MRI Radiographer - Grimsby

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust; Grimsby; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

Generous annual leave (up to 41 days)

Training and development opportunities

Job summary

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting Band 6 MRI Radiographers to join the Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital team in Grimsby. The department operates across multiple sites with dedicated Radiographers and Consultant Radiologists, offering a supportive environment with CPD opportunities and a strong induction process.

We maintain academic links with Sheffield Hallam, Lincoln and Hull Universities for student placements and professional development.

Qualifications

• CPD and PPD encouraged for career development.
• Induction programme linked to a competency-based structure.
• Academic links with Sheffield Hallam, Lincoln and Hull Universities.

Responsibilities

• Willing to work across all three NLAG sites as required by service demands.
• Support and collaborate with Radiographers and Consultant Radiologists to maintain high patient care standards.
• Participate in the department's shift system at Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Grimsby and the Community Diagnostic Centre.

Job description

Vacancies have arisen for Band 6 MRI Radiographers to work with our team at Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital.

We are a busy, friendly department with dedicated teams of Radiographers and Consultant Radiologists, with a good working relationship with other modalities, clinicians and other service users.

We are actively committed to CPD and PPD and encourage our Radiographers to widen their scope of practice. We have a comprehensive induction programme, directly linked to a competency-based structure. Our academic links are with Sheffield Hallam, Lincoln and Hull Universities from where we provide clinical placements across sites for student radiographers.

In order to maintain a continuously high standard of patient care, maximum flexibility of our workforce is necessary and therefore staff will be expected to work across all three sites within the Trust if the service demands. We consider ourselves a forward thinking department that gives support and provides opportunities for career progression to all our staff.

Once appointed you will access the many benefits of working for the NHS including an excellent pensions scheme, increasing annual leave allowance of up to 41 days per annum (including bank holidays) once you have completed 10 years’ service, multiple discount schemes and the opportunity to develop and grow your skills within the NHS through our excellent training and development schemes.

The Department houses 2 Philips Ingenia 1.5T MRI scanners and our newly opened GE Voyager 1.5T MRI scanner. The Department supports Outpatients, Inpatients, Emergency Department patients as well as dedicated lists for pacemaker patients and paediatric patients undergoing gerneral anaesthetic.

We have a rolling equipment replacement programme ensuring the use of modern up to date equipment in our departments.

We are actively committed to CPD, PPD and encourage our Radiographers to widen their scope of practice.

We have a comprehensive Induction Programme, which is directly linked to a competency-based structure.

We have academic links with Sheffield Hallam, Lincoln and Hull Universities from where we provide clinical placements across sites for student radiographers.

It is a requirement of the posts to participate in the shift system at Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Grimsby and the local Community Diagnostic Centre .

In order to maintain a continuously high standard of patient care, maximum flexibility of our workforce is necessary and therefore staff will be expected to work across all three sites within the Trust if the service demands.

We consider ourselves a forward thinking, friendly department that give support and provides opportunities for career progression to all our staff.

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Cheyenne Devine Job title: Head of CT/MRI Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 03033 304843