Job overview
Are you an experienced, dedicated, patient centred MRI radiographer with proven high quality clinical skills who wants to lead research in MR at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals for the future? Then this could be the opportunity for you!
This role forms part of the new management structure in the Gold Star awarded MR services working across Preston, Chorley and the Community Diagnostic Centre alongside a Clinical Quality Lead MR radiographer, MRSO Safety officer, Operational Lead radiographer and a Principal MR radiographer, together forming a strong leadership team to influence the direction of a safe, effective patient focused MR service.
We work in a busy demanding environment but you would be working with an excellent teams providing support and development for a team including support workers and reporting radiographers. You will work closely with the Consultant Radiologists and other research teams within the Trust.
Main duties of the job
Your role will be responsible for managing the research within the department and facilitating the commercial elements.
You will be responsible for supporting the Principal Radiographer in maintaining and developing the service with research as a focus. You will be expected to work clinically for 50% of your time to support staff and embed research in everyday practice.
You will need to have excellent organisational and record keeping skills.
Working for our organisation
We have 7,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 390,000 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 have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you’d never have done. 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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Duties will include, but not be limited to:
1. Ensure a high radiographic standard is delivered by self and others within the team based on assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of standards to meet patients’ needs in accordance with agreed local and national standards and evidence based guidelines
2. Proactively manage risk and maintain patient safety, conforming to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines.
3. Communicate with patients, relatives and other healthcare workers to ensure appropriate dissemination of complex information, in a form and manner consistent with their level of understanding, culture, background and preferred ways of communicating
4. Manage research within the department in a safe, effective manner including management of personnel, facilities and the associated systems and processes.
5. Be responsible for the delivery and co-ordination of care, through appropriate professional practice, delegation and supervision of duties carried out by all staff within the team
6. To participate in development, education and training of staff and students.
7. Cultivate a learning and research culture.
8. Attend and chair meetings as appropriate to role.
Please see the job description for more information,
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
9. Professional qualification DCR or Radiography degree.
10. HCPC Registered
11. Post graduate qualification (appropriate to post)
Desirable criteria
12. Attendance at study days / conferences
13. Management experience
Knowledge
Essential criteria
14. Recent extensive post qualification experience in MR.
15. Evidence of clinical competence in area of speciality supported by CPD.
16. Knowledge of MHRA 2008.
17. Knowledge of Clinical Governance and the relevance to practice.
18. Knowledge of relevant policies and procedures.
19. Knowledge of ethical issues
20. Experience in Research and Development
Desirable criteria
21. Experience of managing a clinical area.
22. Experience of budgetary management.
23. Experience at appraisals
24. Advanced neuro experience