Senior Dental Radiographer

Position: Locum Consultant in Orthodontics (Part-Time)
Location: London WC1
Salary: £42,471 to £50,364
Job Type: Fixed-Term

Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic radiographer with sophisticated communication skills and a patient-centred approach to join our forward-thinking and friendly Dental Imaging department.

Dental radiographic experience is desirable but there is also an opportunity to learn dental, orthodontic and maxilla-facial radiographic techniques within the specialist team of dental radiographers.

As we offer a wide range of services, this is an excellent opportunity to learn new clinical skills and broaden your current skill base whilst working in a supportive team. The post holder will liaise with other radiographers, ward staff, radiologists, administration staff, engineers, visitors and staff from other departments.

We are one of the largest and most successful Foundation Trusts in the UK with an International reputation and a tradition of innovation. In September 2019, the new Royal National Ear Nose Throat and Eastman Dental Hospital opened on Huntley Street, merging the RNTNEH and the Eastman Dental Hospital adjacent to UCH. Eastman Dental Hospital is an International Centre of excellence, and we have a great reputation for innovation and providing excellent patient-focused care.

The dental imaging department is across 2 floors, with state of the art, digital intra and extra-oral imaging equipment including new supine Cone Beam CT scanner to accompany the existing Cone Beam CT scanner.

Main duties of the job

• Assess referrals or request form and justify under radiographic regulations and locally agreed protocols.
• To prioritise patients to ensure optimum efficiency and service quality.
• You will be providing a high-quality diagnostic service whilst maintaining a safe working Imaging environment.
• You will be responsible for help organising the patient workflow and liaising with a multi-disciplinary team.
• You will ensure adherence to IR(ME)R 2017 across the department.
• You should have a flexible and pragmatic approach to your work, exceptional organisational skills that will enable you to manage a varied workload ensuring safe and clinical practices.

About us
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

At UCLH, we have a real ‘One Team’ ethos, and our values – safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.

Job responsibilities
Participation in the extended week rota is essential as is a desire to develop your clinical skills and abilities.

This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the largest and most successful Foundation Trusts in the UK with an international reputation and a tradition of innovation. The trust provides first-class acute and specialist services to patients both locally and from throughout the UK and abroad.

Based in the busy West End of London, we have a lively and vibrant working atmosphere, with quick and easy transport links to all our sites. Our size and resources enable us to offer a range of attractive benefits as well as unparalleled education and development opportunities for staff at all levels. This includes an extensive portfolio of academic and clinical courses and programmes ranging from ongoing personal development through to clinical excellence and leadership skills. UCLH prides itself on its investment in staff both in terms of developing career skills but also its commitment to staff health and wellbeing.

We offer our permanent staff an interest free season ticket loan for travel, all our staff have access to free independent and confidential support, large retail discounts, a staff discount platform, cycle to work scheme and on-site accommodation to name a few.

Additionally, UCLH Arts and Heritage’s staff wellbeing programme, Creative Comfort, offers a variety of ways to engage with the arts as a member of UCLH staff. You can try out the weekly choir, weekly art club, weekly running club and join the Culture Club for exclusive access to free and discounted tickets for opera, exhibitions, theatre and more.

Person specification

Knowledge and qualifications

Essential

• BSc or Diploma in Radiography
• State Registration
• Evidence of relevant specialist post- degree or diploma courses for Continuing Professional Development

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of a range of post qualification clinical experience
• Evidence of significant experience to rotate between specialist areas
• Participation in quality assurance and clinical audit

Desirable

• Evidence of experience in dental

Skills and abilities

Essential

• Evidence of participation in QA and maintenance of agreed standards
• Computer literacy
• Ability to use own initiative, solve problems and make decisions.
• Evidence of experience in the supervision, training and assessment of students to required standard
• Ability to safely use a wide range of manual handling equipment as provided by the Trust

Personal and people development

Essential

• Evidence of supervision of students

Specific requirements

Essential

• Passed fit through an occupational health assessment to perform full duties of the role

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. 

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. 

UK registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. 

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