Job overview

As a MR radiology assistant  you will be working with our radiographers in the MR scanning department, ensuring exceptional support for our patients before, during and after their MR Scan. The role involves caring for patients, placing intravenous cannulas, and removing these once the scan is completed. You will also be expected to ensure all consumables are available throughout the day, that the area is always clean and tidy and that patients who need additional support through the scanning process are cared for throughout.

You will be expected to work flexibly including weekends and may need to do some additional hours to cover for colleagues leave.

Main duties of the job

 We are seeking to recruit hard working, caring individuals to work alongside our busy clinical team in the MR Scanning Department at Wythenshawe Hospital.

As a MR radiology assistant  you will be working with our radiographers in the MR scanning department, ensuring exceptional support for our patients before, during and after their MR Scan The role involves caring for patients , placing intravenous cannulas, and removing these once the scan is completed. You will also be expected to ensure all consumables are available throughout the day, that the area is always clean and tidy and that patients who need additional support through the scanning process are cared for throughout.

You will be expected to work flexibly including weekends and may need to do some additional hours to cover for colleagues leave.

We are interested in hearing from candidates who can demonstrate a caring demeanor and who are well organised and prepared to work hard.

Full training in cannulation techniques and all other aspects of the role will be given to successful applicants.

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.