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Band 6 Cross Sectional Radiographer | East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

Job details
Posting date: 16 April 2024
Salary: Not specified
Additional salary information: £35,392 - £42,618 Per annum
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 16 May 2024
Location: East Lancashire, BB2 3HH
Company: East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 6184782/435-D067-24

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Summary


Would you like to work in a forward thinking, progressive, innovative Cross Sectional Imaging department? If you have current MRI experience and looking a for an opportunity to broaden your skills and enhance your career in Cross Sectional Imaging, this could be the job for you!


We are currently recruiting for band 6 radiographers to join MRI within our Cross-Sectional Imaging team at East Lancs NHS Hospitals Trust. The successful applicants will have excellent Image quality and patient care high on their agenda. They will be working with a highly skilled team of radiographers, radiologists and radiology assistants, who provide a patient-focused MRI service.


These posts could be full time posts, or additionally we are happy to hear from applicants requiring part time or flexible working.


The department is set over 2 sites, Blackburn Royal and Burnley General and currently consists of 5 CT Scanners and 5 MRI scanners.


We are also awaiting delivery (July 2022) of a 1.5T Philips Ingenia Evolution that will be sited on Rossendale, Clitheroe and Blackburn mobile pads. This service will run from 8am-8pm, 7 days per week.


We are an innovative department constantly looking at ways to optimise patient care by offering role development and job progression for our team. In Radiology we have Consultant Radiographers, a large reporting radiographer team including CT Head reporting and MR MSK reporting.



* Please note - previous applicants need not apply *

Band 6 posts require proven experience of MRI and/or CT procedures and a high level of MRI and/or CT scanning knowledge.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Radiographer to join our team at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust.

The successful applicant will be a keen team player who has image quality and patient care high on their agenda. Candidates should have a flexible approach to their working hours as this contract will be flexible across 7 day working.



This is a very exciting time to join the cross sectional imaging team at ELHT as we have a new dedicated MRI unit based at Burnley hospital that holds two new state of the art Canon Vantage Orian 1.5T wide bore MRI scanners with an adjoined MRI control room.We have recently had installation of an additional CT scanner that supports dedicated Emergency work within the department.

The post holder will be expected to rotate across all the MRI and/or CT departments to support service and professional development. This is a forward thinking Radiology department that supports Radiographer advanced practice, we have 2 CT Head Reporting Radiographers, 1 MRI Reporting Radiographer and trained CT Colonography Radiographers.

You should have evidence of current ongoing CPD activities incorporating current advances in both CT and/or MRI.

You will have demonstrated the skills necessary to work as part of a small multidisciplinary team and have the ability to take the lead in the absence of Senior Colleagues.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the cross-sectional imaging team here at ELHT. This is a fantastic opportunity for Radiographers to broaden their skills and enhance their career in Cross Sectional Imaging. The post is open to any fully trained CT and/or MRI radiographers or any band 5 radiographers with current experience of working within CT and/or MRI.

* Please note - previous applicants need not apply *

Band 6 posts require proven experience of MRI and/or CT procedures and a high level of MRI and/or CT scanning knowledge.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Radiographer to join our team at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust.

The successful applicant will be a keen team player who has image quality and patient care high on their agenda. Candidates should have a flexible approach to their working hours as this contract will be flexible across 7 day working.

The department is set over 2 sites, Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital and Burnley General Teaching Hospitals and currently consists of 5 CT Scanners and 5 MRI Scanners.

128 slice Siemens definition AS

Canon Aquilion One Prism with16 cm z-axis coverage

80 slice Canon Aquilion Lightning SP

2 x 80 slice Toshiba Aquilion Prime CT Scanners

2 x 1.5T Cannon Vantage Orian MRI Scanners

Siemens Aera 1.5T wide bore MRI Scanner

Siemens Magnatom Symphony 1.5T MRI Scanner.

This is a very exciting time to join the cross sectional imaging team at ELHT as we have a new dedicated MRI unit based at Burnley hospital that holds two new state of the art Canon Vantage Orian 1.5T wide bore MRI scanners with an adjoined MRI control room.We have recently had installation of an additional CT scanner that supports dedicated Emergency work within the department.

The post holder will be expected to rotate across all the MRI and/or CT departments to support service and professional development. This is a forward thinking Radiology department that supports Radiographer advanced practice, we have 2 CT Head Reporting Radiographers, 1 MRI Reporting Radiographer and trained CT Colonography Radiographers.

You should have evidence of current ongoing CPD activities incorporating current advances in both CT and/or MRI.

You will have demonstrated the skills necessary to work as part of a small multidisciplinary team and have the ability to take the lead in the absence of Senior Colleagues.


This advert closes on Monday 29 Apr 2024

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