Lead Practitioner Breast Imaging

Integrated Care System; London; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS foundation trust in London is seeking a Lead Practitioner for Breast Imaging to provide clinical and strategic leadership. The role requires expertise in breast imaging and operational management, with responsibilities including compliance with standards and leading transformative changes. A BSc in Diagnostic Radiography and a postgraduate qualification in Breast Imaging are essential. This position offers a salary ranging from £85,431 to £97,148 annually.

Qualifications

• Operational management in imaging services required.
• Experience in large diverse Acute NHS Trust preferred.
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development necessary.

Responsibilities

• Lead on providing technical clinical imaging advice to stakeholders.
• Oversee operational and budgetary planning for the service.
• Ensure compliance with clinical governance requirements.

Skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Developed leadership style

Analytical problem-solving skills

Interpersonal skills

Lean Methodologies

Education

BSc (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography or equivalent

State Registration with the Health Professions Council

Postgraduate qualification in Breast imaging

Leadership training or certification

Tools

Prince 2

Job description

Go back Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Lead Practitioner Breast Imaging

The closing date is 10 August 2025

The Clinical Imaging and Medical Physics (CLIMP) directorate is seeking a radiographer with extensive breast imaging and management experience to lead the Breast Imaging Services. This newly-created role will provide expert professional, clinical and strategic leadership for the radiographers, assistant practitioners and clinical support workforce within the Breast Imaging service

Acting as a role model of Trust values and creating a culture of collaborative, partnership working, the post holder will develop strong internal and external professional working relationships to effectively lead the transformation and optimisation of the Breast Imaging service. The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that radiographers, Assistant Practitioners and support staff have a single point of visibility and accountable, professional leadership across the Breast Imaging service.

Main duties of the job

Attached you will find the job description and person specification documents which provide more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.

About us

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.

We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.

We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.

Job responsibilities

Reporting operationally to the CLIMP General Manager and Head of Radiology Services, the post holder will work collaboratively with the wider Breast Imaging team, internal and external stakeholder groups to deliver outstanding levels of diagnostic imaging, with a high emphasis on patient safety, high quality care and excellent staff experience. The post holder will be accountable for the delivery of Breast imaging services which conform to professional standards, meet clinical governance compliance requirements, and national performance KPI targets.

As Lead Practitioner, the post holder is responsible for overseeing the operational, financial, workforce and strategic direction of their service and team, contributing to and ensuring that these are in line with the overarching CLIMP, AHP, Directorate and Trust strategy. In addition, the post holder will lead on providing technical clinical imaging advice and expertise to Trust stakeholders, they will support strategic, capital land business planning, the design of new installations and equipment procurement, installation, testing and acceptance.

More information on the role and its duties are available in the attached person specification.

Person Specification

Skills, Knowledge and Ability

• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentational skills.
• Exemplary professional appearance and approach.
• Developed and appropriate leadership style.
• Evidence of a high level of analytical problem solving skills.
• Effective advocate for patients and staff in a wide range of arenas.
• Current and wide range of highly specialist breast imaging competencies
• Ability to work in an environment with constantly changing priorities and demanding deadlines.
• Flexible approach to work and delivery of requirements.
• Must have the interpersonal skills to negotiate, influence and inspire.
• Be able to overcome organisational cultural and operational hurdles.
• Be able to organise and motivate others to deliver plans
• Lean Methodologies
• Leadership training

Previous Experience

• Operational management in imaging services
• Operational experience in a large diverse Acute NHS Trust
• Experience in developing a team and objective setting.
• Experience in change management strategies.
• Experience in equipment procurement process.
• Experience of quality management initiatives and systems.
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
• Experience in resource management and allocation.
• Experience in external and commercial liaison.
• Experience of formal mentorship program's
• Prince 2
• Evidence of multidisciplinary team leading

Qualifications

• BSc (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography or equivalent.
• State Registration with the Health Professions Council.
• Evidence of post graduate qualification in Breast imaging
• Leadership training or certification
• Radiation Protection Supervisor training course
• Health Service management training

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.

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

£85,431 to £97,148 a yearp.a. inclusive of HCA