Main area MRI Clinical Specialist Radiographer Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours
* Full time
* Part time
* Compressed hours
37.5 hours per week (8am-8pm with occasional weekend working) Job ref 292-7351928-CSS
Employer The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Princess Alexandra NHS Trust Town Harlow Salary £47,810 - £54,710 Plus 5% high cost area supplement Salary period Yearly Closing 07/08/2025 23:59
MRI Clinical Specialist Radiographer
NHS AfC: Band 7
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.
Our values
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) promise to our patients, as identified by our three values which will contribute to improving our patients’ experiences, is:
Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts.
Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both.
Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care.
Job overview
The post holder will act a senior specialist in the MRI departments at the acute site at the Princess Alexandra Hospital and at the CDC hub site at St. Margaret's Hospital to help further develop an efficient MRI service. They will also participate in the training of radiographers and students in all aspects of MRI scanning, including comprehensive competency assessments in conjunction with the MRI Superintendent, MRI Practice Educator, and MRI Modality Lead.
A primary focus of the role is to develop and maintain the MRI service alongside the senior MRI team, standardising protocols, managing the patient bookings and waiting lists, and to facilitate the rotation of radiographers throughout the department.
Main duties of the job
· Ensure protocol standardization across both MRI sites at PAH and SMH
· Actively promote ideas for service improvement
· Monitor image quality and proactively suggest improvements
· Monitor patient workflow and proactively suggest improvements
· In the absence of senior MRI colleagues, lead the MRI service at PAHT
· Work closely with the MRI bookings team to ensure appropriate utilization of day lists
· Appraise relevant members of the MRI team
· Ensure radiology assistants are appropriately trained
· Ensure all areas of MRI safety guidelines are thoroughly and routinely followed
· Actively seek evidence-based practices developed elsewhere, which could be used to develop service delivery
· Provide direct supervision and support to all members of the MRI team
· Undertake all aspects of MRI scanning to a highly proficient level
· Ensure the MRI team works inline with the MRI local rules and local policies
· Develop and maintain relationships and effective communication mechanisms with staff and their representatives in a multi-disciplinary team to provide an effective and efficient MRI service
· Work closely with the MRI scanner manufactures to organize service dates and ensure all software is utilized correctly
Working for our organisation
Our Organisation
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.
We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop’s Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.
Our Values
The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:
Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts
Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both
Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care
The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job description and person specification for the full job details. This is available to download at any time.
Person specification
Experience
* Min 5 years MRI experience
* Experience in advanced imaging
Knowledge
What we can offer you:
* Full induction and onboarding process in our organisation
* Free car parking for our staff
* Structured pay scheme, including additional living supplement to your basic salary
* Minimum 27 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time staff)
* Access to our Alex Lounge, our staff only rest area with free tea and coffee
* Access to NHS Pension scheme
* Flexible working options available, in line with our flexible working policy
* Onsite creche facilities
* Annual appraisals with career pathways
* In-house training courses
* Discounted hospital restaurant
* Staff health and wellbeing health services and complimentary health provision
* Our Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all its employees. We welcome applications from anyone who meets the specific criteria of the post regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy, religion or belief or sexual orientation. Reasonable adjustments to the interview process can also be made for any candidates with a disability
* All new colleagues joining PAHT will be subject to a probationary period of six months
* The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions where we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. It is therefore advisable that you submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment
* Our Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and vulnerable adults. Offers of employment are subject to pre-employment NHS screening checks
* Providing false or misleading information or unsatisfactory pre-employment checks may result in the offer of a post being withdrawn
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name Darren Ellis Job title MRI Modality Lead Email address darren.ellis5@nhs.net Telephone number 01279 962640 Additional information
Matthew Rutter - Radiology Workforce Lead
matthew.rutter@nhs.net
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