Job summary
Employer heading
Band 6 CSI Radiographer
NHS AfC: Band 6
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 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
Job overview
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
Radiographer Cross Sectional Imaging
Band 6 Full time (37.5hrs)Ìý
Come and be a part of our dedicated and close-knit cross-sectional imaging team in the hospital in the park.
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is a major teaching hospital with 270 beds. It is a supra-regional centre for cardiac surgery, neuro surgery 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.
Main duties of the job
We perform a wide range of examinations including advanced neuro imaging (fMRI and intra-operative MRI), advanced cardiac MRI and CT and some research scanning, in fact no two days are ever the same.
Working for our organisation
We are the paediatric tertiary referral centre for children in Merseyside, as well as much of North West England and North Wales.ÌýÌý
The radiology department provides all imaging modalities, including nuclear medicine, ultrasound, CT, MRI and intervention.
Our Cross Sectional Imaging department currently has three MRI scanners, a Philips Ingenia 1.5T & 3T Ingenia intra-operative system. we have a newly installed GE Signa Premier 3T research scanner.Ìý 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 and some research scanning, in fact no two days are ever the same.
We are looking for an adaptable, friendly and enthusiastic candidate who would embrace the challenge of working with children. Previous experience in cross sectional imaging is desirable.
The candidate would be expected to work extended days and on call as required.
For further about this vacancy please contact Neil Fanning, Lead Radiographer in Cross Sectional Imaging on 0151 252 5017
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
JOB DESCRIPTION
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Reports to: Ìý ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýLead Radiographer Cross Sectional Imaging (CSI)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Role Summary:ÌýÌý
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. Pro rata participation in the CT/MRI on-call rota is required. The post holder must have a flexible approach to the working hours to accommodate the demands of the department.
Please see attached job description for further detail
Person specification
Requirements
Essential criteria
- HCPC registration
Desirable criteria
- CSI Experience
- Paediatric experience
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Neil Fanning
- Job title
- CSI Lead Radiographer
- Email address
- [email protected]
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