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Specialist MRI Radiographer

Employer
Medway NHS Foundation Trust
Location
Gillingham
Salary
Competitive salary
Closing date
24 Nov 2020

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Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People ?

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust, we are able to give our employees flexibility on where, when and the hours they work.

Our culture and values are what drives Medway NHS Foundation Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when you are completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

MRI Specialist Radiographer

Division: Unplanned and Integrated Care

Care Group: Diagnostics and Clinical Support Services

Band: 6 (Training opportunity for Band 5)

Salary: £31,365 - £37,890 per annum/pro rata (Band 5 £24,907 - £30,615)

Interview date: Week Commencing 30 November 2020

We are recruiting for a MRI Specialist Radiographer who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best of People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.

The successful Band 6 post holder will have responsibility for the provision of high quality MRI scans within the imaging department limited to the scope of band 6 MRI Specialist Radiographer.

As a MRI Specialist Radiographer you will ensure and maintain a high personal standard of clinical excellence, be required to attend training and train other staff as required. In line with the Clinical Governance framework you will seek to continually improve the MRI service including safety and quality.

The MRI Specialist Radiographer will work in partnership with radiology staff, CAS/ICATS - clinical and non-clinical, Interprofessional teams across the Trust and outside the Trust and patients, carers and relatives.

The role will include scanning patients on a Siemens Aera 1.5T and GE HDXT 3.0T scanners.

Medway MRI team currently has 4 Reporting Radiographers in MRI and should you wish to extend your role in future into Reporting, come and join us.

For the Band 5 role we accept that you will have more limited experience but you must demonstrate a willingness to undertake training to become competent in these areas 24/7 working or on call commitments are possible in the future and the successful candidate will be expected to participate. All candidates will be required to participate in occasional rotation in X-Ray

The Trust and its employees are all committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture.

As part of our ongoing commitment to professional development we are offering a number of apprenticeships and training opportunities in Leadership and Management, Business Services, Finance, Accounting and HR, Clinical Support Work, Research and Innovation, Nursing Associate and Assistant Practitioner alongside our in-house comprehensive clinical pathways.

Our hope is that our education pathways will play a key role in enabling you to challenge the practices of the past and build capability for the future.

The Trust is committed to the protection of children, young people, their families and vulnerable adults accessing its services. Promoting the message that "safeguarding is everyone's business" is vital to ensure our patients are protected and safe from abuse. To this end you must comply with Trust's and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board's policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together.

To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.

*previous applicants need not apply*

For further details / informal visits contact:

Gcwalisile Moyo

MRI Service Lead

[email protected]

01634 830000 ext 5038

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This post will close before the intended closing date should sufficient number of suitable applications be received. Therefore, if you are interested in applying for this role, we suggest that you do so at the earliest opportunity.

Applications are welcomed from applicants who wish to apply for a position on the basis of a smarter or flexible working arrangement. Where candidates are successful at interview, such requests will be taken under consideration and accommodated where the needs of the service allow.

We welcome applications irrespective of people's age, disability, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability.

All staff no matter where they work or which age group of patients they work with must be aware of their responsibility to act when they feel a child, young person or vulnerable adult has been or is at risk of abuse.

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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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