Radiographic Department Assistant

Job summary

Do you have an interest in assisting the team of sonographers at both Wythenshawe Hospital and St Mary's Hospitals within the ultrasound departments in delivering a high-quality patient focused ultrasound service?

Then consider a move Manchester Foundation Trust's Radiology department and specifically the scan department.

Main duties of the job

Manchester Foundation Trust is a large NHS Trust which operates over several sites within the Manchester Area. This Radiographic department assistant post involves working primarily at the Wythenshawe Hospital site in the emergency gynae unit within the ultrasound room and at St Mary's ultrasound department dealing with pregnancy scan patients in the main.

This is a 37.5 hours per week full time job role with hours worked 8.30 am-4.30 pm, 9am-5pm and occasionally 10 am-6 pm. Monday to Friday with some weekend work required on a rotational basis as overtime.

Both ultrasound departments provide an efficient and busy ultrasound service in a welcoming atmosphere. You will be a vital member of a large, dedicated team that works together to deliver the best possible service to the patients of Manchester. To succeed you will ideally need previous experience of working in a hospital environment, with the ability to care and communicate effectively with a wide range of patients and have a flexible approach to work.

About us

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.