Research Radiographer Cross Sectional Imaging

Alder Hey is a key centre for children's health research with the goal of giving all children and young people the opportunity to participate in, and benefit from, clinical research. The Clinical Research Division works with our clinicians, academia, and industry to invent, develop, and test new treatments for children and young people. We have a newly installed dedicated 3T GE Signa Premier MRI scanner.
The post holder will be required to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and deliver high-quality research and clinical imaging in the Cross-Sectional service for a variety of paediatric and adult presentations. The post holder must have a flexible approach to the working hours to accommodate the research demands. You are required to work in line with defined protocols and requirements with minimal supervision and with delicate attention to research participants.
You will work across both CT & MRI modalities at the Alder Hey site joining a team of highly skilled and enthusiastic paediatric radiographers.
You will be required to work closely with principal investigators and members of the research study teams to ensure that both clinical and commercial research trials are performed to agreed timescales and protocols., We reserve the right to close vacancies without notice when we have received a sufficient number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.
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Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are committed to creating a well-managed, flexible working environment that supports staff and promotes their welfare and development. We actively promote equality and diversity and operate a Zero Tolerance policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment.
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The post holder will be required to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and deliver a high-quality Cross-Sectional Imaging service for a variety of paediatric presentations. The post holder must have a flexible approach to the working hours to accommodate the demands of the department and of research trial participants.

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care and has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients' homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Sunflower House building newly relocated, and opened on the hospital site., We are the paediatric tertiary referral centre for children in Merseyside, as well as much of North West England and North Wales.
The radiology department provides all imaging modalities, including nuclear medicine, ultrasound, CT, MRI and intervention.
Our Cross Sectional Imaging department currently has two MRI scanners, a Philips Ingenia 1.5T and a 3T Ingenia intra-operative system A third MRI scanner, 3T GE Signa Premier is due for install in July 2024 and will form part of the Trusts innovation and research program as part of the 2030 vision. Our CT scanner is a Philips Ingenuity 128 Elite.
We perform a wide range of examinations including advanced neuro imaging (fMRI and intra-operative MRI), advanced cardiac MRI and CT.
We envisage our new MRI scanner to be at the forefront of research and development in both paediatric and adult research for example the "Laser Intra-operative therapy" trialled at Alder Hey in July 2023.

We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We're also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.
As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit.
You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Childrens NHS Foundation Trust, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At Alder Hey we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:
+ Great flexible working opportunities
+ Lease car scheme and Home Electronics Scheme
+ Generous annual leave and pension scheme
+ Extensive staff health and well-being programmes, Radiographer Cross Sectional Imaging - Research
Band 7 Full Time (37.5 hrs)
Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust is a major teaching hospital with 270 beds. It is a supra-regional centre for cardiac surgery, neurosurgery and paediatric major trauma. Alder Hey is one of Europe's busiest children's hospitals and we care for over 270,000 young people and their families every year.
Are you keen for research and development? If so, this would be the ideal job for a forward thinking progressive cross-sectional radiographer with an interest in paediatrics to come and be a part of our dedicate and close-knit cross-sectional team in the hospital in the park.