Mr Senior Radiographer

Imperial College Healthcare Nhs Trust; Wembley; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Staff recognition scheme

Cycle to Work

Job summary

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking an experienced Band 7 MRI Radiographer for the Wembley Community Diagnostic Centre to provide senior clinical leadership and oversee day-to-day MRI services for outpatient care.

You will work with a multidisciplinary team and contribute to service development and staff training within a state-of-the-art MRI facility.

Qualifications

• BSc (Hons) in Radiography or equivalent required.
• HCPC registration is essential.
• Post graduate qualification or formal study in MR is required.
• MR experience at band 6 level or above is desired.
• Ability to train staff and students in MR and mentor junior staff.
• Up-to-date knowledge of MR techniques, including contrast studies.

Responsibilities

• To perform a range of general and complex MR examinations.
• To assist and deputise for the MR Lead radiographer to manage the day to day running of the MR department.
• To provide professional leadership and training of the MR team and deliver a high quality patient-focused service.
• To provide a courteous approach to patients and staff.
• To develop and improve professional expertise via continuous professional development.
• To clinically justify MR requests and plan workload by prioritising requests in accordance with clinical urgency.
• To assess the quality of images and assist junior staff when required.
• To maintain a safe working environment by the safe use of equipment and reporting any faults.

Education

BSc (Hons) in Radiography or equivalent

HCPC Registration

Post graduate qualification in MR

MR experience at band 6 level or above

Staff and student training in MR

Knowledge of MR techniques including contrast

Job description

Job summary

Are you a motivated, passionate and experienced Radiographer ready to make a real impact? Ready for the next step in your professional journey? Join our team and develop your career in a service where your leadership can make a genuine difference. We are seeking an exceptional Band 7 MRI Radiographer to join our expanding team at the Wembley Community Diagnostic Centre, delivering a high-quality MRI service to a growing outpatient population. You will work alongside and support a multidisciplinary team of Band 6 Radiographers, Imaging Assistants, Nursing team and Administrative staff. Working closely with the Superintendent Radiographer and MRI Modality Lead, you will play a key role in organising and delivering the daily service. We will rely on your clinical expertise, leadership and organisational skills to support service development and maintain outstanding patient care. The MRI service at Wembley CDC is equipped with state-of-the-art technology and forms part of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust's wider imaging network. This provides exciting opportunities to develop specialist expertise, contribute to service improvement and support the training and development of colleagues. Career development is a priority within our department. We actively support staff through a range of undergraduate and postgraduate learning opportunities, helping them develop their technical, clinical and leadership capabilities.

Main duties of the job

• To perform a range of general and complex MR examinations.
• To assist and deputise for the MR Lead radiographer to manage the day to day running of the MR department.
• To providence professional leadership and training of the MR team and provide a high quality patient focused service.
• To provide a courteous approach to patients and staff.
• To develop and improve professional expertise via continuous professional development.
• To clinically justify MR requests and plan work load by prioritising requests in accordance with clinical urgency.
• To assess the quality of images and assist junior staff when required.
• To maintain a safe working environment by the safe use of equipment and accessories and reporting any faults through the appropriate channels.

About us

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities. We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential

• BSc (Hons) in Radiography or equivalent.
• College of Radiographer accredited IV cannulation course or equivalent.
• HCPC Registration.
• Post graduate qualification or evidence of formal study in MR.
• Student Clinical Assessors qualification or course.
• Ability to perform IM injections and give rectal contrast.
• MR experience at band 6 level or above.
• Evidences an up to date knowledge of routine and complex MRI techniques, including contrast studies.
• A knowledge of recent developments within the profession.
• An understanding of the clinical governance issues in relation to patient care.
• Previous experience as Band 7 MR Radiographer in the NHS. .
• Experience of training staff and students in MR.
• Evidence of a commitment to continuous personal development in MR.
• Ability to teach and mentor students, more junior staff and new members of staff.
• Experience of audits or service improvement projects

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.

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 (Opens in a new tab). 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 (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.