Specialist Radiographer - Interventional Radiology

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Preston; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Preston is seeking a Specialist Radiographer–Interventional Radiology. You will work across interventional suites, supporting the Lead Radiographer and contributing to high-quality imaging and patient care.

The role offers opportunities for professional development within a busy arterial centre serving Lancashire and South Cumbria, with a focus on QA, audits, and multidisciplinary collaboration.

Qualifications

• DCR/BSc qualification and HCPC registration
• Experience in interventional radiology or angiography
• Ability to lead a team and work with multidisciplinary colleagues
• Commitment to QA and audits in imaging

Responsibilities

• Plan and allocate work in the interventional radiology department to ensure timely service delivery
• Monitor standards of professional practice and supervise junior staff
• Provide leadership and direction to the team and act as role model
• Assess, plan and coordinate imaging examinations with records and reporting
• Support Trust aims and maintain quality of service

Skills

Angiography experience

Interventional radiography

Team leadership

Audits

Patient care

Research

Education

DCR/BSc

HCPC registered

Tools

Philips Azurion

Artis Zeego

Hybrid theatre

Interventional imaging equipment

Job description

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist Radiographer - Interventional Radiology

The closing date is 13 November 2026

As the arterial centre for vascular services in Lancashire and South Cumbria we have big ideas about the future of the service and want you to play your part in it!

Ideally we want you to have relevant experience in angiography, or a passion for Interventional Radiography and a willingness to learn.As a tight-knit team we pride ourselves on the quality of our work, our comradery and innovative, supportive outlook. You must be an excellent team player and have the ability to accept responsibility and make decisions. The interventional service at Royal Preston Hospital provides a wide range of interventional procedures for patients across the Lancashire and South Cumbria network. You will be expected to work in a range of different interventional radiology suites, working with the Philips Azurion Flex-arm and the Artis Zeego in our hybrid theatre. You will assist in the day-to-day running of the service in conjunction with the Lead Radiographer. This includes research, stock control, arranging patient appointments, undertaking audits and other non administrative duties. You will work closely with other members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure excellent patient care is delivered and high-quality imaging techniques are performed.

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for the planning and allocation of work in the specific area of the department assigned, to ensure the timely delivery of an effective service.

You will monitor and maintain standards of professional practice, supervise more junior staff and deploy staff assuring standards are met.

You will also provide leadership and direction to the team, acting as a role model and patient advocate. Assess, plan and make informed decisions on the required Imaging examinations providing advice and maintaining associated records. Support the aims and vision of the Trust and to take personal responsibility for the quality of the service provided.

About us

We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You'll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you'd never have done. You'll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.

You'll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.

Job responsibilities

You will assist in the day-to-day running of the service in conjunction with the Lead Radiographer. This includes supporting research, stock control, arranging patient appointments, undertaking audits and other administrational duties.

Duties to include, but not be limited to:

• Assist and support the Lead radiographer in the safe, effective management of the area including management of personnel, facilities and the associated systems and processes
• Act as a role model, presenting a positive image of self, team and the organisation
• Be responsible for the delivery and coordination of care, through appropriate professional practice, delegation and supervision of duties carried out by junior staff
• Ensure a high radiographic standard is delivered by self and others based on assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of standards to meet patients needs in accordance with agreed local and national standards and evidence based guidelines
• Set, monitor and maintain standards of care to improve the patient experience and outcome of care
• Proactively manage risk and maintain patient safety, conforming to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines
• Communicate with patients, relatives and other healthcare workers to ensure appropriate dissemination of complex information, in a form and manner consistent with their level of understanding, culture, background and preferred ways of communicating
• Promote equality in care and practice by recognising, respecting and meeting the needs and choices of individuals
• To participate in education and training of junior staff

Knowledge & Experience

• Knowledge of a wide range of interventional radiology procedures.
• Knowledge of Interventional procedures
• Experience of working in an Acute hospital setting
• Evidence of independent working and leading a team.
• Demonstrates the ability to produce a high standard of work.
• Involvement with QA.
• Evidence of willingness to expand clinical role.
• Evidence of a commitment to reflecting on and learning from previous practice.
• Awareness of changes within imaging practice.
• Knowledge of Clinical Governance and the relevance to practice.
• Experience of audit.
• Knowledge of relevant policies and procedures
• Evidence of active interest in Vascular /Interventional procedures
• Experience of undertaking Interventional / Angiographic procedures

Qualifications & Education

• DCR/BSc
• HCPC registered
• Attendance at study days and/or conferences

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.

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£39,959 to £48,117 a yearper annum, pro rata