37.5 hours per week (Working across 7 days)
Permanent
Closing Date: Sunday 25th May 2025
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An exciting opportunity to join a friendly and proactive team within the MRI department here at the George Eliot Hospital.
Main duties of the job
1. To work as part of the MRI department team delivering a high-quality service to patients. Ensure that a high level of safety is maintained, and that policies and protocols are adhered to.
2. To carry out clinical and administrative duties in a team of Radiographers, Assistant Practitioners, Care Assistants and Radiography Students.
3. As a department, we provide a range of imaging services for more than 300,000 people across Nuneaton & Bedworth, North Warwickshire, Southwest Leicestershire and North Coventry.
About us
Here at George Eliot, our vision to 'excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever-evolving, clinically-led acute service provider, we are on a journey to continually provide high-quality, safe, and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly, and compassionate staff who share our corporate values. Our values are not just words on paper; they reflect our ambition and shape who we are:
* Effective Open Communication
* Xcellence and safety in everything we do
* Challenge but support
* Expect respect and dignity
* Local health that inspires confidence
Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden, and generous subsidised on-site parking.
Job responsibilities
1. To perform MRI examinations to the highest standard in accordance with department protocols and guidelines, using professional judgment, skills, and experience; is not directly supervised, is accountable for own professional actions at all times, including in emergency and lone working situations. Giving information and advice where appropriate.
2. To be part of the MRI unit maintaining one's expertise on all equipment. To prioritize workload according to clinical need.
3. To maintain high ethical and professional standards in appearance and attitude as within the guidelines published by the College of Radiographers and adhering to the statement of conduct as approved by the Radiographers Board, Health Professions Council. To maintain patient confidentiality.
4. Checking patients' details prior to examination and ensuring that such details are present and correct on the referral form/computer. Referrals must be justified within departmental protocols and within statutory regulations, and the Radiographer must use their professional judgment to refuse inappropriate requests. To ensure that patients are not pregnant prior to certain procedures.
5. To supervise, clinically teach, and advise other radiology staff, student radiographers, and radiology department assistants.
6. To organize the workload and staffing within MRI, taking into account an ever-changing workload, due to emergency cases, ensuring an efficient service.
7. To undertake training and hold a certificate of competence to perform intravenous injections and administer contrast media within agreed protocols.
8. Ensure that identified abnormalities are brought to the attention of clinicians (medical staff/advanced practitioners) so that images may be reported upon urgently in the patient's best interest. Critical evaluation of all images including repeating a sequence or taking further views where necessary.
9. Transfer images electronically to other hospital sites as and when required.
10. To support the extended working day and shift system.
11. To participate in the MRI rota for on-call, weekends, and public holidays.
12. To be reflective, independent, and autonomous in thinking and outlook.
13. To participate in the delivery of the regular Quality Assurance tests within the radiology department and act on results to improve quality of service.
14. Able to communicate imaging procedures empathetically to gain verbal consent and cooperation from a variety of patients including those from different cultural backgrounds, those with learning difficulties, paediatric, the elderly, and infirm and traumatised patients.
15. Provide advice on the booking of appointments and advice on preparation as required.
16. Relates aftercare and condition-related information to all patients, in a sympathetic and diplomatic manner.
17. To scan without radiological supervision yet acknowledging where physician input is necessary.
18. To participate in the major incident procedure when required.
19. To ensure that both patient care and the patient welfare are kept to the highest standard.
20. To be conversant with and adhere to all safety guidelines relating to the department in connection with access to the MR scanner and to be conversant with emergency procedures.
21. To ensure protocols and procedures are maintained and updated in conjunction with radiologists to ensure the highest standards of patient care.
22. Communicates effectively with a wide range of service users including patients, carers, and other healthcare professionals to provide high-quality patient care and resource use and to ensure the smooth running of the service.
23. To use the radiology computer systems for input and retrieval of patient details as required for audit and department statistics.
24. To read and adhere to the policies and procedures of the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and the MRI operational policies.
25. Have knowledge of clerical and assistant duties and be able to undertake these when required, assisting with the smooth running of the department.
26. To record all equipment faults and arrange for service engineers to attend and repair any faults as soon as possible. Liaise with other hospitals if service needs to be transferred.
27. To take part in the hospital's personal development scheme.
28. To maintain a clean, tidy, and safe working environment and liaise with estates or housekeeping departments as necessary.
29. Handle first-line complaints and complete the necessary paperwork in line with trust policy.
30. Report to the Superintendent Radiographer any sickness or absence from work of any member of the Department.
31. Any other tasks reasonably deemed within scope of the post by the Superintendent Radiographer.
For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the job description and personal specification attached.
Person Specification
Qualification and Professional Training
* BSc Diagnostic Radiography or the Diploma of the College of Radiographers
* Evidence of recent and relevant CPD
* Qualification in Intravenous Cannulation
* PG Cert in MRI
* Qualification in IOFB Reporting
Experience and Knowledge
* Developed understanding of the need to work as an individual and as part of a team
* Two years post-qualification experience working in MRI with good demonstration of MRI knowledge and technique
* Good working knowledge of MRI safety and its correct application when screening a patient for MRI
* Experience performing cardiac MRI, including stress studies
* Experience in protocol development, writing of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and vetting referrals for MRI
* Supervision of Assistant Practitioners
Skills and Abilities
* Support, instruct, and supervise other staff members, including junior radiographers, assistants, and students, as a named Level 1 Trained Practitioner in the Local Rules
* Recognize the needs of the patient, as well as their own needs, and take appropriate action when exposed to conflicting, distressing, or emotional circumstances e.g., abusive patients or relatives, patient claustrophobia etc.
* Provide, receive, and negotiate complex, sensitive, and/or contentious information where persuasive, motivational, negotiating, training, empathetic, or reassurance skills are required
* Can scrutinize MR images to determine diagnostic value, presence of artefact, and need for additional imaging or repeats
Personal Qualities
* High standards of professional practice, including conduct, appearance, and skill
* Enthusiastic, motivated, and committed individual with good interpersonal skills
* Excellent patient communication skills demonstrated before, during, and after the MRI examination
* Able to exert frequent and moderate physical effort throughout a duty e.g., positioning and maneuvering patients and equipment, with or without mechanical aids
* Flexibility for 12-hour working patterns over a period of 7 days
* High levels of concentration and attention to detail
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and as such, it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum pro rata
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