MRI Radiographer

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire; Coventry; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust is recruiting Qualified Radiographers to join the MRI team. The successful candidate will perform a full range of imaging examinations to a high standard and ensure compliance with MRI protocols across UHCW sites.

Face-to-face interviews only, with immunisation documentation required. Work will involve operating MRI equipment, assessing patient needs, and maintaining safety and high-quality care within a collaborative MR team.

Qualifications

• Undertake general MRI tasks in line with governmental and departmental protocols.
• Evaluate MR images for diagnostic quality and alert clinicians of abnormalities when appropriate.
• Provide theoretical and practical guidance to students and junior staff.

Responsibilities

• To undertake general MRI tasks, in line with governmental and departmental protocols, working both alone and within MR teams.
• To check patient identification and documentation, and ensure the appropriate MRI examinations are carried out in accordance with departmental protocols and clinical requests.
• Operating a range of MRI equipment, assessing the patients' needs and being able to adapt and modify MR techniques according to the patient's condition.
• To evaluate MR images for diagnostic quality, and alert clinicians of any abnormality when appropriate.
• Assist and prepare patients and equipment for specialised examinations undertaken by senior MRI staff, Radiologists and other clinicians.
• To give theoretical instructions, practical guidance, and supervision to student Radiographers, assistant Practitioners and trainees.
• To assist with the practical experience of newly inducted staff.
• To facilitate communication between the department and all service users, patients, relatives, staff and external users, including adherence to trust policies.

Education

Qualified Radiographer

Tools

MRI scanner

Job description

To carry out diagnostic MRI examinations either alone or under the guidance of Senior MRI Radiographers, producing optimum quality images and delivering care to a consistently high standard in all areas of the MRI department. We have an exciting opportunity for Qualified Radiographers to join MRI team at UHCW NHS Trust. The Successful candidate will perform a full range of imaging examinations to a high standard ensuring compliance with imaging protocols in MRI across all UHCW sites, and carry out diagnostic MRI examinations either alone or under the guidance of Senior MRI Radiographers, producing optimum quality images and delivering care to a consistently high standard in all areas of the MRI department. Interviews for this post are face to face only. Please note that remote interview cannot be entertained. Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

• To undertake general MRI tasks, in line with governmental and departmental protocols, working both alone and within MR teams.
• To check patient identification and documentation, and ensure the appropriate MRI examinations are carried out in accordance with departmental protocols and clinical requests.
• Operating a range of MRI equipment, assessing the patients' needs and being able to adapt and modify MR techniques according to the patient's condition. Attending to the patients` safety and welfare at all times.
• To evaluate MR images for diagnostic quality, and alert clinicians of any abnormality when appropriate.
• Assist and prepare patients and equipment for specialised examinations undertaken by senior MRI staff, Radiologists and other clinicians.
• To give theoretical instructions, practical guidance, and supervision to student Radiographers, assistant Practitioners and trainees.
• To assist with the practical experience of newly inducted staff.
• To facilitate communication between the department and all service users, patients, relatives, staff and external users, including any adherence to trust policies, including the participation in annual appraisal systems.
• Communicate with patients and professions colleagues in situations that may be traumatic due to pressures of work or where the patients condition may be a barrier to comprehension and compliance, e.g Claustrophobia, learning difficulties or injury traumatised.
• To ensure the correct use, and care of all equipment and report defective equipment or potential hazard to senior staff in accordance with the Departmental Health and Safety policy.
• To safely utilise all resources for the maximum benefit of the service and to assist in the maintenance of stock levels.
• To assist in the implementation of all manual and electronic information systems ensuring consistently accurate data collection and recording, in support of standard data collection, performance activity, audit, capacity and demand analysis.

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do. Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare. We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellencedesignated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk) By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team. The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.