Tell me about your journey with Alliance – where did you start, where are you now?

I have been with Alliance Medical for nearly 5 years now. I started as a Senior Radiographer and have progressed my way up to a Unit Manager in the organisation.  

How do Alliance Medical support graduates throughout their career?

I have personally had the pleasure of employing and nurturing 3 graduates on my sites over the last 3 years. I believe we have a multitude of support structures in place that are extremely useful and make our graduates ready for their career ahead. When we talk about support structures, we not only mean the scanners, technologies, training and pathways, but the experienced staff and managers with years of knowledge and wisdom to share with the new graduates. 

Do graduates have the opportunity to move in different directions within Alliance Medical; or gain experience in a range of areas?

Yes absolutely, I think that our graduates can move in many different directions within the framework of Alliance Medical. This includes specialisations on a single modality, or they can also choose a multi-modality pathway for themselves. 

How important are graduates to Alliance Medical?

Very Important in my opinion. I believe that there is a mutual benefit for both graduates and Alliance Medical with this endeavour. The graduates get to learn a speciality straight away from a select few of our most experienced staff and they get the opportunity to enhance their capabilities in a short span of time. 

We not only benefit from new trained staff for the future, but as the graduates bring fresh energy and outlook into the units, it helps other staff to adapt their ways and keep up with the current practices in radiology. 

What is at the heart of Alliance Medical?

I believe that learning and excellence has always been at the centre for us. This might be categorised into patient care, clinical competency, improving services, new innovations in technology – but at Alliance the desire to keep on learning is fundamental.