09 Oct
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
Wednesfield
Job description
Job summary
We are going through an exciting period of positive change at Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust as we grow our services and our teams.
We hope you will be our next key team member.
The MRI department at New Cross hospital consists of three scanners and our Cannock site is a brand-new facility with 2 further MRI units.
You will work alongside an innovative team of professionals, performing a wide range of MRI examinations including cardiac scanning.
You will be actively involved in providing support, guidance and training to junior members of staff and trainees, helping develop people and services.
We are passionate about providing excellent patient care and as a senior radiographer,
you will be an integral part of the patients journey through radiology.
We are equally committed to growing you as a professional and have multiple opportunities for growth and career progression including post graduate training and advanced learning / development.
You must have a degree or equivalent qualification in Diagnostic Radiography and be registered with the HCPC.
Hours will include weekends and bank holidays. There will be a requirement to work across both our New Cross Site in Wolverhampton, and our Cannock Chase Hospital CDC unit, in Cannock.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will offer our patients the highest standard of imaging and patient care in an MRI focused setting.
The post holder will be required to work flexibly to provide services on a rota that will include working at weekends, during evenings and on Bank Holidays.
The post holder will have sufficient technical knowledge to produce high quality diagnostic images. Full equipment training for external candidates will be provided.
About us
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve.
We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow.
We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC.
We have achievednumerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description / Person Specification for full details of role and main responsibilities
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Qualified Radiographer with current HCPC registration
Desirable
Post Graduate Certificate in an MRI related subject
Personal Statement
Essential
In 200 words or fewer, please describe yourself and the skills you have that make you suitable for this role.
Experience
Essential
NHS or equivalent experience working in a large trust scanning standard and complex patients
Communication
Essential
- A high standard of written communication demonstrated in the application
▶️ MRI Senior Radiographer
🖊️ The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
📍 Wednesfield