Radiographer

Transformation Unit; Norwich; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service

Discounted gym memberships

Excellent pension scheme and annual le

Wagestream - access up to 40% of your

Free Park & Ride service

Free 24-hours confidential counselling

On-site Nursery

On-site cafes staff discounts

Flexible staff bank

Salary Sacrifice schemes

Job summary

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 6 Radiographer for a fixed-term/secondment until 17th October 2027. The role involves delivering high-quality imaging across a busy department, coordinating workflow, and supervising a large team.

The post requires extensive senior radiography experience, preferably in Plain Film, and HCPC registration. Flexibility for shifts, including nights and weekends, is essential.

Qualifications

• Must hold Dip/Degree of College of Radiographers or equivalent and be HCPC registered.
• Experience training staff and leading radiography teams is essential.
• Senior radiography experience, preferably Plain Film, is required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality imaging and ensure clinical safety.
• Manage day-to-day workflow across Plain Film and act as Coordinator.
• Supervise radiographers, APs and assistants to ensure patient flow and service delivery.
• Participate in governance, appraisals and incident investigations.

Skills

Train other staff

Leadership

Radiography knowledge

Communication

Education

Diploma/Degree of College of Radiographers or equivalent

HCPC registered

Job description

Main area Diagnostic Radiography Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract 12 months (Fixed Term/ Secondment Opportunity until 17 October 2027) Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Flexible working
• Annualised hours

37.5 hours per week (Fixed term) Job ref 234-26-E1137

Employer Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Norfolk and Norwich University NHSFT Town Norwich Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 20/10/2026 23:59

Radiographer

NHS AfC: Band 6

The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (NNUH) is a 1,200-bedded teaching hospital with state-of-the-art facilities for modern patient care: 1100 beds in the PFI and 100 in Cromer Community Hospital.

The NNUH is part of Norfolk and Waveney University Hospitals Group which includes the James Paget Hospital, in Great Yarmouth and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King Lynn.

We carry out nearly one million outpatient appointments, day case procedures and inpatient admissions annually. The population we serve is predominantly the people of Norfolk and north Suffolk, although some patients are referred from further afield especially to access specialist services available at this Trust.

Our staff of c10,000 care for and support patients who are referred to us by around 100 local GP practices and from other acute hospitals. We run more than 60 specialist services as a tertiary centre, including more than a dozen specialist cancer and radiotherapy treatments, and we are one of the biggest cancer centres in the country.

We provide complex spinal surgery services, specialist Neonatal Intensive Care, neurosciences services and specialist cardiac services. Our Trust runs specialist dermatology, rheumatology, endocrinology, adult congenital heart disease services, treatment of complex liver and pancreatic diseases in adults, cystic fibrosis services and intestinal failure services. We are enhancing our urgent and emergency care specialist services for patients with significant injuries as a result of trauma and have an ambition to become a Major Trauma Centre.NNUH is currently the busiest Trauma Unit in the East of England caring for almost 850 trauma patients annually many with complex care needs.

At NNUH it is our privilege to provide healthcare, and our vision is to ‘provide the best care for every patient’. If this inspires you and you share our values, we really want you to join our team.

Our values support our vision and guide the behaviour of everything we do, these are:

People-focused

We look after the needs of our patients, carers and colleagues, to provide a safe and caring experience for all.

Respect

We act with care, compassion and kindness and value others’ diverse needs.

Integrity

We take an honest, open and ethical approach to everything we do.

Dedication

We work as one team and support each other to maintain the highest professional standards.

We continuously learn and improve to achieve the best outcomes for our patients and our hospital.

We want all our staff to achieve a balance between work and personal life and understand how important flexible working can be. We welcome applications on a full or part time basis, various shift patterns and hybrid working, where roles allow.

At the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH), we know the benefits diversity can bring to our organisation such as creativity, innovation and compassion. All of which have a direct impact towards our staff and patient experience. We are committed to being a Hospital for All – being equitable and inclusive, and a place where all feel a sense of belonging. We therefore particularly encourage and welcome applications from candidates who are underrepresented in NNUH’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities and long term conditions and people within the LGBT+ community.

Job overview

Fixed term contract/ secondment opportunity until 17th October 2027

To provide a professional, high quality and responsive departmental service, to patients, in a safe clinical environment. The post holder will practice without the direct supervision of a clinician.

To support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service, all staff are expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work and consistently demonstrate NNUH’s ‘PRIDE’ values of People focused, Respect, Dedication, Integrity and Excellence.

Shifts are a mixture of lengths (from 7.5hrs to 12.5hrs paid). You will be required to work flexibly - weekday / weekend and out of hour’s duties (including nights and on-call) within the NNUH Trust, including Cromer District Hospital and the Community Diagnostic Centre. We operate a 7 day working week which includes rostering at nights, weekends and Bank Holidays. We offer flexible working opportunities as well.

The postholder must have previous extensive experience working in a senior position (Band 6 or above) within radiography, preferably in Plain Film.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking highly motivated candidates to apply for a Band 6 fixed term post in Plain Film. This position involves delivering high-quality imaging, ensuring clinical safety, and upholding excellent patient care. Flexibility is essential, with radiographers expected to provide 24/7 patient care, manage workflow, and take on non clinical responsibilities such as appraisals, governance, coaching, and incident investigation. You will be required to manage day-to-day workflow across Plain Film, acting as a daily Coordinator, supervising and managing a large team of Radiographers, APs and Assistants, ensuring excellent patient flow and service provision across a large Department.

The post holder will require extensive experience at working at a Senior level in Radiography, preferably Plain Film.

Please note, this is not a training post, and previous experience at Band 6 or equivalent senior level is essential.

Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.

If you are considering applying for this post on a secondment basis, please discuss with your Line Manager prior to applying to ascertain whether this could be supported.

Working for our organisation

Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!

The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.

We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
• Multi Faith prayer room at NNUH Colney Lane site
• Discounted gym memberships
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
• Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH Colney Lane site
• Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
• On-site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane
• On-site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane
• Flexible staff bank
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Ensure own technical standards of the modality are up to date and evidencebased, attend relevant courses, clinical meetings, study days and showevidence of Continued Professional Development. Fulfil mandatory trainingrequirements, in-service and staff development training and take part in theannual appraisal system.
• Maintain an active Continuous Professional Development portfolio.
• Ensure a high standard of professionalism and patient care within their workarea. This includes appropriate communication with patients providingreassurance and obtaining the patients confidence and co operation to obtainthe required diagnostic images.
• Undertake audits as part of the Departmental and Trust Governance and Auditprogrammes. Take part in research imaging when required as a means ofservice development and improvement.
• Act as a resource for developing new imaging techniques and adapting theseto the needs of the clinician.
• Comply with all relevant Trust policies and procedures.To promote good relationships in their dealings with other departments,hospital staff, patients and the public.
• To promote good relationships in their dealings with other departments,hospital staff, patients and the public.

Please view the attached job description for full details of the role, and use your supporting statement to confirm how you meet the essential and desirable criteria on the job specification.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Diploma/Degree of College of Radiographer or equivalent
• Current HCPC registered

Experience

• Appropriate knowledge must be up to date and underpinned by theoretical and practical experience

Skills

• Ability to train other members of staff including all clinical staff at undergraduate & postgraduate levels
• Demonstrates willingness to learn and take on new challenges.
• Demonstrates an understanding and experience of working with performance objectives and organisation target.
• Demonstrates the ability to use own initiative
• Able to plan own workload and organise others in the work area
• Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
• Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH’s PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence

The Job Description, which includes a Person Specification, provides a full outline of responsibilities and requirements for this role. Please use your supporting statement to demonstrate how you meet the person specification.

Visa and Immigration

If you are wishing to apply for this role and would require sponsorship (this includes if you are already in a sponsored post and looking to change employer), you can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for this post by assessing your circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/your-job.

Travelling to work

Staff parking is available onsite; however, this is limited during core working hours. We have more capacity in the evening and at weekends and can usually provide spaces during those hours.

We look to allocate these spaces fairly. Our Travel Office have a set of criteria that staff must meet in order to qualify. If you qualify for a space, you may be placed on a waiting list if we are at full capacity.

The NNUH is served by a number of public buses, and we offer generously discounted monthly passes with First Bus & Konect.

The Costessey Park and Ride runs regularly each day from 06:30 (from P&R) to 20:45 (from NNUH) and this service is free for NHS staff. Applications to the Travel Office for a Trust ID badge are required for this service. We also have a discounted service from the airport P&R if you purchase a bundle. Please see Konect website for further details.

The NNUH host multiple bicycle racks and a salary sacrifice scheme. We also benefit from a Beryl station onsite.

If you work at another Trust site, please discuss travel and parking arrangements at interview.

DBS

If this post involves working with children or adults the application form will ask for information regarding previous convictions as you will be required to undertake a Criminal Record and Barring Check known as a DBS check.

If you are a new employee or registering with the Staff Bank you will need to meet the cost of this unless your salary is below Band 4 (AfC).

NHS Service

Should you be appointed to the post we will need to establish any previous NHS service via the ESR IAT and we will accept the submission of your application as your agreement to this.

UK Professional Registration

You will need to have current UK professional registration where this is a requirement of the role. When you submit an application which includes professional registration details, you are providing consent to the checking and verification of this information.

Application

Following candidate feedback and to reduce our dependency on paper, all our communication with you regarding your application will be by email so could you please check your e-mails (and Spam) regularly.

We value equality in our team and recruit from all sections of the community. We recognise there is a wealth of talent among people who have a disability and if you meet the minimum criteria detailed in the person specification and have a disability, you may wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme by indicating this in the relevant section on your application.

We look forward to receiving your application and if you do not hear within the next four weeks this will usually mean that you have not been short-listed. However, if you wish to confirm this please contact the person indicated on the advert.

Flexibility

Whilst every effort will be made to recruit to the post as it is advertised, there may be occasions where we consider alternative working patterns, such as part time working, or contract types, such as secondments, depending on circumstances. Should you wish to work in a different working pattern to that stated in our advertisement, please indicate this in the supporting statement to your application.

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.