation

We have an important contribution to make to life in Nottingham and the wider region and we take this responsibility seriously. With 17,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation. We have a budget of just under £1billion, 90 wards and 1,700 beds across three main sites: QMC, City Hospital and Ropewalk House. We deliver district general services to 2.5m residents of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and its surrounding communities. Our specialist services allows us to deliver care to 4.5m people from across the East Midlands and nationally for a handful of services.

We have a national and international reputation for many of our specialist services, including stroke, renal, neurosciences, cancer services and trauma.

We play a vital role in the education and training of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will be trained to undertake limited clinical imaging examinations, in concert with, and under the supervision of, registered radiographers. The range of such examinations will be confined to standard radiographic examinations on adult patients, who are conscious, co-operative and communicative, and in accordance with locally agreed protocols. Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for detailed description of main responsibilities

Person specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential criteria

  • Numerate and literate to the equivalent of GCSE Grade 4 / C, Maths and English

Desirable criteria

  • Level 3 qualification or above (eg. A/AS level, NVQ/QCF 3 in Health and Social Care)

Experience

Essential criteria

  • Previous experience of working within a healthcare environment
  • Experience of working in a public facing role

Desirable criteria

  • Experience of working in a radiology department

Communication and relationship skills

Essential criteria

  • Good communication skills
  • IT computer skills
  • Professional attitude to work
  • Team member.
  • Reliable and industrious.
  • Good language skills

Desirable criteria

  • Ability to present information confidently over professional video platforms (e.g. MS Teams)

Physical skills

Essential criteria

  • Manual handling skills including patient transfer between departments
  • Capable of wearing require PPE to follow trust health and safety procedures (covid)

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Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Closing Dates: Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.

Communication: All communication related to your application will be via the email address you have provided. Please ensure you check your email account including your junk email regularly.

Easy read application: if you have a disability and find it difficult to complete our online application form, you can apply via our easy read application which you can find on the intranet https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/easy-read-job-application

Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

Skilled Workers Visa: We welcome applications from individuals who require a skilled worker visa in line with the Home Office regulations. NON-UK/NON SETTLED candidates may not be appointed, if a suitably qualified and skilled UK/SETTLED candidate is successful at interview stage as it is unlikely that the Trust is able to satisfy the Home Office Visa requirements

International Recruitment: If you are applying for a role with us from outside of the UK then please read the guidance on applying for a health or social care job in the UK from abroad.

ID and Right to work checks: NUH authenticate ID and right to work documentation such as passports, visas and driving license through a system called Trust ID. NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation in to the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment. The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation. The system will provide us with an outcome of your check which will be stored securely on your personal file along with all other pre-employment check documentation.

Consent:

  • Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Departmentconfidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
  • Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£41.90 for enhanced and £21.90 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month’s pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.
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Deadline: 18-07-2024

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