Senior Paediatric Radiographer - Manchester - Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Description

We are looking for an enthusiastic , motivated and qualified Radiographer to join our dynamic, friendly team, to play a key role in maintaining and improving standards and quality of patient services.

It is an exciting time to join our team, was a wide scale equipment replacement program is in progress across the Trust.

The post is based on the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Oxford Road site and includes training if required and rotation through general X-ray, theatre and mobile imaging, fluoroscopy, CT/ MR as necessary.

The post holder will adhere to good practices of radiographic technique and abide by the acknowledged safe practices of radiation protection standards and trust procedure guidance.

They will provide high quality radiographic images that will assist in patient diagnosis, treatment, and management of care.

MFT is a busy teaching hospital as well as a Major Trauma center 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 & MRI as well as excellent opportunities to progress into specialist areas.

You should;

Have a BSc Radiography/ DCR
Be HCPC Registered
Have Excellent communication skills
Be organized and able to prioritize workload
Be flexible

You will operate as a senior member of the Radiology multi-disciplinary team, working independently, using initiative, clinical skills, knowledge, and organisational skills to provide an efficient and high-quality imaging service, whilst dealing with patients and managing patient priority in a caring professional manner.

You will encourage the highest professional and technical standards in all staff using personal example and constructive supervision.

You will be responsible for ensuring all junior and rotational staff, including students, operating in their area of responsibility are suitably trained, mentored, and monitored to prevent untoward incidents and ensure effective formal learning.

You will maintain a commitment to professional development and a high level of technical and theoretical skills ensuring a personal CPD portfolio of evidence is kept up to date and participate in the Governance of the department in area's such as Risk Management, Health and Safety and Audit activities.

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 IV skills as necessary
Rotation into MR if needed

You need to attend in person for interview due to practical / presentation element.

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.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jenny Hemmings Job title: Directorate Manager Email address: Telephone number:

Ali Mobarakeh

Radiology Team Lead (RMCH)