Radiography Clinical Tutor

Manchester University Nhs Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

The Clinical Tutor role at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust supports undergraduate and apprentice Radiographers on clinical placement, acting as a key liaison between the Academic Department and clinical staff while fostering CPD and postgraduate development.

Experience in general radiography, including senior level, is essential to supervise, assess, and develop students in a clinical environment and to coordinate training activities effectively.

Qualifications

• BSc (Radiography) or HCPC Registration.
• Substantial experience in general radiography including some at senior level.
• Experience in coaching and formally assessing student radiographers.

Responsibilities

• Education: Provide education and support to undergraduate and apprentice Radiographers, ensuring they meet HEI experience requirements.
• Liaison: Act as liaison with the University's Clinical Learning Manager and attend relevant meetings.
• Student support: Serve as initial contact for student Radiographers on placement with regular feedback.
• Clinical rosters: Plan and coordinate clinical rosters to maximise placement capacity.
• Supervision: Supervise students and apprentices, ensuring they meet competency targets and promote learning.
• Assessment: Participate in formative assessment schemes and lead clinical assessor training.
• Reporting: Compile reports on student progress and provide detailed evaluations.
• Clinical duties include ensuring patient welfare, justifying examination requests, post-image processing, and clinical assessments.

Skills

Organisational skills

Interpersonal skills

Leadership

Communication

Technical skills

Teaching & Coaching skills

Education

BSc (Radiography) or HCPC Registration

Job description

Job summary

The Clinical Tutor is responsible for providing and facilitating professional practice education for undergraduate student Radiographers and apprentice Radiographers while they are on clinical placement within the Directorate. This role involves acting a key liaison between the Academic Department and clinical staff within the campus, as well as supporting CPD and post graduate development. This role requires substantial experience in general radiography, including some at a senior level, and the ability to support and assess student Radiographers in a clinical environment.

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities

• Clinical Education: Provide education and support to undergraduate and apprentice Radiographers, ensuring they meet the range of experience recommended by the Higher Education Institution (HEI).
• Liaison: Act as a liaison with the University's Clinical Learning Manager and attend relevant meetings.
• Student Support: Serve as the initial point of contact for student Radiographers on placement, providing regular feedback and support.
• Clinical Rosters: Plan and coordinate clinical rosters to maximize placement capacity and ensure integration with training stages.
• Supervision: Supervise student Radiographers and apprentices, ensuring they meet competency targets and promoting learning opportunities.
• Assessment: Participate in the student professional practice formative assessment scheme and lead clinical assessor training.
• Reporting: Compile reports and assessments on student progress and provide detailed evaluations.

Clinical Duties

• Patient Care: Ensure the welfare and comfort of patients during their examinations and maintain high standards of clinical practice.
• Examination Justification: Justify all examination requests prior to exposure to ionizing radiation as required by IRMER regulations.
• Image Processing: Carry out post-image processing to produce high-quality diagnostic images.
• Clinical Assessment: Review images and make clinical assessments to determine if additional imaging is required.

Salary

• £49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum (pro rata)
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 7
• Contract: Secondment
• Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
• Reference number: 349-CSS-8359957-RL3

About us

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.

Essential qualifications

• BSc (Radiography) or equivalent HCPC Registration
• Substantial experience in general radiography including some at senior level.
• Experience in coaching and formally assessing student radiographers

Desirable

• Evidence of teaching qualification.
• Evidence of study at Post Graduate level of equivalent experience
• Formal teaching skills

Essential skills

• Organisational Skills: Ability to prioritise and organise workload. Able to manage own time effectively. Ability to plan, organise and execute tutorials.
• Interpersonal Skills: Able to communicate well in a range of personnel in both clinical and academic environment. Able to work well in a multidisciplinary team environment.
• Leadership: Ability to lead staff in carrying out their duties. Ability to motivate staff to enhance job performance.
• Communication: Able to engage effectively in dialogue with individuals at all levels.
• Technical Skills: Familiarity with Word processing. Keyboard skills
• Teaching & Coaching Skills: Ability to support the formal undergraduate teaching programme by teaching students in a range of subjects in a clinical environment. Ability to assess clinical performance, give feedback and plan action. Ability to coach and supervise both students and less experienced radiographers in all techniques

Contact

For questions about the job, contact Elizabeth Partington (Plain Film Lead) at [e-mail]