Advanced Practice Radiographer

The Wyre Forest Health Partnership; Worcester; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking an experienced Advanced Practitioners radiographer to lead and perform fluoroscopy and interventional procedures. The role covers PICC line insertion, barium swallows, HSGs and nephrostomy exchanges, with emphasis on clinical leadership and service coordination.

You will support and work with Fluoroscopy and IR Lead radiographers, contribute to a dynamic team, and participate in clinical rota requirements.

Qualifications

• Must hold or be willing to work towards a relevant postgraduate certification.
• Experience in fluoroscopy and interventional radiology is essential.
• Proven leadership and team coordination in a clinical setting.

Responsibilities

• Maintain clinical skills and service provision within designated radiology specialties.
• Support the department in delivering high-quality clinical care.
• Provide training, advice, and support to staff within the service.
• Organise workload, staffing, and stock control to ensure efficient service delivery.
• Ensure operational standards are met and service delivery is progressive.
• Communicate effectively with site/modality leads and staff.
• Lead in development of clinical practice and standards, including policies and guidelines.
• Contribute to service development and participate in clinical audits.

Skills

Fluoroscopy

Interventional radiography

PICC line insertion

Barium swallow

HSGs

Nephrostomy exchanges

Leadership experience

Education

Postgraduate certification

Job description

Go back Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Advanced Practice Radiographer

The closing date is 02 November 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a qualified Advanced Practitionerat WAHNHST. We are looking for a dynamic and experienced Advanced Practitionerradiographer, who is currently independently performing and reportingfluoroscopy and interventional advanced practice in any of the following areas:PICC line insertion, barium swallows, HSGs or nephrostomy exchanges.

The successful candidate must demonstrate a high level of both clinicaland leadership experience with an excellent knowledge of fluoroscopy andinterventional procedures. Experience in leading teams and coordinatingservices is also required for this post as they will be expected to support andwork in conjunction with both the Fluoroscopy and IR Lead radiographers. Jobplan will based on experience and any training requirements.

Candidates must hold or be willing to work towards a relevantpostgraduate certification.

Main duties of the job

The individual will play a key role in the smooth running of both the IR and Fluoroscopy services. They will be required to, as appropriate, support staff through change and contribute to a holistic approach to care ensuring that patients at the heart of all we do. You will be part of a dynamic team who work together to support each other to achieve the very best for our patients. In addition to your advanced practice there will be some requirement to support the clinical rota in IR/fluoroscopy.

You will be joining our team to provide a high quality, responsive IR service countywide with requirement to participate in the IR o/c service.

About us

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a largeacute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acuteservices to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to alarger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services fromthree sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and ourcaring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centredcare. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people towork with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin oureveryday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Being open and honest

Ensuring people feel cared for

Showing respect to everyone

We are proud to have achieved Timewiseaccreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible workingwithin our organisation as a flex positive employer.

DBS Checks and Costs

Any applicants who are offered posts requiring aDBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check(at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in SupportingInformation section for more details on DBS checks and costs.

Job responsibilities

As a band 7 Radiographer at Worcestershire Acute Hospital Trust (WAHT), there is an expectation that you will use your experience and knowledge to support both the staff and service users where appropriate. This also includes any modality leads, site leads and senior managers.

As such you will be expected to:

• -Maintain clinical skills and service provision within designated specialities.
• -Support the department in delivering continuous high quality clinical care.
• -Demonstrate a high level of expertise within relevant modalities/area, providing training, advice, education and support to staff.
• -Be responsible for ensuring the effective management and leadership of required services which will include organising workload, staffing and appropriate stock control within these areas.
• -Ensure operational standards are met to maintain effective and progressive service delivery.
• -Demonstrate effective communication with all staff including site/modality leads.
• -Ensure, in line with site leads, staffing levels are managed appropriately maintaining a safe, efficient and responsive service within your specific area.
• -Support and where appropriate, lead in the on-going development of clinical practice and standards of care within a specific service, including the development of policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines in collaboration with multidisciplinary colleagues.
• - Contribute towards service development and undertake clinical audit activity within specialist services