Band 5 Radiographer Yeovil District Hospital
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 18/09/2026
- Closes
- 04/10/2026
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Role summary
This role involves communicating with various healthcare professionals, patients, and their families, often in challenging situations. The Radiographer will use their professional knowledge to advise clinicians on images and appropriate examinations, including identifying abnormalities. They will work independently across a range of radiographic situations, taking responsibility for patient care and imaging, and responding to critical situations calmly and professionally.
Essential criteria
- BSC Radiography
- HCPC Registration
Desirable criteria
- Please see the attached JD
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
- NHS experience
- Post qualification experience
- Additional Criteria
- Please see the attached JD
- BSC Radiography
- HCPC Registration
- Please see the attached JD
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
- NHS experience
- Post qualification experience
- Additional Criteria
- Please see the attached JD
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
Band 5 Radiographer Yeovil District Hospital
The closing date is 04 October 2026
Job summary
*Communicate with colleagues at all levels in the department, including clerical, nursing, ancillary and clinical staff by both verbal and written means.
*Communicate with colleagues at all levels on other wards and departments by both verbal and written means information which may be sensitive and complex e.g. information on x-ray requests.
*Communicate with patients, relatives and carers often under difficult situations e.g. children, non English speaking, hard of hearing, patients under the influence of drugs or alcohol etc.
*With external health professionals such as GPs, ambulance staff.
*Attending departmental staff meetings and team meetings regularly and contributing to discussions on services and policies where appropriate.
Acting within prescribed policies and protocols of the Trust.
Main duties of the job
*Use professional knowledge to give advice on images and appropriate examinations to clinicians when requested. This includes the "red dot" images positive finding system i.e. identifying an abnormality or fracture on the film to assist the referring doctor.
*To work independently, with minimal supervision in a wide range of radiographic situations, e.g. accident and emergency, plain film radiography, fluoroscopic procedures,
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