MRI Senior Radiographer

To deliver a high-quality MRI service, maintaining the highest standards of imaging, patient care and safety at all times. This includes undertaking a wide range of MRI examinations, adapting protocols to meet clinical needs, and ensuring compliance with Trust policies, MRI Local Rules and MHRA guidance.

To ensure a safe MRI environment through strict adherence to screening procedures, safe use of equipment, and awareness of potential risks. You will be competent in emergency procedures, including quench, fire and cardiac arrest scenarios.

To act as a role model, supporting and training radiographers, students and support staff, promoting a strong culture of safety, professionalism and continuous development.

To supervise staff and support daily workflow, ensuring efficient service delivery and a safe patient pathway, including the care of anxious or vulnerable patients.

To contribute to audit, quality assurance and service improvement initiatives, supporting the ongoing development of the MRI service.

To support operational management and deputise for the Modality Manager as required, ensuring the service runs safely and effectively.

The post holder will undertake a broad range of MRI examinations, including complex and specialist studies, ensuring imaging is tailored to clinical indications and patient presentation. You will be expected to assess image quality in real time, identify abnormalities requiring urgent escalation, and adapt protocols to optimise diagnostic outcomes.

You will maintain advanced knowledge of MRI physics, techniques and technology, supporting protocol development and standardisation across the service. This includes working with radiologists, physicists and the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure consistency in imaging quality and reporting expectations.

A key aspect of the role is ensuring compliance with MRI safety governance. You will apply Local Rules and national guidance in daily practice, supporting safe patient screening processes, safe use of equipment within the MR environment, and escalation of any safety concerns. You will contribute to maintaining a strong safety culture within the department.

You will support the coordination of clinical workflow, prioritising urgent and inpatient activity where required, and contributing to the effective utilisation of MRI capacity across the department and mobile services.

The role includes contributing to staff development through supervision, informal teaching and sharing of best practice, as well as supporting new starters and students in developing confidence within the MRI environment.

You will also contribute to audit, service evaluation and implementation of improvements, supporting the ongoing development of the MRI service in line with Trust objectives.

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity and creating a culture that values differences.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.

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