Lead Radiographer Radiology, CTW

NHS; Kidderminster; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Radiographer to join the Radiology team at Worcestershire Acute NHS Trust. This role involves clinical leadership, operational oversight, and support to various personnel within the Radiology department. The successful candidate will ensure the delivery of high-quality care and contribute to service improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Extensive clinical experience in Radiology with expertise in modalities.
• Good awareness of College of Radiographers and HCPC Code of Conduct.
• Experience in an acute hospital setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and support staff and service users.
• Ensure effective management of services, including workload and staffing.
• Maintain high-quality clinical care and operational standards.

Skills

Clinical experience in Radiology

Leadership

Communication

Education

BSc in Radiography

HCPC Registration

Job description

Job summary

An exciting and excellent opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Radiographer to join the Radiology team at Worcestershire Acute NHS Trust to provide clinical leadership and operational oversight to Radiographers, Assistant Practitioners and Radiology Assistants.

This post will be based at the Kidderminster Treatment Centrehowever will be required to travel around the trust offering support when necessary.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be required to support in both a clinical and managerial capacity and will be required to support our out of hours duties as part of the Radiology departments key service provision.

There is an expectation that the appointed candidate will support other services within Radiology (according to knowledge and skills) and as a Senior staff member will be required to support the leadership team as and when required.

About us

Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is over 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Our objectives are simple:

• Best services for local people
• Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
• Best use of resources
• Best people

Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

Details Date posted

29 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9365-25-0490

Job locations

Kidderminster General Hospital

Bewdley Road

Kidderminster

Worcestershire

DY11 6RJ

Worcestershire Royal Hospital

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

WR5 1DD

The Alexandra Hospital

Woodrow Drive

Redditch

Worcestershire

B98 7UB

Job description Job responsibilities

As a band 7 Radiographer at Worcestershire Acute Hospital Trust (WAHT), there is an expectation that you will use your experience and knowledge to support both the staff and service users where appropriate. This also includes any modality leads, site leads and senior managers.

As such you will be expected to:

Maintain clinical skills and service provision within designated specialities.

Support the department in delivering continuous high quality clinical care.

Demonstrate a high level of expertise within relevant modalities/area, providing training, advice, education and support to staff.

Be responsible for ensuring the effective management and leadership of required services which will include organising workload, staffing and appropriate stock control within these areas.

Ensure operational standards are met to maintain effective and progressive service delivery.

Demonstrate effective communication with all staff including site/modality leads.

Ensure, in line with site leads, staffing levels are managed appropriately maintaining a safe, efficient and responsive service within your specific area.

Support and where appropriate, lead in the on-going development of clinical practice and standards of care within a specific service, including the development of policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines in collaboration with multidisciplinary colleagues.

Contribute towards service development and undertake clinical audit activity within specialist services as required.

Where appropriate, support in the delivery of complex imaging techniques using advanced technologies, recording or reporting on the outcomes.

Act as a specialist resource and provide specialist advice in relation to care of patients within your appropriate speciality(s).

Job description Job responsibilities

As a band 7 Radiographer at Worcestershire Acute Hospital Trust (WAHT), there is an expectation that you will use your experience and knowledge to support both the staff and service users where appropriate. This also includes any modality leads, site leads and senior managers.

As such you will be expected to:

Maintain clinical skills and service provision within designated specialities.

Support the department in delivering continuous high quality clinical care.

Demonstrate a high level of expertise within relevant modalities/area, providing training, advice, education and support to staff.

Be responsible for ensuring the effective management and leadership of required services which will include organising workload, staffing and appropriate stock control within these areas.

Ensure operational standards are met to maintain effective and progressive service delivery.

Demonstrate effective communication with all staff including site/modality leads.

Ensure, in line with site leads, staffing levels are managed appropriately maintaining a safe, efficient and responsive service within your specific area.

Support and where appropriate, lead in the on-going development of clinical practice and standards of care within a specific service, including the development of policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines in collaboration with multidisciplinary colleagues.

Contribute towards service development and undertake clinical audit activity within specialist services as required.

Where appropriate, support in the delivery of complex imaging techniques using advanced technologies, recording or reporting on the outcomes.

Act as a specialist resource and provide specialist advice in relation to care of patients within your appropriate speciality(s).

Person Specification Experience Essential

• Extensive clinical experience in Radiology with further specific expert modality experience
• Experience working in an acute hospital setting in a Senior Radiography post or equivalent.
• Good awareness of College of Radiographers and HCPC Code of Conduct / Accountability.
• Experience and awareness of change within Radiology
• Good awareness of National NHS priorities

Desirable

• Experience with undertaking robust Quality Assurance
• Radiation Protection Supervisor

Qualifications Essential

• BSc in Radiography or the DCR(R) HCPC Registration
• State registration with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC),

Desirable

• Post graduate qualification in relevant area

Person Specification Experience Essential

• Extensive clinical experience in Radiology with further specific expert modality experience
• Experience working in an acute hospital setting in a Senior Radiography post or equivalent.
• Good awareness of College of Radiographers and HCPC Code of Conduct / Accountability.
• Experience and awareness of change within Radiology
• Good awareness of National NHS priorities

Desirable

• Experience with undertaking robust Quality Assurance
• Radiation Protection Supervisor

Qualifications Essential

• BSc in Radiography or the DCR(R) HCPC Registration
• State registration with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC),

Desirable

• Post graduate qualification in relevant area

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Kidderminster General Hospital

Bewdley Road

Kidderminster

Worcestershire

DY11 6RJ

Employer's website

https://www.worcsacute.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Kidderminster General Hospital

Bewdley Road

Kidderminster

Worcestershire

DY11 6RJ

Employer's website

https://www.worcsacute.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)