Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) is seeking two experienced, motivated, and dynamic Site Lead Radiographers to join our Imaging Division.
As a Site Lead Radiographer, you will provide professional and operational leadership for radiography services at your allocated site, working closely with senior colleagues, clinical leads, and multidisciplinary teams to deliver safe, effective, and compassionate imaging care.
Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital (RMCH)
In this role, you will:
* Lead the radiography workforce to deliver specialist paediatric imaging.
* Ensure safe practice and high standards of care for children and young people.
* Support innovation, research, and continuous service development in paediatric imaging.
Trafford General Hospital (TGH)
At TGH, you will play a pivotal role in delivering imaging across Trafford and Withington sites, with close links to Wythenshawe Hospital. In this role, you will:
* Manage day‑to‑day imaging operations, including inpatient flow and elective hub activity.
* Provide leadership and HR support for radiography and RDA teams.
* Contribute to service planning, theatre scheduling, and site‑based service development.
Main Responsibilities
* Provide day‑to‑day leadership and management of radiography teams at site level.
* Ensure delivery of safe, efficient, and patient‑centred imaging services.
* Drive service development, quality improvement, and audit.
* Support senior management colleagues across Imaging Division to ensure service continuity.
* Lead on workforce planning, recruitment, HR matters, and staff development.
* Work collaboratively with clinical colleagues to ensure timely, responsive imaging services.
* Ensure compliance with legislation and Trust policies, including IR(ME)R and safeguarding standards.
About You
* Hold current HCPC registration.
* Have significant post‑registration experience, ideally with leadership or management responsibilities.
* Bring excellent communication, interpersonal, and organisational skills.
* Can demonstrate strong leadership capabilities and the ability to motivate and support teams.
* Are committed to continuous service improvement and delivering high‑quality patient care.
* (For RMCH) – experience in paediatric imaging is highly desirable.
* (For TGH) – experience in service management and supporting elective hub activity is desirable.
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.
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. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
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