CT Lead Radiographer

NHS; Sutton-in-Ashfield; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A national healthcare provider is looking for an experienced CT Lead Radiographer to oversee teams and perform examinations at multiple sites. Responsibilities include providing leadership, managing organizational duties, and joining a supportive environment focused on patient care. Candidates should possess strong CT experience, be prepared to travel between sites, and participate in on-call duties. Full-time positions with competitive salary range, plus opportunities for ongoing training and leadership development.

Qualifications

• Specialist expertise from diploma/degree/post-graduate study.
• Up to date knowledge on professional issues.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and support to CT teams.
• Perform CT examinations and authorise scans.
• Participate in on-call and bank holiday rota.

Skills

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Education

DCR or BSc (Hons) Radiography

Evidence of further study

Job description

CT Lead Radiographer

Closing date: 01 February 2026.

Sherwood Forest Hospitals are seeking experienced, motivated and enthusiastic CT radiographers who are interested in stepping into a leadership role. This position involves rotational working across King's Mill, Mansfield CDC and Newark sites, providing leadership and support to the CT teams. The post includes line management and organisational responsibilities across the CT service.

We are looking for radiographers with significant CT experience who can demonstrate strong leadership, organisational and communication skills, along with a genuine enthusiasm for the radiography profession.

Successful candidates will be expected to perform CT colon and CT cardiac examinations and authorise scans under pre‑agreed authorisation criteria. Training will be provided, and one of the appointed candidates will take on the role of Colon Lead.

We have two full‑time positions and one 0.9 WTE position available. Applicants will be required to participate in the on‑call and bank holiday rota and must be able to travel between sites.

Interested candidates are encouraged to visit the department prior to submitting an application. Please note, the start date for the post will align with the opening of the new Community Diagnostic Centre in April 2026.

About us

We are an award‑winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire. We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically‑led organisation.

We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as ‘outstanding’ for care and our King's Mill Hospital as the only ‘outstanding’ NHS‑run hospital in the East Midlands.

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Home Office guidance has changed as of 9th April. Anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list.

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Knowledge

• Specialist expertise, underpinned by theory and practical experience acquired through diploma/degree/post‑graduate study.
• Up to date knowledge and awareness of professional issues

Qualifications

• DCR or BSc (Hons) Radiography
• Evidence of further study

Further Training

• Broad training in general radiography to include A&E, orthopaedic and theatre work
• This may be supplemented by short courses + CPD
• Teaching qualification

Experience

• Supervisory experience
• Teaching skills
• Significant experience of working at a Band 6 level; this may be supplemented by short courses + CPD.

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.

£47,810 to £54,710 per annum pro rata.