King's College London

About us:

The role sits within the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences, and specifically within the MRI Clinical Research Department based at St Thomas’ Hospital.

The School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences are committed to improve the way we deliver healthcare through the use of advanced engineering.

The department has 9 MRI scanners and a catheterisation lab, providing clinical and research MRI services in the areas of cardiac, foetal, neonatal and advanced brain imaging.  The facility is embedded within St Thomas’ Hospital. Last year we conducted over 6000 clinical scans, of which over 4500 were recruited to research.

More information: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/bmeis

About the role:

This role provides an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and enthusiastic individual to join our team as a Cardiac MRI Research Radiographer in supporting both the clinical and research imaging operations. The role is a training position, which will allow the candidate to be trained to perform adult congenital and non-congenital cardiac MRI. 

The job holder should have a strong background of working in an imaging department and have good knowledge of an MRI environment and safety. The job holder should be willing to partake in all aspects of delivery of clinical and research studies in the department. The studies may cover not only cardiac, but also abdomen and neuro imaging including imaging guided interventional procedures.

The job holder is to work with the senior radiographers and management team for quality control and assurance, safety screening, research subject handling, dealing with any incidental findings on the scans and any other aspects of clinical and research governance.

The job plans require the job holder to share their time flexibly between frontline service delivery and other administrative activities depending on the needs of the service. The Job holder is expected to participate in the standard operating hours by a rota system which requires the person to work flexibly in a work pattern which may be a three‐days week or a four‐days week or five‐days a week, depending on the service requirements. The standard operating hours of the service is set from 0800 hours to 2000 hours, from Monday to Friday. There will also be some expectation to participate in weekend working for service needs, which will be remunerated as per the agreed arrangements.

There will be a diverse range of projects requiring support, to include cardiovascular and body imaging. The post‐holder will be expected to perform their duties to a high standard, in accordance with Departmental policies, protocols and procedures. They will have the opportunity to be fully involved with research studies, by supporting innovation in imaging and taking on research tasks appropriate to their experience. The post‐holder must provide excellent care to patients and volunteers and be supportive of the needs and expectations of developing clinical and research imaging services.

This is a full time post (35 Hours per week), and you will be offered an indefinite contract.

About you:

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

1. BSc Radiography or Diploma of the College of Radiographers (DCR)
2. HCPC registration
3. Previous experience in MRI scanning in NHS or independent sectors and MRI screening
4. IV cannulation competence and experience
5. Excellent computing skills
6. Up-to-date knowledge of imaging techniques
7. Commitment to developing new skills and expertise with evidence of CPD and proactive in exploiting CPD opportunities
8. Able to work outside the standard working hours on an ad-hoc basis (mainly weekends and bank holidays) and able to work shift patterns including early starts and/or late finishes
9. Effective communicator (in person, in writing or by telephone) who works well in a multi‐disciplinary team with good interpersonal skills and a professional and empathetic attitude

Desirable criteria

1. Post-graduate MRI qualification
2. Cardiac MRI experience
3. Trained in Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
4. Experience of working in research departments involving MRI studies and working with high field MRI systems
5. Prior contribution to research outputs and publications

Downloading a copy of our Job Description

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the next page after you click “Apply Now”. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

Further information:

We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘How we Recruit’ pages.

Interview date/s TBC.