Quality and Research Lead Radiographer

University-Hospitals-of-North-Midlands-Nhs-Trust; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is seeking a Quality and Research Lead Radiographer (Band 7) in Stoke-on-Trent. The role focuses on driving quality and embedding research culture across Imaging, with emphasis on governance, documentation, and patient care improvements.

The post holder will work with Imaging Quality and Research Team, support audits, and collaborate with R&I to promote evidence-based practice within a research-led department.

Qualifications

• HCPC registration and professional standing required.
• Experience in developing or peer reviewing documentation for a specialist area.
• Knowledge of research ethics/standards and governance.
• Experience with Datix and risk management processes.
• Participation in research trials, projects or audits is desirable.
• Knowledge of local and national regulatory compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support Imaging quality and research initiatives across all modalities.
• Embed governance to ensure high standards, robust documentation, and KPI monitoring.
• Collaborate with R&I to assess feasibility of trials and ensure governance checks are complete.
• Contribute to audit programmes and provide evidence for external assessments.

Skills

HCPC registered

Documentation development

Research ethics

Datix & risk management

Research trials/audits

Regulatory compliance

Job description

Employer University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Stoke University Hospital, UHNM NHS Trust Town Stoke-on-Trent Salary £49,387 - £56,515 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 01/10/2026 23:59

Quality and Research Lead Radiographer

Band 7

Job overview

To act as a lead supporting Imaging by driving and embedding quality and research further within the culture of the department, influencing behaviour, ensuring the highest of standards of record keeping and documentation which in turn impacts on a better patient experience and best practice.

Main duties of the job

To work as part of Imaging Quality and Research Team with a specific focus on ensuring that high standards and robust governance is implemented and maintained across all modalities of the Imaging service providing assurance of compliance with all relevant national quality and safety standards.

The post holder will help to support, drive and promote research activity, striving to establish best practice for patients and further embed evidence based practice into the culture of a research led department, using negotiation and problem solving skills should any challenges arise to participation, thus enabling high levels of research activity and treatment opportunities for patients.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Supporting and managing Imaging's risk management processes working alongside other CareGroups and departments to ensure that completed incident investigations are of a high standard and are managed in a timely manner as required by the Trust. Identifying trends and working with modality teams to develop quality improvement processes to reduce risk and improve quality of care for patients. The post holder will also support the audit programme presenting this in a format that that meets QSI (Quality Standard for Imaging) standards, supporting modality teams with the development of KPI’s (key performance indicators) to ensure that local processes are regularly audited to assess the quality of services.

Working closely with the Research and Innovation (R&I) Department to assess feasibility of new trials ensuring all governance checks are complete before authorisation. To manage the research budget liaising with the Divisional Finance Department to ensure spend plans are produced and submitted in a timely manner each year. To lead on providing research and audit evidence as required for QSI external assessments and to support internal assessment site visits.

Person specification

Person Specification/Knowledge

• HCPC registered
• Have experience and knowledge of developing/peer reviewing documentation pertaining to a specialist area
• Knowledge of research ethics/standards
• Experience of Datix and risk management
• Previous participation or contribution to research trials/projects and/or audits
• Previous participation or contribution to internal/external assessments
• Knowledge and experience of local and national regulatory compliance

Experience

We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender, age, faith or sexual orientation. Appointment will be based on merit alone.

If you obtained your qualifications overseas, you will be required to provide an official government translation through ECCTIS (formerly known as NARIC). Please note, this is in addition to any professional registration requirements and not a replacement for your qualifications.

If you are currently in the UK on a visa, you must have at least six months remaining on your visa at the time of your start date to ensure sufficient time for the operational and training process associated with the role. The requirement of at least six months remaining on your visa does not apply to a Skilled Worker Visa, as a new Skilled Worker Visa would be required for a new role.

In line with the change of Immigration rules on 8th January 2026 if you require Sponsorship through the Skilled Worker Visa you must be able to provide B2 English evidence before a Certificate of Sponsorship can be issued.

Visa eligibility notice:
The UK Home Office has imposed an emergency brake on specific visa routes.

• Skilled Worker visas cannot currently be issued to Afghan nationals.
• Study visas cannot currently be issued to nationals of Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar or Sudan.
  As a result, we are unable to progress applications requiring sponsorship under these routes.

UHNM supports the responsible use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to assist in preparing your supporting statement. However, we reserve the right to reject applications where AI has been used in a misleading manner, for example, by implying experience or understanding that the applicant does not possess or where its use is excessive or unfair. If AI has been used to support your application, you must declare this within your submission.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) has been awarded the Gold Award for proudly supporting those who serve. We actively encourage applications from the Armed Forces community.

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.