Job Description

To rotate through the 4 general X-ray rooms in the department, mobile exams, theatre, and fluoroscopy.

Mobile image intensifiers are provided to theatres including trauma, urology and ERCP; mobiles in ITU, HDU, SCBU and ED resus

Fluoroscopy exams included barium studies, interventional procedures

Shift pattern will include nights, out of hours and weekends at Basingstoke

Ability to work at the satellite Alton Hospital is required.



To act as operator and justify examinations under IR(ME)R regulations obtaining advice from senior staff where appropriate; to obtain verbal consent from patients prior to examination after explanation of radiation risks



To perform accurate imaging in routine and complex examinations while ensuring patient care and safety as well as confidentiality



Assess and manage your own workload to focus on patient priority as part of a team. This will include changing demands from ED and wards, particularly during out of hours shifts

To provide cover where required in other sites within the Trust; rotate to X-ray at Alton Community Hospital



To act as an independent radiographic practitioner, meeting the standards set within the Health and Care Professions Council's professional code of practice. To continue to develop through Continuous Professional Development and by role extension as appropriate To be responsible for ensuring that important and often life-threatening information seen on images is communicated to the referring team / reporting radiologist or radiographer for immediate action

To be open, honest, and willing to acknowledge when something has gone wrong. Make timely apologies and take action to report incidents, including near misses; to ensure that as an organisation we learn



Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.



Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.



We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.



The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over 500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

Tackling Climate Change:

Hampshire Hospitals aims to embed sustainability and net zero carbon principles into the delivery of care across all its services. To find out more, search HHFT Climate Action or contactclimateaction@hhft.nhs.uk .



To conduct diagnostic radiography examinations across a range of general radiography, upon a range of patient types both as an autonomous practitioner and as part of a multi professional team, in a manner that meets professional, departmental, Trust and legal standards and requirements.



To independently assess each patient and adapt radiographic techniques according to the needs of the patient.



To use professional discretion and experience to ensure that clinical practice is carried out correctly, professionally and within the legal framework.



Able to interpret Clinicians requirements, to determine the appropriate radiographic technique and ensure that it is performed in accordance with best practice and that the resultant images are diagnostic.



Able to conduct and complete examinations across a range of general radiography, upon a range of patient types both as an autonomous practitioner and as part of a multi professional team.