Advanced Cardiac MRI Radiographer

Job overview

Are you a dynamic, enthusiastic, experienced Cardiac MRI Radiographer looking for the opportunity to join a friendly, hard-working, ambitious and highly skilled specialised team?

Do you possess professional and personal skills needed to become part of a strong multi-disciplinary department and relish the challenge of working in Europe’s biggest cardiovascular centre?

Are you eager to utilise your specialist knowledge and skills working alongside some of the most influential and innovative Cardiac MRI specialists and researchers?

Barts Heart and Thorax  Centre (BHTC) is looking for an Advanced Cardiac MRI Radiographer to join our team for a period of 12 months full time to cover maternity leave. Cardiac Imaging is made up of 3 dedicated Siemens Cardiac Magnetic Resonance (CMR) Imaging scanners and a Siemens Cardiac CT (CCT) scanner. We also have 10 Cardiac Catheter Labs, with plans to further expand our services within this site and across the Trust.

The department has won awards for and is a National Leader in scanning patients with Cardiac devices. As part of BHTC, we carry out a large amount of research and complex scanning with plenty of opportunities to get involved. We are immensely proud to have many of our Radiographers publishing research and representing us at conferences both in the UK and around the World.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as an Advanced Radiographer specialised in Cardiac MRI, where they will be responsible for a variable caseload of patients. They will be an advocate for radiographer professional development and use their advanced knowledge to support specialist radiographer education and training. Depending on the skill set and interests of the post holder the role can include an element of rotation through Cardiac CT and/or Cardiac Cath labs, which may involve on-call duties. Patients will present with a full range of complex conditions and the post holder will be responsible for carrying out the appropriate diagnostic procedures to support the diagnosis of complex conditions. The post holder will supervise, support and assist students and junior radiographers in service delivery and personal development.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment. The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment.