Lead Radiographer, Theatres, Fluoroscopy & Interventional

Integrated Care System; Coventry; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Coventry seeks a dedicated Lead Radiographer for the Theatres, Fluoroscopy & Interventional department. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing operations and staff, ensuring the delivery of compassionate and high-quality patient care. Key skills include strong leadership abilities and effective management of departmental functions. This role offers an opportunity to contribute to a modern healthcare environment committed to excellence.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in managing staff in a healthcare setting.
• Strong knowledge of imaging techniques and patient safety standards.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Manage radiographic, admin & clerical staff within the department.
• Ensure the delivery of high-quality imaging services.
• Lead and supervise staff, maintaining standards and compliance.

Skills

People management

Compassionate patient care

Operational management

Education

Relevant radiography qualification

Job description

Go back University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

Lead Radiographer, Theatres, Fluoroscopy & Interventional

The closing date is 13 August 2025

The successful candidate will be part of a team responsible for the operational management of the theatre, fluoroscopy and Interventional Radiology department with a particular focus on UHCW theatres.

This includes management of performance and staff related KPIs, monitoring professional standards and supporting effective patient care.

We are looking for a dedicated and dynamic radiographer with key people management skills and a drive for improving standards and provision of compassionate patient centred care.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

Main duties of the job

To manage radiographic, admin & clerical staff, assistant practitioners, radiology assistants and students within a designated area/department,

Provide clear clinical leadership for the day-to-day organisation of the departmental section in accordance with professional and departmental protocols.

To carry out the full range of imaging /duties within specialised area, to a consistently high standard.

As a Trust we combine a number of key roles:

• District general hospital services for Coventry and Rugby, our local population.
• Tertiary centre for Coventry and Warwickshire, providing complex specialist services for the sector and beyond.
• Provider of innovative and leading-edge clinical services to Coventry and Warwickshire.
• The clinical base for The University of Warwick Medical School.

University Hospital of Coventry and Warwick is a large PFI hospital which ensures a guaranteed equipment replacement programme. Consequently all the imaging equipment is replaced with top range systems on a regular basis resulting in a very modern department.

About us

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

Job responsibilities

• To undertake imaging tasks, in line with governmental and departmental protocols, working both alone and with multidisciplinary teams, within specialised area.
• To check patient identification and documentation, and ensure the appropriate radiographic examinations are carried out in accordance with departmental protocols and clinical requests.
• Develop, monitor, and maintain standards of care in accordance with Trust policies, guidelines, protocols and professional regulations.
• Operating equipment, then assessing patient's needs adapt and modify radiographic techniques according to the patient's condition. Attending to patients' welfare at all times.
• To evaluate the resultant images for diagnostic quality and alert clinicians of any abnormality when appropriate.
• Organise facilities for carrying out routine and specialist investigations. Lead and supervise radiographic and support staff in the preparation of those sessions.
• To arrange, plan and participate in the departmental Quality Assurance programme to ensure the efficient operation of the highly technical equipment, and to ensure compliance with best practice by minimising radiation exposures as evaluated by dose reference levels.
• To assist department managers with planning maintenance schedules, initiate and monitor external engineers to breakdowns, to support prompt service resumption.
• To maintain stock management, both control and purchasing as defined in delegated financial approval, staffing, stock, non-stock and petty cash expenditure.
• To participate in the provision of an 'Out of Hours' service, to support full 7-day service delivery as part of contracted hours and to participate in on call duties as required
• To be familiar with, understand and apply the principles of Radiation Safety, both nationally and locally regulated or protocol led, defining, and arranging safe systems of work.
• Arrange and define local reporting systems compliant with legislation for CAE reporting, incorporating accidental/erroneous exposures compliant with IRMER, including the resultant action planning to better manage systems.
• To provide expert training in specialist equipment and give theoretical instruction, practical guidance, and supervision to less experienced staff, Student Radiographers, Assistant Practitioners, and trainees.
• Schedule, liaise and undertake work assessments as required for trainee staff and accreditation programme candidates.
• To assist with the practical experience of newly inducted staff, educate and promote adherence to Trust Working Policies for all staff groups within the department.
• To timely manage the 'Out of Hours' and 'On call' rosters, in line with the departmental agreement, negotiating additional cover to meet demands for additional radiographic provision.
• To manage staff annual leave, toil and training to maintain a core staffing resource.
• Be responsible for the operational supervision and management of an appropriate area, assessing and managing workflow to utilise available resources, in liaison with other staff in the department, and in the hospital. In the absence of other senior staff to supervise other areas ensuring those areas are working to agreed standards.
• Collaborative working with management teams to develop/modernise service delivery, analysing service provision, service needs and development needs to support the Trust ability to meet capacity and demand pressures, through safe structured, planned schemes.

For further details of the role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

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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.

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