X-Ray (TAG) Team Lead Radiographer

Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust; Truro; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Truro is hiring a Clinical Imaging Manager to oversee the TAG x-ray service. The role includes managing daily operations, ensuring high standards of patient care, and leading a team within the Clinical Imaging Management Team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in an Imaging Department and strong leadership skills.

Qualifications

• 5 years post Qualification experience of working in the Imaging Department.
• Able to prioritize and manage own workload.
• Good organizational skills.
• Previous experience of team management and HR processes.
• Proactive in own learning and development.

Responsibilities

• Ensure professional and technical standards are maintained.
• Manage the direct daily delivery of the TAG radiography service.
• Lead supervision and operational management of radiographers.

Skills

Team management

Organizational skills

Ability to prioritize workload

Education

BSc (Hons) Radiographer or DCR or equivalent

Registered with HCPC or other Professional Body

Job description

We are pleased to offer this exciting job opportunity. The successful applicant will be an integral member of the Clinical Imaging Management Team, ensuring the safe, efficient and cost effective delivery of the Trauma, Acute and General Radiography (TAG) x-ray service across multiple sites.

Main duties of the job

To ensure professional and technical standards are always maintained, by regularly reviewing practice, in accordance with local and national policies and guidelines where appropriate.

To work as part of a team providing flexible service delivery as required which includes providing a 7 day and out of hours TAG service.

To be accountable for the TAG radiography service and manage the direct daily delivery of the service, effectively prioritising workload and ensuring the highest standards of patient care.

To be accountable for the community-based X-Ray service across Cornwall and manage the direct daily delivery of the service, effectively prioritising workload and ensuring the highest standards of patient care.

To work directly with Team Leaders in all other modalities within Clinical Imaging to ensure the most effective use of staffing resources.

To lead the supervision and operational management of radiographers, assistant practitioners, clinical imaging assistants and students within X-ray, based at RCHT and Community sites.

About us

Sustainability is integral to the Trust achieving the NHS Net Zero target. All staff are therefore actively encouraged and supported to implement new ways of working within their field of expertise.

Job responsibilities

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• Professional registration and qualification checks
• Employment history and reference checks
• Occupational Health clearance
• Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
• Right to work in the UK

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We reserve the right to close this advert early.

We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview.

We may be able to offer sponsorship but this is not guaranteed.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• oBSc (Hons) Radiographer or DCR or equivalent
• oRegistered with HCPC or other Professional Body and evidence of CPD

Experience

• o5 years post Qualification experience of working in the Imaging Department.
• oAble to prioritise and manage own workload.
• oGood organisational skills
• oPrevious experience of team management and HR processes
• oProactive in own learning and development

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.