Radiographer (Annex 21) Cardiac MRI
Job Description
Job summary
Expected Shortlisting Date
21/04/2025
Planned Interview Date
28/04/2025
Cardio-Respiratory are looking for a highly motivated and skilled Radiographer to join our team of #ExceptionalPeople who provide #ExcellentCare and to work in one of the UKs leading BSCMR accredited centres for Cardiac MRI excellence with a world-leading reputation for its high impact research, clinical service and educational training.
The Cardiac MRI department is offering the opportunity to apply for a Band 7 Annex 21 Radiographer training position. Under the Annex 21 scheme the successful applicant will undertake a full 18 months supervised and assessed training programme to learn the advanced MRI skills and techniques required to independently perform a wide range of advanced cardiac MRI investigations. An initial salary review of the successful applicant will ensure that the training salary is maximised in line with current national standards and once satisfying the training goals set, on assessed completion of the training programme, they will automatically progress to a Band 7 position.
For further information or to arrange an informal site visit please contact: David Shelley - davidshelley@nhs.net Cardiac MRI Service Manager
Planned Shortlisting Date: w/c 21/04/2025
Expected Interview Date: w/c 28/04/2025
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will provide support to both clinical NHS and research scanning. This integration between the two services offers an excellent opportunity to broaden your current skill base and develop your specialist skills all whilst contributing to research and innovation. The successful applicant will have excellent communication skills, have a patient centred approach and be ready to learn and expand their knowledge. Whilst experience in Cardiac MRI would be beneficial to the post, the successful applicant will receive the relevant training on Philips and Siemens scanners to ensure they are highly proficient in all aspects of Cardiac MRI.
As a department, continual professional development of our staff is our main priority with many available in-house training opportunities including sub-specialisation in paediatric MRI and involvement in research.
Please contact David Shelley for more information or informal visit to LGI.
About us
Come and join our team in Leeds and become part of The Leeds Way sharing our vision and values. Our Trust is recognised for our staff engagement, great care and rated GOOD by the Care Quality Commission.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest acute health providers in the UK and based in one of the fastest growing and vibrant cities in the north.
At Cardio-Respiratory CSU, we aim to be a fair and supportive CSU with positive, caring teams who are champions of the Leeds Way values. Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:
Patient-centred
Collaborative
Fair
Accountable
Empowered
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.
Job responsibilities
Principal Duties & Areas of Responsibility
Clinical Responsibilities
1. To act as Operator, Practitioner and, where necessary, Referrer within their own scope of practice, by clinically justifying examinations as defined in IR(ME)R 2017 and local protocols.
2. To be able to justify imaging request cards in accordance with IR(ME)R 2017 Section 6 Paragraph 5 and, in the absence of a Radiologist advise referring clinicians of the most appropriate investigation.
3. To collaborate with cardiologists and Lead CMRI Radiologists in the planning and evaluation of imaging protocols for patient examinations, in addition develop new protocols and techniques in line with technical advances in area of speciality and to ensure all staff within the department are trained accordingly.
4. To match the clinical indications presented by the referrer to a departmental protocol with the freedom to modify protocols where appropriate to optimise diagnostic information in view of clinical indications, imaging findings or patient condition.
5. To work as an autonomous practitioner using specialised skills to ensure optimum quality using lowest possible radiation doses where appropriate.
6. To have a high degree of professional/personal autonomy with the ability to make clinical judgements/decisions using knowledge, skills and experience with freedom/discretion to act independently.
7. To recognise and act upon unexpected critical findings on imaging in the absence of a radiologist, e.g. patients requiring acute admission or referral to specialist outpatient clinics.
8. To provide, receive and conclude highly sensitive and complex information.
9. To participate in clinical research projects relevant to the speciality.
10. Dependant on the area of speciality, the post holder will be able to perform roles previously undertaken by radiologists e.g interpret images/data to provide provisional and /or authorised reports, and / or undertake interventional procedures, e.g. biopsies / line insertions.
11. To ensure that infection control procedures and observation of sterile fields are utilised when necessary, paying particular attention to the protection of clients, staff and equipment during handling of pathological specimens if required.
12. To administer the appropriate drugs, radiopharmaceuticals, contrast agents by the correct method within their scope of work as authorised by the Trust.
13. To be aware of any contraindications to the above substances and the appropriate actions to take.
14. To assess and evaluate special needs of individual patients and tailor positioning and procedures to their clinical needs, which involve overcoming barriers to understanding.
15. To anticipate where patient communication difficulties might make completion of the pre examination checklist impossible and to implement alternative methods to ensure patient safety is maintained at all time.
16. To communicate effectively and empathetically with patients, in particularly be sensitive to patients anxieties.
17. To provide a safe environment for patients within their clinical area using safe handling guidelines and risk assessment procedures.
18. To act as point of advice and guidance for patient enquires regarding their referral and act as patient advocate.
19. To act as a point of advice for patient enquires regarding their referral / appointment, for and Liaison Service (PALS), Interpretation Services and hospital Transport.
20. Liaise with teams which are external to radiology, e.g. ward, clinics, hotel services and facilities.
21. To be aware of National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines appropriate to their speciality and be able to use this knowledge to steer patients through all issues relating to hospital attendance, e.g. radiation protection issues, Patient Advice the heath care pathway.
Operational Responsibilities
1. Take a leading role in the development and implementation of work policies and protocols within the specialist area.
2. To participate in the production of complex staffing rosters and workload.
3. Plan and prioritise workload including liaison with other disciplines.
4. To be responsible for setting and maintaining the standards for the radiographic service and ensuring junior staff comply with departmental and professional standards of practice.
5. To supervise imaging Quality Assurance tests, analyse and evaluate results and liaise with physicists and equipment engineers.
6. To encourage and develop all radiography staff by being responsible for monitoring their performance and implementing training and development programmes.
7. To be able to use expert knowledge and clinical judgement to determine the alteration of an examination from the departmental protocols without consultation with Cardiologists.
8. Delivery of service on a day to day basis, deputising for the Lead CMRI Lead Service manager when necessary.
9. Liaise with other departments and colleagues to ensure smooth and efficient service delivery and patient care.
10. To participate in the safe transfer of patients and equipment within the department and hospital using trust manual handling guidelines and ...
