Job summary
- Main area
- Diagnostic Radiographer Plain Film & Lithotripsy
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - Full participation in 7-day rota pattern
- Job ref
- 349-CSS-7472827*
- Employer
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wythenshawe Hospital
- Town
- Wythenshawe
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 Per Annum (Pro Rata)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Radiographer - Plain Film & Lithotripsy
Band 6
Job overview
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust - Wythenshawe site, is looking to appoint a Band 6 Radiographer to undertake lithotripsy procedures and act as a key trainer/support to our band 5 radiographer team.
The successful candidates will be required to integrate into our new 7-day working rota, implemented in September 2023. This involves working a variety of shift patterns, including night, long days and more regular daytime working.
This is an exciting time to be joining us, with a managed equipment service having been implemented in 2021, which has already seen a proportion of Plain Film equipment updated, with further replacements planned for 2024, including at least 2 new DR X-rays rooms and a new Lithotriptor machine involving full renovation of the Lithotripsy Service Unit.
The successful candidates will have significant plain film experience, ideally working with DR equipment and the ability to teach, train and support more junior staff in its use, such that the optimum benefit is gained from this investment.
Alongside this role the appointees will receive full training to enable them to undertake lithotripsy procedures in our small but busy lithotripsy service. The successful candidates can expect regular rotation into Lithotripsy alongside a wider Plain Film rotation.
For further information contact Steven Brown (Principal Plain Film Radiographer) [email protected]
Main duties of the job
Plain Film
Act as key trainer and source of support to B5 radiographers in all areas of plain film radiography at the Wythenshawe Hospital site
Perform all plain film examinations to the highest standard in line with Divisional and National guidelines.
Produce high quality diagnostic images using appropriately applied imaging techniques as per departmental protocols.
Provide a high standard of patient care in a safe, clean and tidy department observing the Trust and Departmental policies.
Maintain professional and personal standards.
Prioritise work load on the basis of clinical need.
Liaise with the B7 Clinical Lead Radiographers and B8a Principal Radiographer, and show good leadership skills in their absence.
Liaise with other departments, wards and clinicians in a constructive and professional manner.
Full, integrated participation on 7-day working rota.
Supervise student radiographers in conjunction with the Clinical Tutor and the University of Salford.
Be actively involved in QA and radiation protection.
Lithotripsy
Undertake lithotripsy treatment on a wide range of patients
Team working with the specialist urology nurses and clinicians to ensure patients receive the correct treatment
Excellent patient care to ensure patients receive harm free, compassionate care
Maintain a safe, clean environment
Contribute to clinical auditthe training of other radiographers as required
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.
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 [email protected].
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BSc Diagnostic Radiography or DCR Radiography
- HCPC registration
- Evidence of up to date, relevant CPD
Desirable criteria
- Post-grad e.g. MSc level qualification in Plain Film or Lithotripsy
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive experience within the plain film department
- Experience of undertaking a wide range of examinations
- Proven ability to supervise and support junior radiographers and radiography students
Desirable criteria
- Formal Teaching and training experience
- Radiation Protection Supervisor
Organisational Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent planning and organisational skills
- Ability to prioritise and organise the workload
- Ability to self- direct and manage own clinical priorities
- Ability to effectively lead and organise the team
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of running a section / area of a Radiology Department
Interpersonal Skills
Essential criteria
- Must be able to demonstrate a caring and compassionate approach to patients
- Good communicator, able to demonstrate good verbal and written communication
- Able to communicate calmly and effectively with patients, relatives and other staff
- Ability to listen
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of undertaking patient focused surveys
Technical Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent plain film radiography skills
- Ability to use a range of IT systems
- Able to adapt radiographic technique to obtain diagnostic images
Desirable criteria
- Involvement in clinical audit
Work Related Circumstances
Essential criteria
- Must be flexible to work across 7 days within shift rota and to support service needs in lithotripsy
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Steven Brown
- Job title
- Principal Plain Film Radiographer
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01612912049
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