Modality Lead Radiographer CMR (XR08)

Thisis an exciting opportunity to join a leading UK cardiac MRI centre with aninternational reputation for innovation, based within one of the countryslargest NHS Trusts.

TheCardiac MRI unit at Leeds Teaching Hospitals operates three dedicatedscanners across two modern facilities and performs over 3,500 NHS scans andaround 1,000 research studies annually. The service is highly regarded,holding BSCMR and EACVI accreditation, and is recognised for excellence inclinical care, research, and education.

Weare seeking a motivated and experienced Band 8a Radiographer to take on aleadership role within a multidisciplinary team that includes specialistradiographers, clinical assistants, consultants, research fellows,physicists, and international trainees. The role offers a flexible balancebetween clinical and research responsibilities.

Thedepartment provides a comprehensive service, including tertiary referrals forneonatal, paediatric, and adult patients across Yorkshire. It deliversadvanced cardiac MRI techniques such as stress perfusion and parametricmapping in clinical practice, alongside cutting-edge research methods like4D-flow, MR spectroscopy, and diffusion tensor imaging.

Main duties of the job

Weare looking to recruit a Health and Care Profession Council (HCPC) registeredsenior Radiographer with proven leadership, sophisticated communicationskills and a patient-centred approach. Applicants will be expected to haveexperience in effectively managing teams in a multi-disciplinary environment,have high levels of expertise in MRI and CMR, excellent time-management andorganisational skills and the ability to independently find solutions to thedemands of a complex clinical-academic environment. They will have a strongunderstanding of health & safety and risk management, particularly theinherent responsibilities within the MRI magnet environment.

Theirrole will span across both clinical and research CMR activity and the postholder will be responsible for managing the expectations and objectives ofboth the LTHT and the UoL, including service and research developmentplanning and implementation and to innovate concomitant conciliated workingsolutions. The post holder will have responsibility for the management of theradiographers working in CMR, be proficient in advanced CMR includingstandard clinical highly specialist research applications and to maintain thehigh quality patient/research participant focussed imaging service.

About us

LeedsTeaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest acute health providers inthe UK and based in one of the fastest growing and vibrant cities in thenorth.Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so wesee this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developedby our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:

Accountable

Empowered

Whyjoin our team?

A full induction and training package

Collaborative working with some of the UKs leading cardiac imagingclinicians and researchers

Opportunity to contribute to or lead research

Opportunity to lead service and team development

Opportunity to lead training provision including mentorship and staff careerprogression.

Continuous professional development within a supportive environment

Opportunities for flexible working

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Job responsibilities

TheCMR service in Leeds is a unique symbiotic relationship under the combinedguidance and leadership of two high profile institutions; the Leeds TeachingHospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) and the University of Leeds (UoL) that serves theadvancement of CMR and the understanding of cardiac health & diseaseprocesses and NHS CMR service delivery to a catchment population of 2.3m.

Theservice is delivered through 3 dedicated CMR scanners (Philips and Siemens)across two modern facilities within the Leeds General Infirmary; the CardiacMRI Unit (CMRU) and the primarily research focussed Advanced Imaging Centre(AIC). The combined service is responsible for over 3,500 NHS examinationsannually and approximately 1,000 local, national and international researchscans conducted through studies generated and led both in-house and throughdiverse external partnerships and collaborations. NHS service and universityresearch are delivered in close partnership between LTHT and UoL and allstaff in the CMR team contribute to both aspects of the service.

Thepost holder will be a state registered Radiographer with the Health CareProfessional Council (HCPC) and will both clinical leadership for the NHSservice and support the universitys research programme in CMR. As a cardiacMRI Radiographer Lead, the post holder may be required to practice theirimaging skills in either service location to provide and maintain thehigh-quality patient/research participant focussed imaging service.

Concurrently,the post holder will be responsible for progressively managing theexpectations and objectives of the LTHT and UoL to achieve their common goalssuch as future service and research development planning and implementationand, where they may differ on an operational or directional level, innovateconcomitant conciliated working solutions.

Person Specification Skills & behaviours

• Able to develop and maintain effective communication
• Ability to work effectively under pressure
• Strategic thinker that is time and deadline focussed
• Uses a range of influencing and negotiating strategies to bring about change
• Demonstrates resilience
• Enthusiastic and upbeat in the face of challenges
• Ability to balance considerations of service performance and risk management

Qualifications

• BSc in diagnostic Radiography or equivalent.
• Current State Registration (HCPC)
• Specialised training to Masters level or equivalent in relevant subject.
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development & willingness to undergo all training requirements of the post.
• Ability to devise and deliver departmental training to develop competence in others.
• Strong evidence of leading service development.
• Key organiser of events/ programmes
• Evidence of developing training packages

Experience

• Highly developed clinical skills relevant to the modality.
• Evidence of leading/ developing service development High level teaching facilitation / coaching / motivation / leadership/ decision making/technical skills/ research & audit skills.
• Experience of managing and leading staff
• Awareness of current research and findings relevant to specialist area.
• Experience of change management
• Experience of budgetary management

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.