MRI Senior Radiographer

To work as a member of the MRI team responsible for producing high quality MRI images within the Radiology Service.

To perform a comprehensive range of MRI procedures Trust wide.

To contribute towards the efficient deployment of resources, enabling the patient to receive a safe, accurate and timely examination.

To assist in co-ordinating workflow demands within the MRI departments across the Trust.

To contribute towards finding solutions which will meet the rapidly changing demands on the radiology service.

To contribute to training/tutorial opportunities within the MRI Department.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Radiographer to fulfil to join the MRI department of the Mid Yorkshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. We require someone who has excellent organisational and interpersonal skills, who can work to continuously improve themselves and help others to do so within our department.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate evidence of good general radiographic experience including participating in an out-of-hours service. You will have good team membership skills with the ability to act diplomatically in sensitive situations involving patients or staff. There is a need to be punctual and demonstrate good time management.

We provide care and support to over a million people in Wakefield and Kirklees in their homes, community settings and across our three hospital sites at Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield).

Always striving for excellence, we are at the forefront of innovation and research, and we invest in teaching and the development of our workforce.

We live by our values of caring, improving, being respectful and maintaining high standards. We listen and learn because we aim to make Mid Yorkshire the best place to work and receive care.

We value diversity and welcome talent and enthusiasm irrespective of age, disability, neurodivergence, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances including providing unpaid carers support to someone with a health and care need. As ethnic minority groups, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and people with a disability/neurodivergence are currently under-represented across the organisation, we encourage applications from members of these groups. We have policies and procedures to ensure all applicants are treated fairly and consistently.

We are proud of our staff networks - who offer valuable guidance and feedback from those with lived experience.

We have a clear vision and you could be part of this! If you share our values and you want to make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families and carers, we would love to hear from you.

This role is for a Band 6 role, however if training in MRI is required, the post will commence at Band 5 but will progress to Band 6 once competencies are signed off.

The Trust has recently achieved teaching hospital status. We are a multi-site trust comprising hospitals in Wakefield, Pontefract and Dewsbury, with a Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) due to open in Wakefield in the spring. As part of your role, you may be required to work on any site within the Trust, including the CDC. We offer a regular staff shuttle service between the three.

The Trust has excellent travel links to Leeds, Sheffield, Doncaster and Bradford. We are close to both the M1 and the M62.

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