Advanced Practice Radiographer at The Christie | Manchester

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust is advertising an Advanced Practice Radiographer - MR Brain Reporting Training Post in its Radiology department in Manchester. This permanent, full-time post is for an experienced MR radiographer who will undertake postgraduate preparation for MR brain reporting while contributing to a specialist oncology imaging service. The advertised pathway combines supervised learning with responsibilities that support clinical reporting, patient-centred care and the wider work of the MR team.

Following the relevant qualification and preceptorship period, the post holder will interpret and formally report MR brain scans for patients presenting with brain metastasis. The position sits within a service that works with radiographers, radiologists, medical physics colleagues, clinicians and nursing staff. It therefore calls for careful professional judgement, sound MRI safety knowledge and a constructive approach to multidisciplinary communication.

Opportunity Details

Overview of the Vacancy

Location, Sector, and Role Context

This training post is based at Radiology - E00298 in Manchester. The job description describes a senior role in which specialist knowledge is used to perform examinations, interpret images and produce final formal MR brain reports within departmental practice. Clinical work includes written and verbal communication of results, discussion of image interpretation and reporting, and knowing when to seek advice or escalate findings. The role is accountable for decisions within the individual’s professional scope and is expected to maintain modality-specific expertise as the reporting practice develops.

The successful applicant will attend university for a postgraduate qualification in MR brain reporting with support from a Consultant Radiologist mentor. They will then complete a preceptorship period before autonomous reporting within the stated clinical scope. Alongside reporting, the position supports the MR Lead in developing radiography colleagues and helping to provide high-quality care across four scanners. The advert also places the post within audit, research, quality improvement, education, peer review and service-development activity, making it appropriate for a radiographer seeking structured advanced-practice development in oncology imaging.

Patient care remains central to the clinical responsibilities described for the post. The job description asks the post holder to act as a clinical role model and help patients understand complex information connected with their radiographic examination. It also requires attention to departmental imaging standards, equipment concerns, confidentiality and health-and-safety practice. The successful applicant will work with senior radiology colleagues to review practice and identify solutions that support the smooth running of the department, while maintaining the professional code of conduct and relevant legislation for magnetic-field work.

About the Employer: The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

Organization and Relevant Services

Verified Employer Overview

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust is a Foundation Trust based in Manchester whose work covers cancer care, research and education. Its public information describes a regional service for Greater Manchester and Cheshire, alongside national specialist referrals. As a Foundation Trust, it describes having greater freedom to develop services for patients and being accountable to the communities it serves. This provides the institutional setting for a radiology post focused on the assessment and reporting needs of people receiving specialist cancer care.

The Trust’s published care information covers radiotherapy, systemic anti-cancer treatments including chemotherapy, specialised surgery and a broad range of support services. Its main site is in Withington, while care is also delivered through a network intended to bring treatment closer to patients’ homes. The employer’s role description places this vacancy in the Radiology department at the Manchester site, where MR brain reporting can contribute to diagnostic assessment and treatment planning for patients whose care crosses clinical specialties.

Professional Setting and Role Context

Work Environment, Operations, and Facilities

The Christie’s MRI information describes a radiology department with one 3T scanner and three 1.5T scanners. These support imaging for diagnosis, routine post-treatment follow-up and radiotherapy treatment planning. Its MR physics group works alongside senior radiographers, radiologists, oncologists and radiology service managers to support safe and efficient services. That multidisciplinary environment reflects the collaboration required in the job description, including communication with clinical, radiology and medical physics colleagues.

The employer also describes MR safety, quality assurance, research and teaching as part of its wider MRI activity. The MR group contributes to postgraduate teaching for MR radiographers and healthcare scientists, and the Trust’s careers information highlights learning and development opportunities for colleagues. Within this setting, the training structure in the vacancy is aligned with a role that contributes to professional development, teaching of staff and students, review of clinical practice, and the dissemination of audit or research learning.

MRI activity at the Trust also includes work supporting radiotherapy planning, including an MR-Linac service and a scanner supporting proton beam therapy planning. The official MRI page describes ongoing work on MR techniques for radiotherapy guidance and treatment-response evaluation, as well as support for clinical-scientist and radiographer education. These wider functions do not alter the stated reporting scope of this vacancy, but they give context for its emphasis on clinical-oncology MRI knowledge, evidence appraisal, protocol review and collaboration across clinical and scientific disciplines.

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Application Guidance

Prepare a Focused Application

CV, Evidence, Documents, and Interview Preparation

The points below are general application guidance, not additional employer requirements. A strong supporting statement for a senior NHS radiography post can map relevant experience directly to the published person specification. It can distinguish experience gained in MRI scanning, clinical oncology, reporting, audit, teaching and multidisciplinary working, rather than relying on broad claims. Clear examples of how professional judgement, patient communication and safety awareness have informed practice can make the evidence easier for a recruiting panel to assess.

Before submitting, applicants can check that their professional-registration details, qualifications and continuing professional development evidence are accurate and ready to explain. It is useful to reflect on examples that show work within scope of practice, appropriate escalation, handling of complex clinical information and contribution to service improvement. For a reporting training post, applicants may also wish to explain how previous postgraduate learning and feedback have informed their readiness for supervised development and peer review.

• Use the supporting statement to address each essential criterion with a concise, specific example from clinical practice.
• Describe MRI experience by modality, examination range and the contribution made to image quality, safety or patient care.
• Prepare examples of multidisciplinary communication, including how findings or imaging issues were shared with the appropriate colleagues.
• Organise evidence of postgraduate study, professional development and any audit, teaching or research contribution before starting the form.
• Be ready to discuss professional boundaries, escalation and MR safety in relation to complex oncology imaging scenarios.

How to Apply

Submit Your Application Through the Verified Route

Apply Through the Official NHS Jobs Vacancy Page

Open the official vacancy page using the application route below and select “Apply for this job”. The route was shown to retain the full role title before presenting an official NHS Jobs hand-off to the employer-approved application system. Register or sign in on that system when prompted, then complete the application and supporting information requested for this specific radiography post. Review the form carefully before final submission and retain a copy of the information supplied for your records.