Job Description:
Job Title: MRI Radiographer - Senior 1
Department: Radiology
Location: Cromwell Hospital, 164-178 Cromwell Road, Kensington SW5 0TU
Permanent / Contract: Permanent
Salary range: up to £55264 per annum (dependent on experience and qualifications)
Full time/part time: Full-Time, 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
(3 long days as part of a rolling roster).
Additional Information: The department is open at weekends with shifts allocated on an overtime basis.
As a Radiographer at Bupa our patients will be your top priority. With no shareholders, we reinvest our profits back into our business to give you the extra time and technology you need to make a difference to our patients each and everyday.
The Cromwell Hospital
The Cromwell Hospital is our state-of-art internationally rebounded multi-disciplinary hospital, offering some of the most technologically advanced treatments and complex surgical care.
We have a patient centred approach to our services, offering a range of services to include ; diagnostics and therapies, inpatients and outpatient surgical and medical wards, CDU, AICU, paediatrics ( in/out patients), theatres to name but a few.
The MRI department currently operates 2 Philips Ingenia 1.5T MRI scanners and performs a wide variety of examinations incorporating neurological, musculoskeletal,
You’ll help us make health happen by:
Reporting to the Superintendent Radiographer, you will provide high standards of service to our patients. The department is extremely busy therefore you’ll be organised, proactive, and able to work well under pressure in a complex environment, having adaptability and sensitivity to work within a diverse environment. You will have significate post qualification experience as an MRI Radiographer (evident on your CV).
Some of the duties to include:
Deputise for the Superintendent Radiographer as appropriate.
To work flexible hours when required to accommodate changing workload patterns MRI.
You'll be primarily based at the Cromwell Hospital, but must also be flexible to work at the Basinghall Clinic only when necessary.
To develop and maintain staff rotas to ensure appropriate staff coverage on the respective scanner.
To supervise the professional standards and operational management of the rotating staff and their training in the respective scanner, ensuring a consistent level of service is maintained.
To perform high quality examinations as required by referring Physicians, in line with departmental policies and procedures whilst ensuring that all patients being investigated receive a high standard of care.
Ensure patient confidentiality is not breached.
Report all incidents
You'll be familiar with and observe the Local Rules pertaining to radiation protection (IRMER 2017) and the Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999 for the protection of persons against ionising radiation arising from any work activity.
To be familiar the Safety Guidelines - MHRA Guidelines.
Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:
BSc or DCR in Radiography (essential)
Substantial MRI experience (essential)
It would be desirable to be competent to operate Philips and/or Siemens MRI systems’..
Demonstrable experience in Contrast MRI (essential)
Cannulation
Ability to work under pressure and direct and achieve results
Benefits
Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits. Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:
Payment of Professional Registration fees
Equivalent to 25 days holiday per year, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell
Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind
An enhanced pension plan and life insurance
Support with travel costs via a season ticket loan or cycle2work
Discounted access to online gym sessions through Gympass
Various other benefits and online discounts
Free onsite massages as a recognition for your hard work
Opportunity to participate in our annual awards ceremony
Why Bupa?
We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.
We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.
If you require information regarding this role in an alternative format please email: careers@bupa.com
At Bupa we strive to ensure all our of customers, patients and staff are safe. All employees have a duty to ensure that safeguarding children, young people and adults at risk is prioritised and acted on appropriately.
Time Type:
Full time
Job Area:
Clinical Services
Locations:
Clinic - Basinghall, Cromwell Hospital London
