Lead CSI Radiographer

NHS; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Lead CSI Radiographer to lead the Cross-Sectional Imaging service within Radiology in Liverpool. The post is NHS AfC Band 8a and requires extensive paediatric CT/MRI leadership, governance and service development responsibilities.

The successful candidate will manage staff, drive quality standards, support training, and ensure 24/7 imaging coverage with a focus on patient care and accreditation progress across the CSI suite.

Qualifications

• Significant CT/MRI senior-level experience.
• Experience in governance, incident reporting and risk management.
• Paediatric imaging experience.
• Evidence of research or audit activity.
• UK professional registration is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the CSI imaging service to meet Radiology, Trust and National standards; provide innovative solutions and excellent patient care.
• Manage CSI service staff, development plans, PDRs, sickness/absence, capability and disciplinary issues.
• Provide professional support and develop plans to improve patient care within current standards, policies and guidelines.
• Monitor departmental protocols and procedures using audit/research to implement improvements.
• Facilitate training and development of radiographers, student radiographers and imaging staff.

Education

Management training/supervisory experience of a group of staff

Good Clinical Practice Certificate

Job description

Employer Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust Town LIVERPOOL Salary £57,528 - £64,750 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 17/09/2026 12:00

Lead CSI Radiographer

NHS AfC: Band 8a

Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care and has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients’ homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Sunflower House building newly relocated, and opened on the hospital site.

We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We’re also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.

As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit.

You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At Alder Hey we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:

• Great flexible working opportunities
• Lease car scheme and Home Electronics Scheme
• Generous annual leave and pension scheme
• Extensive staff health and well-being programmes

Job overview

An exciting opportunity exists for an experienced radiographer to lead the cross-sectional team for the Radiology Department at Alder Hey.

We are looking for a knowledgeable, and experienced radiographer with a passion and interest paediatrics, who will embrace the opportunity to manage their own team and to lead and develop the CSI service at Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.

We have 2 Philips Ingenia MRI scanners - including a 3T intra-operative system, 1 GE 3T Signa Premier research MRI scanner & 1 Philips 5300 CT scanner and are currently in the process of installing the first Philips 7300 CT scanner in a designated paediatric centre.

We perform a wide range of examinations including advanced cardiac and neuro imaging, with the service provided over 24 hours, 7 days per week. You will play an essential role in Alder Hey achieving QSI accreditation and ensuring high standards of imaging and patient care.

Main duties of the job

To lead and develop the CSI service ensuring the service meets Radiology, Trust and National standards; bringing innovative solutions and providing excellent patient care. To lead a service in conjunction with deputy CSI lead to provide a seamless and efficient service for all Cross-Sectional Imaging.

Working for our organisation

As one of Europe’s biggest and busiest children’s hospitals, at Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, we treat everything from common illnesses to highly complex and specialist conditions.In addition to our main hospital site, we offer paediatric services at a number of community sites and hold local clinics across Merseyside, Cumbria, Shropshire, Wales and the Isle of Man. We also provide specialist inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs in our recently relocated and newly opened state of the art facility.

Alder Hey has a thriving research portfolio and leads research into children’s medicines, infection, inflammation and oncology. We are becoming recognised as one of the world’s leaders in children’s healthcare and research. We contribute to public health, lead cutting-edge research and teach the next generation of children’s specialists. Alongside this is ourInnovation Hub, a dedicated space where clinicians and industries can come together to create new products and technologies.

We know that a children’s hospital is different and that our job is more than just treating an illness. To us, every child is an individual. As well as giving them the very best care, we set out to make them feel happy, safe and confident as they play, learn and grow. At Alder Hey we are here to look after a child and their family and that includes mums, dads, brothers and sisters.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Responsible for the management and delivery of a comprehensive and effective CSI imaging service.

To manage within the CSI service, the staff, personal development, PDR’s, and act as first line manager for sickness/absence, capability, disciplinary and professional issues.

To provide professional support for staff and to develop plans to improve patient care within current professional and legal standards, local and national policies.

To monitor the effectiveness of departmental protocols and procedures utilising audit/research to initiate and implement new protocols and procedures

Facilitate the training and development of radiographers, student radiographers, and imaging department assistants in conjunction with the Radiology Practice Education Facilitator (PEF).

Person specification

Education

• Management training/supervisory experience of a group of staff
• Good Clinical Practice Certificate

Experience

• Significant experience in a CT/MRI department in a senior role
• Evidence of further professional development/expanded roles/quality management
• Experience of resource management and able to manage resources effectivelyFirst line management experience of a group of staff
• Experience of governance, incident reporting and risk management
• Paediatric Experience
• Evidence of research/audit

We actively promote equality and diversity and operate a Zero Tolerance policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment.

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.