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.  

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
     • Be HCPC Registered 
     • 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 
• Receive enhanced remuneration for night duties
• Full rotation into CT with cannulation skills as band 5

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 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.