CT Lead Radiographer | East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS hospital in Ipswich seeks an experienced CT Lead Radiographer to manage daily operations, ensure safety compliance, and support staff development within a high-performing CT service. The role emphasizes patient care and continuous improvement, offering substantial professional growth opportunities and benefits including a generous pension scheme and flexible working options.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

27 days annual leave

NHS discounts

Health and Wellbeing programme

Qualifications

• Experienced Radiographer with leadership skills.
• Ability to manage CT workflow and staff effectively.
• Commitment to patient care and training.

Responsibilities

• Manage CT department daily operations.
• Support staff training and development.
• Ensure compliance with safety and professional standards.

Skills

Leadership in CT services

Patient care

Staff training and development

Radiation governance

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Radiographer to take on a key leadership role as CT Lead Radiographer within our dynamic Imaging Department.

You’ll oversee the day-to-day management of our busy CT service at Ipswich Hospital and upcoming community diagnostic centre. Working closely with the CT Manager, you’ll ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality imaging services that deliver excellent patient care and meet national and local targets.

This is a hands‑on leadership role that blends specialist clinical expertise with service management, staff development, and innovation. You’ll manage workflows, support staff, plan CT waiting lists, and drive service improvements.

We’re passionate about learning and development, so you’ll play a key part in training, mentoring and supervising new staff, students, and apprentices, as well as introducing new CT examinations and techniques. In return, you’ll be supported in your own professional growth through leadership and CPD opportunities including Trust leadership programmes available including other bite size training courses.

If you’re an enthusiastic, forward-thinking Radiographer ready to lead and develop a high-performing CT service, we’d love to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• Manage the daily running of the CT department, ensuring effective workflow and a patient-centred approach.
• Support theCT Manager in overseeing and planning the CT waiting list, monitoring daily activity, forward planning, and escalating issues as appropriate.
• Undertake CT scans to a high professional standard and ensuring good radiation governance processes are in place to support both patients and staff.
• Ensure staff training and development, providing guidance, supervision, and mentorship to enable team members to work confidently and safely within theCT environment.
• Review and maintainCT policies, competency frameworks, and training programmes to ensure safe, effective, and compliant service delivery in line with national and local access targets.
• Monitor staff compliance with mandatory training, Trust policies, and professional standards, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• Liaise with theCTManager and other senior staff to plan service delivery, manage capacity, and support service development.

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

This advert closes on Sunday 7 Dec 2025