MRI Clinical Specialist Radiographer

Job summary

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

About us

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.

Employer details

Employer name

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Princess Alexandra NHS Trust

Hamstel Road

Harlow

CM20 1QX

Employer's website

https://www.pah.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Princess Alexandra NHS Trust

Hamstel Road

Harlow

CM20 1QX

Employer's website

https://www.pah.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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