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MRI Radiographer - Senior 1
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 £55,264 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. Please note that this role will be primarily based at the Cromwell Hospital in Kensington, with rotation at the Basinghall Clinic.
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 every day.
The Cromwell Hospital is our state-of-the-art internationally renowned multi-disciplinary hospital, offering some of the most technologically advanced treatments and complex surgical care. We have a patient-centered approach to our services, offering a range of services to include diagnostics and therapies, inpatients and outpatient surgical and medical wards, CDU, AICU, Paediatrics, 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.
The Basinghall Clinic is our satellite site linked to the Cromwell Hospital, led by highly specialist and experienced consultants, providing services to include Orthopaedics, Osteopathy, Mammography, Musculoskeletal and Cardiology, Radiology, GP amongst others.
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. Some of the duties include:
* Deputise for the Superintendent Radiographer as appropriate.
* Work flexible hours when required to accommodate changing workload patterns in MRI.
* Work cross-site - You'll be primarily based at the Basinghall Clinic but must also be flexible to work at the Cromwell Hospital.
* Develop and maintain staff rotas to ensure appropriate staff coverage on the respective scanner.
* 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.
* 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.
* Familiarize yourself 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.
* Be familiar with 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
* Annual performance-based bonus
* 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 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
If you would like more information on the role or would like to discuss other opportunities suited to your skills and experience, please contact Elisha.holligan@bupa.com
Time Type: Full time
Job Area: Clinical Services
Locations: Clinic - Basinghall, Cromwell Hospital London
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