An exciting opportunity has arisen for a flexible and motivated individual to join our Epsom MRI Team. We are looking for a MRI Radiographer radiographer to help support the MRI service. The post holder will be responsible for day-to-day organisation and staff training.

The trust currently has 4 GE MRI scanners 2 on the Epsom site and 2 on the St Helier site. This is an exciting time at the trust with planning work continuing for the new Specialist Emergency Care Hospital opening in 2025 on the Sutton site and South West London Community Diagnostic Centre's.

Main duties of the job

MRI Radiographer Band 7 - MRI Unit

We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Senior MRI Radiographer to join our team at our Epsom General Hospital.

If you are an experienced Senior Radiographer and have demonstrated previous success in being involved in a large multi-modality service, this is the opportunity for you.

You will be responsible for supporting junior staff working in MRI and maintaining high standards of clinical care overseeing both Health and safety standards.

You will be the point of contact both for internal staff as well as clinicians and senior managers across the trust to resolve issues and facilitate change in the provision of Epsom MRI service and will be required to work closely with the clinical and management team.

You may also be required to take part in the out of hours duty rota and support 7 day working.

About us

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.

We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surreyand NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.

The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and issupported by over 500 volunteers.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification to find out required attributes for the post.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• DCR or Bsc in Diagnostic Radiography

Desirable

• Post graduate health management/ MRI qualification

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrates Management Experience
• Four years plus experience

Desirable

• Previous Superintendent Role

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of current practice and radiology service requirement (MRI Safety/ MHRA/ Protocol Developement)
• Extensive MRI knowledge including complex scanning

Desirable

• MRSO/ Advanced Applications

Continuing Personal Development

Essential

• Cannulation

Desirable

• Evidence of external courses

Employer details

Employer name

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Epsom General Hospital

Dorking Road

Epsom

KT18 7EG

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343-5802567-FM-NP-Z