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X-ray lead radiographer - Manchester Royal Infirmary | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	29 July 2024
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£50,952 - £57,349 Per Annum (Pro Rata)
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	28 August 2024
Location:	Manchester, M13 9WL
Company:	Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	6481117/349-CSS-V6481117

Summary

Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated radiographer with excellent leadership skills and relevant experience to join our team in the Division of Imaging at MFT.

The post of X-ray lead radiographer at Manchester Royal Infirmary is an exciting and challenging role to help ensure the x-ray service at MRI is delivered safely and effectively.

We are looking for a highly motivated radiographer with shared values to join our Imaging team. You will have extensive post registration experience and ideally some service management experience or experience of working at a senior level in a service or team.

A passion for high quality care and continually improving patient experience and quality is essential as are excellent interpersonal skills. We view leadership as key to our success; therefore you should be able to demonstrate this throughout the recruitment process.

You must be able to motivate staff to achieve high standards, and possess excellent communication skills to ensure that the aims of the organisation are achieved.

You will need to ensure that as well as providing clinical leadership, and taking responsibility for direct staff management and the running of the x-ray service, you have the ability to meet deadlines and the skills and desire to manage Radiology services within budget.

Duties include:
• Responsibility for managing the x-ray service at MRI, including the ED, inpatient, outpatient and theatre services for patients requiring x-ray imaging.
• Support senior colleagues and other management staff to deliver the Imaging services at MRI
• Provide management support and leadership to the radiographers working in x-ray at MRI
• Provide support and deputise for the MRI site lead as and when required.
• Work with the radiographers and Radiographic Department Assistants (RDAs) to ensure day to day operational service is provided in the most efficient manner possible.
• Organise staff to meet the required demand.
• Ensure any impact on the clinical service from any shortfalls of staffing is minimised.
• As manager of a distinct service continually seek ways to improve the provision of the service.
• Take a lead in implementing change that will result in service improvement.
• Participate in the recruitment process for relevant staff.
• Ensure skill mix and the best use of staffing resources are used to deliver the x-ray service and to support the x-ray reporting service for the reporting radiographers based at MRI
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You should also be aware of competing pressures within hospital and Imaging services and be able to make decisions and prioritise according to clinical need and priority. In addition, the patients' needs will always be at the centre of any focus that you have.

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & 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 28,000 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.







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 atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!




This advert closes on Monday 12 Aug 2024

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