CT MRI Radiographer

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust; Birmingham, Hawkesley; Sur place; GBP 34 000 - 43 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust seeks an experienced Band 6 CT/MRI Radiographer to support service expansion across Redditch, Kidderminster and Worcester. This role requires extensive CT and MRI expertise, NHS experience and the ability to work across sites to deliver high-quality imaging with excellent patient care.

You will undertake advanced imaging, supervise junior staff, contribute to audits, and help develop protocols.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable extensive experience in MR and CT examination protocols.
• Experience of out of hours working.
• Quality Assurance experience.
• Organising self and others.
• Initiative and quality improvement mindset.
• Experience in an acute hospital setting.
• Awareness of changes in Radiology.
• Knowledge of CT/MRI developments including Cardiac MRI and CT Colon.
• Understanding MHRA guidelines for MRI and IRMER for CT.
• Knowledge of NHS priorities and GIRFT/NICE guidelines

Responsabilités

• Maintain high standards of imaging and patient care across CT and MRI.
• Support department leadership and supervise junior staff.
• Organise workload, staffing and stock control.
• Contribute to department audits and quality improvement.
• Participate in extended hours and on-call duties.
• Adhere to IRMER and MHRA guidelines and infection control.
• Develop protocols and share best practices with the team.
• Ensure accurate documentation and handovers.

Connaissances

MR imaging

CT protocols

Out of hours

Quality assurance

Organising skills

Quality improvement

Acute hospital

Change management

CT/MRI developments

Cardiac MRI

IRMER knowledge

MHRA guidelines

NHS priorities

GIRFT/NICE guidelines

Formation

Diploma of the College of Radiographers or HCPC-registered degree

Description du poste

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

CT MRI Radiographer

The closing date is 25 November 2026

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking an experienced and motivated Band 6 CT/MRI Radiographer to support the expansion of our services across the county.

An excellent opportunity to contribute to a developing service whilst advancing your own professional practice within asupportive, progressive imaging department.

The county offers the best of both worlds: vibranttowns, peaceful countryside, and excellent transport links to the Midlands,Wales and the South West.

Our Trust delivers services across Redditch, Kidderminster andWorcester, giving you the chance to experience a diverse clinical environmentwhile enjoying a great mix of town and rural life.

Currently we have :

2 Siemens 1.5T MRI scanners

1 Philips 1.5T MRI scanner

With plans underway to replace and expand.

We provide a wide range of examinations, inc specialist services such as Cardiac CT/MRI, CT Colon, Paediatric and Breast MRI.

We are seeking dual trained radiographers who can bring both experienceand passion to our team. This is not a training role and will be looking for demonstrable, extensive experience in both modalities. The following will be essential:

Previous experience working within an NHS setting

Competency across a broad range of CT and MRI exams

Rostered shifts include long days, short days, nights and on-call.

We aim to support a healthy work-life balance while maintaining excellent service provision.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job:

Consistently produce high quality cross-sectional imaging

Deliver excellent patient care , maintain high safetystandards

Plan , prioritise and organise workload

Maintain appropriate stock levels

Adhere to infection control measures

Actively involved in departmental audit

Quality assurance, Quality improvement

Demonstrate effective communication with all staff anddepartments

Assist site lead to develop protocols and techniques

Adhere to departmental policies and procedures

Train others and supervise junior members of staff

contribute to extended day and out of hours rotas

Vet referrals according to Scheme of Work in operation

Contribute to learning by reporting incidents as per trustpolicy

Participate in the modality CPD programme

About us

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a largeacute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acuteservices to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to alarger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services fromthree sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and ourcaring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centredcare. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people towork with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin oureveryday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Being open and honest

Ensuring people feel cared for

Showing respect to everyone

We are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement System.

We are proud to have achieved Timewiseaccreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible workingwithin our organisation as a flex positive employer.

DBS Checks and Costs

Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check(at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in SupportingInformation section for more details on DBS checks and costs.

Job responsibilities

For full Job description see supporting documents.

As a Band 6 Radiographer at WAHT there is an expectationthat you will use your experience and knowledge to support both staff andservice users where appropriate. This also includes any modality Leads and siteleads.

As such you will be expected to:

Maintain Clinical skills

Support the department in delivering continuous high qualitycare.

The post holder will be expected to have developedsubstantial postgraduate knowledge. Be able to take day-to-day responsibilitywhen necessary for the area in which they are working.

The post holder will provide supervision, support andeducation to qualified and unqualified staff.

Support the effective management and leadership of requiredservices which will include organising workload, staffing and stock control.

Ensure operational standards are met to maintain effectiveservice delivery.

Demonstrate effective communication with all staff includingsite / modality leads.

Support in the ongoing development of clinical practice andstandards of care.

Contribute towards service development and undertakeclinical audit activity within specialist services as required.

Demonstrate specialist knowledge and expertise supporting inthe delivery of complex imaging techniques.

A Band 6 radiographer is regarded as a senior clinicalmember of staff and as such will fulfil the requirements of their role withinthe imaging team by demonstrating specialist knowledge and expertise and byhaving responsibility within their given area. The Radiographer will be able torecognise limitations in which they should consult their senior.

To ensure that patients are professionally cared for duringthe examination and their time in the department

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

Clinical and Service Provision

To work independently as a Radiographer to a highprofessional standard and performing a wide variety of examinations withinprotocol, ensuring patient safety and providing assistance and guidance toqualified and unqualified staff in order to maintain these standards.

Effectively liaise with multi-disciplinary colleagues,patient and carers as required.

Triage referrals from a variety of sources/manage clinicalpriorities according to agreed protocols, working practices and KPIs.

Work autonomously to the standard set by the Directoratedelivering individualised direct patient care.

Can work within a team and where required lead a smallspeciality team in order to deliver effective direct patient care, managingworkflow and prioritising patients.

Maintain up to date clinical competence and the highestprofessional standards.

Practice within a risk benefit framework, having regard tothe Biological effects of Radiation and IRMER Legislation where appropriate.

Ensure adherence to the pause and check and where requiredensure that all generated images are appropriately and correctly labelled inline with trust requirements,

Where appropriate escalationimage findings and wherenecessary carry out additional or adaptation of imaging.

Where there is a requirement, supply administer medicineswithin the legal framework and associated PGD.

Provide a seamless high quality service from referralthrough to justification, authorisation, imaging and intervention.

Use professional judgement to act as an advocate for thepatient to ensure a patient focused approach to the delivery of care. Supportand enable patients and carers to make informed decisions related to theirexamination, intervention and management.

Escalate any concerns via the radiographic / professionalstructure as required.

To ensure the agreed quality standards for imaging servicesare met in accordance with local and national KPIs as required.

Report and raise concerns related to safeguarding, accessingadvice and support as required, being conversant with trust policies forsafeguarding including the assessment of mental capacity and consideration ofdeprivation of liberty and the application of the principles of PREVENT(counterterrorism awareness)

Ensure effective and accurate verbal or written handover ofpatients between health care professionals.

Ensure that high standards of all documentation aremaintained with accurate complete and up to date information regarding patientcare and are kept in accordance with trust and directorate standards andprocesses.

Support the quality and standards of care provided by theteam in clinical areas. Escalate any concerns to the appropriate line manager.

To work within the HCPC standards of proficiency forRadiographers and standards of conduct, performance and ethics.

Where required participate in rosters that incorporateextended 7 day working and work on different sites in accordance with serviceneeds.

Ensure that all equipment belonging to, and within radiologyis operating safely. Report and stop the use of equipment where there is anyrisk to the patent, staff or itself.

Report and defects malfunctions or faults to the appropriatemanufacturer. Record all actions taken with respect to such equipment andnotify your line manager or site lead of actions taken.

Ensure the maintenance of safe, clean and tidy workingenvironments, particularly the adherence of infection control procedures andpromote and ensure the same among all staff.

Expected to participate in role expansion where required.

Demonstrate a flexible approach towards the hours and daysof work, will participate in work and duties as required relevant to both thedirectorate and wider hospital.

To participate in any out of hours rota already establishedor established in the future.

Can where required undertake venepuncture and IV cannulationfor administration of contrast media, IV flush and other maned medicinespertinent to departmental examination protocols in accordance with relevant PGDTo deputise in the absence of the modality lead/deputy.

Take appropriate action to ensure the safety of patients andothers. To report any accidents/incidents to a senior member of staff and onthe datix system

To play an active role in clinical governance anddemonstrate through everyday practice.

Be a RPS (with training) as required.

Professional Leadership

Support on the implementation and training of new techniquesand equipment whilst ensuring that consistent competencies are achieved, signedoff and documented in the appropriate way.

Support where required to ensure appropriate staffing of an area, liaising with other areas of the department to ensure safe staffinglevels are maintained. To support with organising cover for both in and out ofhours shifts i.e. when unavoidable absence occurs at short notice etc.

To elevate issues arising that impacts on service deliveryto the modality leads and service managers.

To support with risk assessments associated with serviceprovision or changes in practice.

Where relevant, observe and ensure adherence to IRR andIRMER in accordance with trust policies, procedures and local rules.

Where appropriate ensure the radiation safety of allindividuals, in relevant working environments in accordance with the currentIRR

When entitled to do so by the employer, undertakepractitioner and operator roles within current IRMER and all amendments asappropriate to professional practice.

Promote team working, build rapport and collaborativeworking practices with multi-disciplinary teams. Liaise with inter hospitaldepartments and personnel across organisational and professional groups. Ensureeffective communication and interpersonal skills with other disciplines andorganisations.

Act as a clinical role model demonstrating high standards ofclinical practice and provide support and advice to other staff when necessary.

Participate in supporting staff on induction and trainingwith regards to competency sign off.

Person Specification

Experience

• Demonstrable, extensive experience in a wide range of MR and CT examination protocols
• Experience of out of hours working
• Demonstrate experience in performing Quality Assurance
• Demonstrate experience in organising self and others
• Taking initiative and working without supervision
• Demonstrate a commitment to quality improvement
• Experience working in an acute hospital setting
• Experience and awareness of change within Radiology
• Knowledge of new developments within CT and MRI
• Experience in more specialist CT and MRI imaging e.g. Cardiac MRI, CT Colons
• To understand and demonstrate a working knowledge of MHRA guidelines pertaining to MRI.
• To understand and demonstrate a working knowledge of IRMER in relation to CT
• Good awareness of current National NHS priorities
• Good awareness of GIRFT / NICE guidelines relevant to MRI and CT

Qualifications

• Diploma of the College of Radiographers or degree accepted for registration with the HCPC State registration with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)
• SOR IV injection certificate of competence

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.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust