Job summary
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) is seeking two experienced, motivated, and dynamic Site Lead Radiographersto join our Imaging Division. Site Lead Radiographers 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. Manchester Royal Hospital (MRI) & Wythenshawe (WYT) The largest 2 hospitals within MFT group, providing regional, national, and international care. You will:
- Lead the radiography workforce to deliver specialist imaging.
- Ensure safe practice and high standards of care for adult patients.
- Support innovation, research, and continuous service development in paediatric imaging (WYT only)
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 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 duties of the job
Main Responsibilities
- 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.
Additional responsibilty, currently as below:
- Manchester Royal Infirmary - Trust Dexa lead
- Trafford General Hospital - Imaging educational lead (postgraduate)
- Wythenshawe Hospital - Imaging clinical tutor lead (undergraduate)
We are looking for radiographers who:
- Hold currentHCPC registration.
- Have significant post-registration experience, ideally with leadership or management responsibilities.
- Bring excellent communication, interpersonal, and organisational skills.
- Demonstrate strong leadership capabilities and the ability to motivate and support teams.
- Committed to continuous service improvement and delivering high-quality patient care.
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.
About us
Join Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) and become part of a 30,000 plus strong team, delivering exceptional care to over 1 million people every year. As the largest provider of specialist services, and our Oxford Road Campus in Manchester, the largest health academic campus in Europe, we are forward-thinking, committed to clinical excellence and driven to deliver innovation, and continuous improvement.
Whether you're beginning your career or taking the next step, MFT offers a stimulating and supportive environment where your contribution truly matters. Our Hive Electronic Patient Record system enables safer, smarter, and more efficient ways of working - empowering you to deliver the best possible outcomes for our patients.You'll be part of a collaborative, multi-disciplinary community, working alongside professionals from a wide range of clinical backgrounds. Together, we push boundaries, share knowledge, and deliver care that transforms lives.
At MFT, you'll find a workplace where everyone is respected, supported, and encouraged to thrive. We offer clear clinical pathways for professional development, helping you grow your skills and achieve your ambitions.
Your journey at MFT is more than a job - it's an opportunity to make a lasting impact. We'll support you as you shape the future of healthcare, one patient at a time.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guidethat 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 youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in your application
Here at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, were proud to be ALL HERE FOR YOUfor our patients, our communities, and each other.
As part of our commitment to fairness, transparency, and personal integrity, we ask all applicants to ensure that their job applications reflect their own experiences, skills, and motivations. While AI tools can support spelling, grammar, or formatting, we expect that the content of your applicationespecially personal statements and responses to role-specific questionsis written by you. This helps us get to know the real you and ensures that our recruitment process remains equitable and meaningful for everyone.
Thank you for helping us uphold the values that make our Trust a place where people belong, grow, and thrive. We look forward to receiving your application.
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, please contact the manager named below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guidethat 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 youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in your application
Here at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, were proud to be ALL HERE FOR YOUfor our patients, our communities, and each other.
As part of our commitment to fairness, transparency, and personal integrity, we ask all applicants to ensure that their job applications reflect their own experiences, skills, and motivations. While AI tools can support spelling, grammar, or formatting, we expect that the content of your applicationespecially personal statements and responses to role-specific questionsis written by you. This helps us get to know the real you and ensures that our recruitment process remains equitable and meaningful for everyone.
Thank you for helping us uphold the values that make our Trust a place where people belong, grow, and thrive. We look forward to receiving your application.
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, please contact the manager named below.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Graduate or clinical qualification relating to speciality
- Managerial or clinical/professional qualification equivalent to post graduate diploma or equivalent proven experience
- For any clinical work - HCPC registration or voluntary professional register
Desirable
- Masters Degree or equivalent experience.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing healthcare services.
- Management of resources with a good track record with change management or efficiency savings
- Experience of developing and maintaining effective partnerships with stakeholders in the redesign of services.
- Experience of managing a diverse team
- Measurable track record in involving and motivating staff to improve performance
- Experience of successfully managing the implementation of change.
- Evidence of professional leadership, leading to innovation in practice.
- Experience of identifying education and training needs of staff utilising.
- Evidence of continuous professional development.
- Experience in clinical audit/benchmarking.
- Experienced in complaints management
- Several years' experience of delivering a Clinical Radiology service
Desirable
- Experience in workforce planning.
- Experience in setting establishments and using workforce toolkits including dependency tools.
- Experience in R&D.
- Experience of modernising services without additional resources.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Graduate or clinical qualification relating to speciality
- Managerial or clinical/professional qualification equivalent to post graduate diploma or equivalent proven experience
- For any clinical work - HCPC registration or voluntary professional register
Desirable
- Masters Degree or equivalent experience.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing healthcare services.
- Management of resources with a good track record with change management or efficiency savings
- Experience of developing and maintaining effective partnerships with stakeholders in the redesign of services.
- Experience of managing a diverse team
- Measurable track record in involving and motivating staff to improve performance
- Experience of successfully managing the implementation of change.
- Evidence of professional leadership, leading to innovation in practice.
- Experience of identifying education and training needs of staff utilising.
- Evidence of continuous professional development.
- Experience in clinical audit/benchmarking.
- Experienced in complaints management
- Several years' experience of delivering a Clinical Radiology service
Desirable
- Experience in workforce planning.
- Experience in setting establishments and using workforce toolkits including dependency tools.
- Experience in R&D.
- Experience of modernising services without additional resources.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Trafford General Hospital, Manchester Royal and Wythenshawe Hospital (site to be agreed upon appointment)
Manchester
M41 5SL
Employer's website
https://mft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)
