Specialist Radiographer - MRI

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Preston; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an enthusiastic MRI radiographer (Band 6) to deliver high-quality MR imaging across three sites: Royal Preston Hospital, Chorley District Hospital and a mobile centre.

You will perform MR examinations for adults and children, collaborate with theatre and pacing teams, and participate in audits and quality improvements while assuming on-call responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Experience performing MR examinations in adult and paediatric patients.
• Willingness to participate in seven-day MRI service and on-call rota.
• Ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and audits.

Responsibilities

• Perform a diverse range of MR examinations across three sites.
• Deliver high-quality diagnostic images while prioritising patient care.
• Provide guidance to junior staff and students as needed.
• Contribute to departmental audits, research and quality improvements.
• Support safe MRI practice in line with MHRA guidelines.

Skills

MRI radiography

On-call availability

Teamwork

Pediatric imaging

Tools

Siemens Skyra

Philips Ingenia

Esaote Magnifico

Job description

If you are hardworking, friendly, professional and have patients at the centre of your working practice then this could be the job for you! We are looking for an enthusiastic band 6 MRI radiographer to work within the fantastic MRI team at Lancashire Teaching Hospital Trust.

This dynamic job role will consist of working across 3 different sites, Royal Preston Hospital (RPH), Chorley District Hosptial (CDH) and a Community Diagnostic Centre mobile scanner. The MRI department at RPH is a bright and spacious building which provides a suite of 4 scanners including a 3T Siemens Skyra scanner, 2 x 1.5T Philips Ingenia scanners and a soon a Esaote Magnifico 0.7T open scanner. The CDH department houses a new Ingenia Ambition helium free 1.5T scanner.

You will join a welcoming MRI team who have continuously worked hard to receive 7 consecutive GOLD star ratings in recent STAR (Safety triangulation accreditation review) visits.

In this post, you will perform a diverse range of MR examinations for both adult and paediatric patients in outpatient, inpatient and emergency department settings. You will interact with a number of multi-disciplinary teams, such as the theatre team for patients undergoing MRI under anaesthetic and the pacing team, for patients with a cardiac implantable electronic device undergoing MRI.

As an MRI radiographer, you will be a key part of the imaging team, ensuring that our service user's needs are met through the delivery of high-quality care.

• To assist in the provision of an efficient seven-day MRI service.
• To work within the MRI team to deliver the best possible care to patients whilst producing optimum quality diagnostic images.
• To be an excellent team player and work alongside other multi-disciplinary teams, communicating effectively to ensure service user satisfaction.
• To have the ability to accept responsibility and make decisions.
• To participate in departmental audits, research projects and quality improvement initiatives to enhance service delivery.
• To adhere to the current MHRA guidelines along with local policies and practises to ensure the safety of patients, visitors and staff at all times within the MR department.
• To provide guidance and support to junior members of staff & students.
• To empathise and reassure patients who are worried, anxious or reluctant to undergo the procedure by providing thoughtful and well constructed responses to their questions.
• To participate in an on-call service and extended days.

Work across all three sites RPH, CDH and CDC.

We have 7,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You’ll learn new skills, meet new people & do things you’d never have done before. You’ll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.

You’ll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.