Job overview

To provide a high quality MR service to all patients at Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MFT).
The MR Departments within MFT consist of 1 Siemens SOLA 1.5T MRI Scanner at Trafford Hospital, 1 Siemens SOLA 1.5T MRI Scanner at Withington Hospital,   a Siemens Viato 1.5T Mobile Unit and a wide bore Siemens Aera 1.5 T at Manchester Royal Infirmary, 2 newly installed Siemens SOLA 1.5T MRI Scanners at Wythenshawe Hospital and North Manchester Hospital have a GE 1.5T Signa MRI scanner.

MFT MRI departments sites perform a range of pediatric and adult MR examinations running busy services with both outpatient and in patients. We perform a wide range of examinations including MRI Breast imaging, Urology, GI, Neuro, Cardiac, MSK, Pediatric and oncology to name a few. You will be expected to work a 12hour shift across a 7-day working pattern.

Main duties of the job

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.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & 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.