MRI Radiographer
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Job summary
The MRI department has recently undergone and is continuing to undergo an extensive equipment replacement programme, seeing all its MRI scanners replaced with new state of the art scanning technology. The department has recently installed a Siemens Sola in a new dedicated purpose-built area with a dedicated anaesthetic room, bed bays, reporting work areas and separate cannulation areas and will see an increase in the number of awake and GA paediatric imaging. In addition to this the department has undergone the replacement of the 3T system with the installation of a Siemens Vida d. In addition to this there is a GE HDX Twinspeed 1.5T scanner within the department. Also on the John Radcliffe site there is a fourth MRI scanner dedicated to Neuro scanning and is situated in the Neuroradiology department in the West Wing of the hospital. This scanner is in the process of being replaced and by the end of September see a new Philips Ingenia Ambition installed. With the new technology the department is now able to set up links with the University MRI scanning department seeing new and exciting research into scanning techniques and research.
Main duties of the job
The department performs an extensive range of investigations to include a wide range of Neuro, Ortho and Body Imaging.
The OUH Trust MRI department extends to both the NOC and Churchill sites with different specialty scanning to include MSK and oncology. The scanners on these sites are also in the process of being replaced to see a Siemens Sola and Vida at the NOC and GE Architect and Artist at the Churchill.
The department operates 7 days a week between the hours of 0800 and 2000 and there is a requirement to participate in the on-call service between the hours of 2000 and 0800.
The post would suit a Radiographer with wide general experience in MRI who has the enthusiasm to develop their clinical and educational role in MRI. Training will be provided in all aspects of
About us
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching hospitals in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training, and research.
The Trust comprises of four hospitals- John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield orthopaedic Hospital that are all located in Headington and Horton General hospital located in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues, and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement, and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.
Many of our recruitment programmes use value based interviewing to identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significant difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families.
Details
Date posted
09 December 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum/ pro-rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
321-CSS-6776093-B6
Job locations
John Radcliffe
Headley Way Headington
Oxford
OX3 9DU
Employer details
Employer name
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
John Radcliffe
Headley Way Headington
Oxford
OX3 9DU
Employer's website
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