General Imaging Practice Development Radiographer

Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health organization in the United Kingdom seeks a Senior Radiographer to lead educational and workforce initiatives within the radiography department. This role involves overseeing the development of strategic people pathways, working closely with clinical teams to ensure high standards of patient safety and quality care. The ideal candidate will possess expert knowledge in General Imaging and a passion for improving clinical pathways. This position is crucial for enhancing workforce capabilities and practices within the department.

Benefits

Engaging workplace culture

Supportive network for staff

Qualifications

• Highly experienced radiographer with knowledge in education and workforce development.
• Passion for improving clinical pathways and overseeing projects.
• Ability to engage clinical teams and implement new practices.

Responsibilities

• Oversee strategic people and pathway development in General Imaging areas.
• Lead the design and implementation of practice development improvements.
• Provide outreach support and leadership for radiography teams.

Skills

Expert knowledge in General Imaging

Education and workforce development

Leadership skills

Project and programme management

Education

Relevant radiography qualification

Job description

An exciting senior radiographer position has arisen to support and lead further developments in relation to education, upskilling and people development within our busy radiography department. This post is responsible for overseeing the development of strategic people and pathway development within General Imaging areas including Plain Film Imaging, Nuclear Medicine, Mammography, Dexa, Fluroscopy and interventional radiology areas, working cross‑organisation across our sites at LGT and will work closely with operational teams and other practice & workforce development colleagues.

This role sits within the small but high impact AHP Workforce Development Team, where the successful person will provide outreach support and leadership for specific areas and teams within the radiography department. There will also be opportunity to work with other professions and services and a positive support network around this role exists.

The post is responsible for a wide variety of workstreams to scope, engage and develop the abilities of our registered and non‑registered Radiographers to ultimately ensure service users continue to receive safe and effective quality care. The post would suit a highly experienced radiographer with expert knowledge in General Imaging with knowledge and abilities across in education and workforce development who has a passion for improving pathways and taking responsibility for overseeing projects and programmes related to clinical, leadership, research and educational frameworks.

The post is responsible for overseeing the development of strategic people and pathway development within General Imaging areas including Plain Film Imaging, Nuclear Medicine, Mammography, Dexa, Fluroscopy and Interventional radiology areas across our sites at LGT.

Reporting to the AHP Workforce and Education Lead the post holder will lead on the design, development and implementation of practice development improvements across the Radiography Department to provide the highest standards of patient safety and quality. The role will provide focused input across Plain Film and associated services and therefore will have broad knowledge of how these specific services operate.

The post holder will provide expertise and support to all Radiography teams across the trust, but specifically within the above modality and will engage clinical teams at every level in the scoping, design and implementation of new practice and/or models of care with a focus on workforce development, building capacity and positively transforming the ways of working within the department.

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:

1. Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
2. Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
3. Improving the experience of staff with disability
4. Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
5. Making equalities mainstream

The post holder will lead others involved in workforce and education within the radiography department and where relevant will deputise for the AHP Workforce and Education Lead. They will work closely with the Practice Development Lead for AHPs to provide robust practice development initiatives with a focus on Radiographers and those undertaking X‑Ray investigations but may at times branch across other professions.