Consultant in Head and Neck Radiology

Job overview

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) are delighted to be recruiting to a Consultant Radiologist with specialist interest in Head and Neck Imaging, who will help provide specialist secondary and tertiary level Head & Neck (H&N) imaging services for adults patients across the MFT footprint.

The successful candidate will join a dynamic team of Consultants in the Adults’ Radiology and Dental Imaging clinical services in MFT, with the team comprising of 8 Consultant H&N/Neuro Radiologists and 3 Consultants in Dental Radiology and, as part of a broader team of 57 Consultant Radiologists in Adults’ Radiology Clinical Service.

If you are interested in joining our world class team see the additional documents section for external links to detailed information about our team and what MFT and Manchester has to offer.

Main duties of the job

Subspecialty

In Head and Neck Radiology, the key roles of the post-holder will include:

• Providing specialist opinion and reports on Head and Neck Imaging including USS, MR and CT
• Be able to perform H&N intervention including FNA and core biopsy
• Support regional specialist cancer and non-cancer MDTs in a wide range of H&N services
• Provide tertiary level specialist opinion on a range of niche H&N services and post operative imaging.

The Imaging Division offers opportunities to develop or learn new skills, including:

• Provision of salivary gland diagnostic imaging and salivary gland interventions
• PET-CT reporting and training/accreditation
• Orbital, Cochlear implant and other specialist MDTs

Acute & On-Call Radiology

The role supports an acute session and general diagnostic on call.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in your application

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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 application—especially personal statements and responses to role-specific questions—is 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.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.