Operational Lead Radiographer – Cardiac Catheter Labs

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Barts Health NHS Trust seeks an Operational Lead Radiographer for its Cardiac Catheter Labs in London. This key role requires leadership and expertise in cardiac imaging to manage a skilled team and ensure efficient operations in one of Europe’s largest cardiovascular centers.

Qualifications

• Evidence of leadership experience.
• Extensive experience in cardiac imaging.
• Teaching and training experience in Cardiac Cath Lab.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day provision of Cardiac Cath Lab services.
• Provide high profile Clinical Specialist support.
• Act as Radiation Protection Supervisor.

Skills

Organisational ability

Interpersonal communication

Project management

Education

BSc Diagnostic Radiography

HPC State Registration

Post registration qualification at MSc/PG dip level

Job description

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Operational Lead Radiographer – Cardiac Catheter Labs, London

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Client:

Barts Health NHS Trust

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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6

Posted:

27.05.2025

Expiry Date:

11.07.2025

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Job overview

Bart’s Heart and Thorax Centre (BHTC) are currently seeking a dynamic, enthusiastic Cardiac Catheter Lab Radiographer with a wealth of clinical and managerial experience who is looking for the opportunity to lead a friendly, hard-working, ambitious and highly skilled team of Cardiac Radiographers within the largest Cardiovascular Centre in Europe.

BHTC utilises state-of-the-art equipment, with 9 Siemens Catheter Labs, a Philips structural heart lab and Philips hybrid theatre with plans for expansion, leading the way in world-first procedures using latest technological advances and undertaking ground-breaking research and live broadcasting of cases for educational meetings and congresses, with opportunities to get involved.

This role involves day-to-day coordination of the labs and staffing provision, including both managerial and clinical duties, with participation in the departmental out of hours emergency on call service provision.

Teaming with the Operational Lead Radiographer for CT/CMR and deputising for the Head of Radiography in their absence, this fundamental role within the BHC senior team works closely with the Cath Lab Manager, Nursing Matron, Principal Physiologists and Consultant Cardiologists as well as the Barts Trust leadership and management team and key stakeholders reporting and advising on service demands, expansion and delivery.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for the management of the day to day provision of the Cardiac Cath Lab Radiography services within Barts Heart and Thorax Centre (BHTC), ensuring the service is run in an efficient and effective manner. The post holder will also contribute to operational coordination of the Cath Labs.

The post holder will provide high profile Clinical Specialist support to the Cath labs, and to the Cardiac Imaging department as a whole. The post holder will liaise with departmental Superintendent Radiographers with respect to staffing and other resource issues, and is responsible for the management of the Cath Lab Cardiac Radiographers, Specialist Cardiac Radiographers and Advanced Cardiac Radiographers.

The post holder will be expected to act as a Radiation Protection Supervisor (RPS) for the service and will complete the appropriate training in order to be appointed and added to Bart’s Health RPS register to carry out these duties.

This service is key to operational priorities within the Directorate and as such, the post holder will be expected to interact with senior members of the hospital staff reporting and advising on service demands and delivery. The post holder will be expected to articulate knowledgeably and effectively on complex technical issues to all service users.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person specification

Experience

• Evidence of leadership experience
• Extensive experience in cardiac imaging
• Teaching and training experience in Cardiac Cath Lab
• Evidence of operational management experience

Skills

• Strong, effective organisational ability
• Ability to deal confidently with staff at all levels of an organisation
• Ability to communicate and interact effectively across professional boundaries and ensure an appropriate flow of information.
• Project management and change management experience

Knowledge

• Expert clinical knowledge in one or more specialist cardiac imaging modalities
• Knowledge of HR and Finance business functions
• Working knowledge of quality management and service accreditation
• Knowledge of Project Management processes

Qualifications

• DCR , BSc Diagnostic Radiography or equivalent
• HPC State Registration
• Evidence of post registration study and CPD
• Post registration qualification (professional or managerial) at MSc/PG dip level, or equivalent