Paediatric Radiographer (Band 5) - Radiography - Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

An established NHS Trust is seeking enthusiastic Radiographers to join a dynamic team at the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital. This role offers the chance to develop skills in various imaging modalities, including general X-ray and potentially CT. With a focus on maintaining high standards of patient care, this position provides excellent opportunities for professional growth and specialization. Join a forward-thinking organization committed to innovation, collaboration, and fostering a culture of inclusion and belonging, while making a significant impact on patient services.

Benefits

Comprehensive induction and training

Access to Preceptorship program

Annual appraisals

Enhanced remuneration for night duties

Opportunities for specialization

Qualifications

• Qualified Radiographers with a BSc in Radiography or equivalent.
• Must be HCPC Registered or register upon qualification.

Responsibilities

• Play a key role in maintaining and improving patient service standards.
• Training and rotation through various imaging modalities.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Organizational skills

Flexibility

Ability to work under pressure

Teamwork

Education

BSc Radiography

HCPC Registration

Job description

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Main area Radiography Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent: Shift pattern Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Weekly Shift Rota) Job ref 349-CSS-7139528

Site Royal Manchester Children's Hospital Town Manchester Salary £29,970 - £36,483 Per Annum (Pro Rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 15/05/2025 23:59

Job overview

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. It is an exciting time to join our team, with 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 and rotation through general X-ray, theatre and mobile imaging, fluoroscopy, with some training in CT to be able to support the out of hours services .

Candidates, who have been qualified for 18 months or longer, will also be eligible to apply for link grading to a band 6 post following or at appointment subject to successful completion of the Trusts probationary period.

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 paediatric radiography with some potential element of training in other modalities such as CT/MR. In time there are excellent opportunities to progress into specialist areas.

Main duties of the job

Have a BSc Radiography or DCR or be qualifying in Radiography Students registering in Summer 2025 following qualification.

Be HCPC Registered or Register upon qualification from Summer 2025

• Have Excellent communication skills
• Be organized and able to prioritize workload
• Be flexible.

You willreceive a comprehensive induction and training in all key areas

Access to the MFT Preceptorship program

Receive annual appraisals

Be eligible to apply for link grading on achieving core competencies

Receive enhanced remuneration for night duties

Introduction in to other specialist areas of imaging within paediatrics.

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 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.

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 [e-mail].
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

Person specification

Knowledge Requirments

• Range of clinical experience at undergraduate level in all areas relevant to first post competency
• Evidence of CPD

Qualifications Academic/ Professional

• Is registered with the HCPC or student awaiting confirmation
• BSc (Radiography) or equivalent

Personal Attributes

• Ability to work under pressure and without supervision particularly in an on call/out of hour’s situation prioritising workload as required and maintaining standard
• Able to communicate well with a range of personnel, Able to work well within a team
• Ability to question clearly and concisely
• Ability to assess situations
• Ability to participate in shift duties is required

Experience

• Experience of working in a clinical setting
• Experience of working with children
• Has experience of working in an acute hospital setting with shift rotation

Personal Circumstances

• Ability to participate in shift duties is required
• This post involves dealing with very mobile/less mobile patients, telephone communications, maneuvering of mobile equipment
• A certain amount of manual dexterity is required

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.