MRI Band 6 Radiographer

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Nottingham seeks a Senior MRI Radiographer to join their busy department. The role involves performing high-quality imaging procedures and ensuring patient safety. Candidates will receive structured training on various MRI technologies and will collaborate with a dedicated team to enhance departmental efficiency and care standards. This position offers extensive personal development opportunities in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Personal development opportunities

Supportive training environment

Qualifications

• Experience as a Radiographer with expertise in MRI scanning.
• Ability to maintain high standards in patient care and radiographic practices.
• Strong collaboration skills to enhance departmental efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Undertake imaging procedures as per specialty.
• Maintain high work standards and improve radiographic practices.
• Triage workflow and patients to maximize efficiency.
• Establish good relationships with staff.
• Assess patients' suitability for the magnetic field.
• Manipulate radiographic equipment to obtain quality images.

Job description

Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior MRI Radiographer to join our busy department, offering a wide range of specialist scanning, rotating between the NUH sites. You will receive a structured training programme on 1.5T Siemens Aera, 1.5T Siemens Sola, 1.5T Philips Ingenia, 3T Philips Elition and a 3T GE Discovery. There are 7 scanners across the NUH sites (plus 1 further scanner at Loughborough University).

You will be supported by our current team with any training requirements, and there will be a regular review of your progress to ensure your competencies are achieved. We are a 7 day service, with an on-call provision at QMC, in which you will be expected to participate.

Responsibilities

• To undertake imaging procedures within area of specialty.
• To maintain a high standard of work and to strive for continual improvements in radiographic standards and patient care.
• Triage workflow and patients in the area within which you are working by collaborating with colleagues to maximise departmental efficiency.
• To establish and maintain a good working relationship with other members of staff and disciplines.
• To assess, by the way of a safety questionnaire, all patients' suitability to enter the magnetic field. You must also be responsible for the safety of all other visitors and visiting staff entering the scan rooms.
• To manipulate and manoeuvre radiographic equipment and patients in order to obtain high quality diagnostic images.

Training and Support

You will receive a structured training programme and regular reviews of progress to ensure competencies are achieved, with support from the current team.

About NUH and How We Work

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation. We are committed to diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. We offer endless personal development opportunities and aim to turn your job into a career.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.