Job description
Fixed term - 12 months
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 Leve.
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 cardiology, stoke 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.
• 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 departmentIn collaboration with the (line manager), ensure 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.
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 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 Trust employs over 6258 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 407,000. This includes 357,000 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.
The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Emma Fondacaro Job title: CT Lead Radiographer Email address:
[email protected] Telephone number: 01244 365756
