Diagnostic Radiographer

Manchester Royal Eye Hospital; Manchester; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job description

NHS AfC: Band 5/6

Main area Radiography Grade NHS AfC: Band 5/6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (7 day rota across 3 sites) Job ref 349-CSS-7092758*

Site Trafford Hospital Town Manchester Salary £29,970 - £44,962 Per Annum, Pro Rata Salary period Yearly Closing 20/04/2025 23:59

Job Overview

Are you looking for a change of scenery or a new challenge?

We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated Radiographers to join our dynamic, friendly team, to play a key role in maintaining and improving standards and quality of patient services. Manchester University Hospital Foundation (MFT) is located in the heart of the vibrant city of Manchester, which was named the best UK city to live in The Economist’s ‘Global Liveability Index’ 2018.

It is an exciting time to join our team, with the implementation of a new HIVE (EPR) system, as well as a wide scale equipment replacement programme.

The post is based on the Trafford site and includes training and rotation through general X-ray, theatre and mobile imaging, fluoroscopy and CT as well as to Altrincham and a CT scanner on the Withington Community Hospital site - opened late June 2021. Candidates, who have been qualified for 18 months or longer, will also be eligible to apply for link grading to a band 6 post following appointment.

This post works across multiple sites on a rota basis with hours of work across the 7 day week.

Main duties of the job

MFT is a busy teaching hospital as well as a Major Trauma centre with around 145,000 patients visiting our Emergency department each year.

The Radiology department is evolving all the time. Our radiology department is a small and friendly facility, which offers you the chance to develop skills in all areas of general radiography with particularly good rotation as a general radiographer into CT as well as excellent opportunities to progress into specialist areas. We currently have 6 general rooms (2 are at AGH), 2 CT Scanners (1 Phillips and 1 Siemens), 2 MR Scanners (both Siemens).

You should;

• Have a BSc Radiography or DCR - or be due to qualify Summer 2024
• Be HCPC Registered - or joining register in Summer 2024 following qualification
• Have Excellent communication skills
• Be organized and able to prioritize workload
• Be flexible

You will;

• Receive a comprehensive induction and training in all areas
• Receive annual appraisals
• Be eligible to apply for link grading on achieving core competencies
• Receive enhanced remuneration for night duties
• Full rotation into CT with cannulation skills as band 5
• Participation in out of hours service

Please be aware you need to be able to attend in person for interview due to practical element.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [e-mail].

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

Person specification

Qualifications Academic/Professional

Essential criteria

• BSc (Radiography) or equivalent
• HCPC registration

Experience

Essential criteria

• Has experience of working in a Health Service setting, either as a student or a qualified Radiographer

Desirable criteria

• Some general experience in a Radiographer post
• Has experience of working in an acute hospital setting with shift rotation

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria

• Ability to work under pressure and without supervision particularly in an on call/out of hour’s situation prioritising workload as required and maintaining standards
• Able to communicate well with a range of personnel.
• Active listening skills.
• Ability to question clearly and concisely
• This post involves dealing with very mobile/less mobile patients, telephone communications, maneuvering of mobile equipment. A certain amount of manual dexterity is required.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Job Description (PDF, 152.7KB)
• Person Specification (PDF, 125.6KB)
• Functional Requirements (PDF, 933.5KB)
• Band6JDRadiographer (PDF, 576.5KB)
• Band6PSRadiographer (PDF, 201.2KB)
• Candidate Essential Guide Non Medical (PDF, 1.3MB)

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name Rebekka Stabler Job title Trafford Radiology Site Lead Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 0161 746 2687 Additional information

Sarah Trueman - [e-mail]