Radiographer

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for full time Band 5 Radiographers and Students who are due to qualify shortly to work within the Radiology Department of the [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]. The Department offers a broad range of modalities and full training will be provided to the successful candidates.

The [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] provides patient centred care across the city of Newcastle upon Tyne. There are two main hospital sites at the Royal Victoria Infirmary and Freeman Hospital, as well as several Community Outreach Centres. The Freeman Hospital houses the Institute of Transplantation, Renal Services and the Northern Centre for Cancer Care. The Royal Victoria Infirmary incorporates the Great North Trauma and Emergency Centre and the Great North Children's Hospital.

• Interview Date Wednesday 27 May 2026
• 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
• NO AGENCIES PLEASE

Main Duties of the Job

The Radiology Department delivers high quality imaging across a range of modalities using a patient centred approach. The successful candidates would be expected to work as part of a team based at one of the Trust main sites, providing imaging across a range of modalities including intraoperative screening. They would also be expected to participate in the out of hours service within their base hospital, which requires a commitment to working autonomously within a busy environment. There would be a requirement to operate a wide range of modalities once appropriate training has been completed.

Good organizational, interpersonal and communication skills are essential and knowledge of the current radiation legislation is required.

About Us

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:

• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Freeman Hospital
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Cramlington Manor Walks
• Urgent treatment centres
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.

For further information on The [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]

Person Specification

Qualifications & Education

• Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC) registered
• BSc (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography - three-year programme or equivalent

Knowledge & Experience

• A working knowledge of radiation protection and methods of reducing patient radiation dose

Desirable

• A detailed knowledge and understanding of radiation protection legislation Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations (IR(ME)R) and Ionising Radiation Regulations (IRR)
• Previous experience as Radiation Protection Supervisor (RPS), manual handling facilitator, Health and Safety representative or CPR trainer

Skills & Abilities

• Good organisational interpersonal and communication skills, with ability to work effectively in a team or independently as required
• Basic IT skills

Desirable

• IT skills (RIS/PACS)

Additional Information

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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer Details

Employer name: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]

Address: Trustwide, 317 Trustwide, NE1 4LP

Employer's website: https://careers.nuth.nhs.uk/why-us

Contact

For questions about the job, contact: Superintendent Radiographer Victoria McDonald at [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] or [contact hidden].