Band 8a - MRI Lead Superintendent Radiographer, Radiology
| Posting date: | 16 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £55,877 - £62,626 pa inc HCA |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 July 2025 |
| Location: | Cross Site, WD18 0HB |
| Company: | West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7283617/360-C-10220 |
Summary
A Vacancy at West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
A full-time vacancy for a Lead MRI Radiographer has opened within our radiology department at West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals Trust. This role will be based across St Albans City Hospital, Hemel Hempstead Hospital, and Watford General Hospital.
The successful candidate will play a key role in the efficient management and leadership of the MRI service across the trust.
As the operational lead, the post holder will oversee the MRI service Monday to Friday, ensuring high standards of care and service delivery.
Key responsibilities include leading and developing both outpatient and inpatient MRI services, collaborating closely with the department management team and MRI physicist to ensure seamless service provision.
The post holder will be responsible for maintaining delivery of MRI in accordance with national standards, guidelines and legislation and local performance targets in the MRI departments within the Trust.
They will be responsible for the needs of all patients attending the service. The post holder will be an experienced and skilled Radiographer in MRI who will use their clinical knowledge and experience to inform the optimal delivery of MRI and offer assistance to the Deputy Radiology Services Manager and Radiology Service Manager in the delivery of high standard of clinical care.
The post holder will be dynamic, innovative, forward thinking, and will contribute to service development. They will lead in clinical audit, clinical governance and staff training for MRI.
The post holder will work closely with all stakeholders to deliver high quality diagnostic service within safe environment for staff and patients, and having associated responsibilities for efficiency, prioritisation of work and use of resources.
The post holder will also manage the day-to-day outputs from the admin staff supporting the MRI service. They will have responsibility for training within the MRI service and ensuring Statutory and Mandatory training for all staff, and particular responsibility or training of Radiographers and Student Radiographers is completed.
They will work closely with Nursing and Clinical staff to support training within those professions.
With a new hospital planned for Watford and work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital, this is an exciting time to join us.
We are building on the success of our award-winning virtual hospital and re-imagining models of care, working ever more closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare.
Staff wellbeing and development are a priority at our Trust, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience.
Our vision is Excellent patient care, together and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive. They capture an important balance across what we must all do as individuals and to support others.
We offer a variety of flexible working options as we recognise the importance of a good work life balance.
www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk/flexibleworking
If you have a disability or long-term health condition and should you require support or guidance please contactwestherts.recruitment@nhs.net
If you are a Service Leaver, Veteran, Military Reserve, Cadet Force Adult Volunteer, or partner/spouse of those serving please tick "Member of the Armed Forces Community" on the application form.
We reserve the right to close this advert early due to the volume of applicants. Please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
If you do not hear back within 3 weeks of your application, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for a full list of duties and details about the role.
This advert closes on Monday 30 Jun 2025
A full-time vacancy for a Lead MRI Radiographer has opened within our radiology department at West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals Trust. This role will be based across St Albans City Hospital, Hemel Hempstead Hospital, and Watford General Hospital.
The successful candidate will play a key role in the efficient management and leadership of the MRI service across the trust.
As the operational lead, the post holder will oversee the MRI service Monday to Friday, ensuring high standards of care and service delivery.
Key responsibilities include leading and developing both outpatient and inpatient MRI services, collaborating closely with the department management team and MRI physicist to ensure seamless service provision.
The post holder will be responsible for maintaining delivery of MRI in accordance with national standards, guidelines and legislation and local performance targets in the MRI departments within the Trust.
They will be responsible for the needs of all patients attending the service. The post holder will be an experienced and skilled Radiographer in MRI who will use their clinical knowledge and experience to inform the optimal delivery of MRI and offer assistance to the Deputy Radiology Services Manager and Radiology Service Manager in the delivery of high standard of clinical care.
The post holder will be dynamic, innovative, forward thinking, and will contribute to service development. They will lead in clinical audit, clinical governance and staff training for MRI.
The post holder will work closely with all stakeholders to deliver high quality diagnostic service within safe environment for staff and patients, and having associated responsibilities for efficiency, prioritisation of work and use of resources.
The post holder will also manage the day-to-day outputs from the admin staff supporting the MRI service. They will have responsibility for training within the MRI service and ensuring Statutory and Mandatory training for all staff, and particular responsibility or training of Radiographers and Student Radiographers is completed.
They will work closely with Nursing and Clinical staff to support training within those professions.
With a new hospital planned for Watford and work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital, this is an exciting time to join us.
We are building on the success of our award-winning virtual hospital and re-imagining models of care, working ever more closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare.
Staff wellbeing and development are a priority at our Trust, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience.
Our vision is Excellent patient care, together and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive. They capture an important balance across what we must all do as individuals and to support others.
We offer a variety of flexible working options as we recognise the importance of a good work life balance.
www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk/flexibleworking
If you have a disability or long-term health condition and should you require support or guidance please contactwestherts.recruitment@nhs.net
If you are a Service Leaver, Veteran, Military Reserve, Cadet Force Adult Volunteer, or partner/spouse of those serving please tick "Member of the Armed Forces Community" on the application form.
We reserve the right to close this advert early due to the volume of applicants. Please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
If you do not hear back within 3 weeks of your application, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for a full list of duties and details about the role.
This advert closes on Monday 30 Jun 2025