Ramsay Health Care
Senior Radiographer
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Senior Radiographer
Buckshaw Hospital, Chorley
Full Time, 37.5 Hours
Buckshaw Hospital is seeking an experienced and motivated Senior Radiographer to join our expanding Diagnostic Imaging Team. This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled radiographer to play a key role in delivering outstanding patient care within a modern independent hospital environment.
As a Senior Radiographer, you will support the delivery of a high-quality, safe and efficient imaging service, working closely with multidisciplinary teams across the hospital. You will have the opportunity to contribute to service development, support junior staff and students, and help drive continuous quality improvement.
Buckshaw Hospital is part of Ramsay Health Care UK and provides high-quality surgical, diagnostic and outpatient services. Our commitment to patient safety, clinical excellence and continuous improvement makes Buckshaw Hospital an excellent place to develop your career and make a real difference to patients.
What You'll Do:
- Deliver high-quality diagnostic imaging services in line with professional, regulatory and local standards
- Undertake a range of imaging examinations whilst ensuring excellent patient care and experience
- Support the day-to-day operational management of the imaging department
- Act as a role model and mentor for junior radiographers and support staff
- Ensure compliance with IR(ME)R, radiation protection requirements and imaging governance standards
- Participate in quality assurance programmes, audits and service improvement initiatives
- Work collaboratively with consultants, clinicians and external partners to provide seamless patient care
- Contribute to departmental training, competency assessment and professional development activities
- Participate in on-call and flexible working arrangements as required
What you'll bring with you:
- Degree or Diploma in Diagnostic Radiography
- Current HCPC registration as a Radiographer
- Significant post-registration experience within diagnostic imaging
- Strong knowledge of radiation safety, IR(ME)R regulations and imaging governance
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Commitment to delivering exceptional patient-centred care
- Experience supporting, mentoring or supervising colleagues
- Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Experience working across multiple imaging modalities including X-ray, CT and MRI (desirable)
- Audit, quality improvement or service development experience (desirable)
- Cannulation certification and contrast administration experience (desirable)
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Why join us?
At Ramsay Health Care UK, our people are at the heart of our success. Our benefits are designed to support your wellbeing, work-life balance and career development, because we’re people caring for people:
Health, Wellbeing & Financial Security
- Private Medical Cover, with the option to add your partner and dependants
- Discounted Bupa Dental Insurance
- Life Assurance (Death in Service) x3 your base salary
- Private Pension, with Ramsay matching up to 5% after a qualifying period
- Employee Assistance Programme
Work–Life Balance
- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays, with the option to buy or sell additional days
- Flexible shift patterns, where possible
- Family friendly policies including enhanced parental leave
- Volunteer leave to support causes that matter to you
Career Development & Recognition
- Training and Development via the Ramsay Academy to support your career development
- Colleague recognition programme to celebrate our people
Lifestyle & Everyday Perks
- Access to our benefits platform, offering a wide range of discounts
- Cycle2Work scheme
- Subsidised staff restaurant, where possible
- Free parking on site, where possible
About Us:
Ramsay Health Care UK is a well-established global hospital group with over 60 years’ experience. We are a global provider operating in 11 countries with 77,000 staff who treat 8 million patients each year. It is well respected within the healthcare industry and is one of the leading providers of independent hospital services in England. We are well known for our strong, long-standing relationship with the NHS.
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We love people with a positive, “can do” attitude who want to make a difference in their work. "Our employees are Ramsay." The skills and commitment of our employees forms the basis for our success.
We know our people are our greatest asset, our business is growing and we would like you to join us. “The Ramsay Way” culture recognises that people – staff and doctors – are Ramsay Health Care’s most important asset and this has been key to our ongoing success.
We are proud of our ‘Speak Up for Safety’ programme and ensure that the patient is at the heart of everything we do. Join us and have more ‘Time to Care’.
We are committed to equality of opportunity for all.
We care. It’s more than what we do, it’s who we are. Everything we do is about striving to deliver the best care. And it's a belief that's as true today as it was when we welcomed our first patients in 1964. “The Ramsay Way” culture recognises that our people are our most important asset and this has been key to our ongoing success.
We are committed to equality of opportunity for all. This position is subject to background and DBS checks.
We are proud to support the UK’s Armed Forces and Reservists and have already achieved the Silver Award as part of the MOD’s Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme. The scheme recognises employers who actively support Defence while encouraging other organisations to adopt the same behaviours in their workplace. As a company we are committed to supporting the wider Armed Forces community and this includes our staff as well as our patients.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults, children and young people at risk. We expect all employees to share this commitment and behave in a way that supports it. All successful candidates will be provided with safeguarding training appropriate to their role.
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