Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Wythenshawe hospital is looking for full-time enthusiastic radiographers to work in MR scanning. You should have proven basic MRI imaging skills and the ability to work flexibly over 7 days in 12-hour shifts. Interest in scanning Children and Young People is required as there will be a rotational requirement with the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital.
If you have a proven aptitude for MRI and would like the opportunity to expand your clinical scanning skills, then we can offer the successful candidate exposure to high-level, complex scanning techniques.
Main duties of the job
Training will be provided in advanced aspects of MR scanning. Successful applicants will form part of the MR scanning team and will be expected to follow direction from the senior MR radiographers responsible for the daily scanning workload at both Wythenshawe Hospital and Royal Manchester Children's Hospital.
Wythenshawe uses a Siemens Sola 1.5T wide bore scanner, with an additional scanner being installed early 2025. Royal Manchester Children's Hospital uses a Siemens Avanto 1.5T scanner.
Wythenshawe undertakes a wide range of examinations, including vascular, gynaecological, GU, gastro, neurological, and muscular skeletal. Training will be given for more complex or department-specific scans. You will also gain experience in breast biopsy, paediatric GA scanning, pacemaker scanning, and complex vascular scanning techniques.
RMCH undertakes scans under both GA and sedation, along with providing scanning capacity for all urgent emergency care patients and in-patients. Collaborative work with a multi-disciplinary team, including health play specialists, is required.
MFT is committed to staff development and currently supports a radiographer reporting of MR musculoskeletal examinations.
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn and is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health and social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals and community services from across Manchester, Trafford, and beyond, we champion collaborative working and 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 and staff experience, operational effectiveness, and 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 and 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, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job 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 resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We're looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Qualifications
* HCPC registered
* BSc or DCR
Experience
* Minimum of 1 year post-registration experience
* Minimum of 1 year MRI experience
* Evidence of advanced MR scanning techniques
* Evidence of experience with children and young people
* Evidence of performing CYP GA scans
Personal attributes
* Caring and compassionate
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Salary: £37,338 to £44,962 a year, per annum, pro rata
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