Research MRI Practitioner

As a Research MR Practitioner, you will be responsible for conducting MR scans in line with defined protocols and regulatory requirements. You will be part of the RIO's MR Core Lab and Implementation Team, supporting the clinical imaging trials and novel imaging research that is either underway or being set-up.In this role, you will be trained to work as a specialist research MRI radiographer at the Philips Ingenia 3.0T Research MRI scanner, located at the MacMillan Cancer Centre. You will facilitate the research activities undertaken on the UCLH MRI scanners, collaborating with the clinical MRI radiographers, RIO Implementation team, and UCLH MRI Superintendents., o Conducting MR scans in line with defined protocols and regulatory requirementso Facilitate the research activities undertaken on the UCLH + UCL MRI scannerso You will learn to perform a wide range of MRI procedures on phantoms, patients, and research volunteers.o To set up new scanning protocols and sequences on MRI scanners for the new research scanso Explain research projects and relevant documentation to patients and research volunteers and obtain consent from research participants.o Ensure adherence to IGH GCP guidelines and the policies and procedures of UCLH

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research. We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing), We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.