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Advance Your Radiography Career at UH Sussex! We’re offering an outstanding opportunity for a passionate, self‑driven CT Superintendent Radiographer (Band 7) to join our innovative imaging team at Worthing and Southlands Hospitals – part of the dynamic University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust.

At Worthing, you’ll work with cutting‑edge Canon Aquilion Prime and Aquilion ONE CT scanners, delivering a wide range of services from trauma and stroke to cardiac and interventional imaging. Southlands boasts a state‑of‑the‑art Community Diagnostic Centre, opened last year, enhancing care with a new Canon Aquilion ONE Prism CT for GP and outpatient referrals.

You’ll be joining a friendly, nurturing team committed to professional development. We offer on‑the‑job training in Cardiac CT, CT Colonography, PGD drug administration, and you’ll play a key role in consolidating our Radiographer‑led CT Colonography service. We are also introducing a Radiographer‑led cardiac CT service in the near future.

If you have significant post‑grad experience in CT, with an NHS background, we’d love to hear from you. Cardiac and CTC experience welcome but not essential – we’ll support you to grow.

Join us and shape the future of CT at UH Sussex.

The CT Superintendent Radiographer is a key member of the Radiology Team, reporting directly to the CT Lead Radiographer. The post holder is pivotal to delivery of CT services across the Trust.

Responsibilities include:

• Ensuring the department and staff work within the patient‑first framework.
• Supervising and managing operational activities within the CT Department, with responsibility for patients and staff.
• Planning and prioritising their own and the department’s workload to maintain diagnostic targets.
• Maintaining the highest quality of patient care and imaging quality.
• Undertaking day‑to‑day management and associated duties that ensure the efficient running of the CT scanning service.
• Acting as the radiation protection supervisor for the CT suite and maintaining high standards of radiation protection.
• Delegating responsibilities to others in your charge where appropriate.
• Ensuring the implementation of examination protocols and QA programmes.
• Participating in the maintenance, cleaning, and quality checks of all equipment, and preparing reports on new equipment.
• Maintaining close working relationships with external bodies such as Portsmouth University, Centre of Radiographic Education, and other professional organisations.
• Providing clinical advice on imaging referrals, results, and examinations under IR(ME)R 2000 regulations.
• Supporting patient safety and ensuring efficient patient flows through the system.
• Training staff, participating in student radiographer training, and delivering a planned programme of professional development.
• Managing staff recruitment, induction, and retention processes.
• Addressing verbal and written complaints, promoting a culture of openness and transparency.

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We go above and beyond to meet their needs, as seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff, designed to support you when you need it, including flexible working to support work‑life balance.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.

Candidate Information Pack: https://www.uhsussex.nhs.uk/resources/candidate-information-pack/

Date posted: 11 December 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £47,810 to £54,710 a year Per annum pro rata

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full‑time

Reference number: 279‑7632912‑DEC25

Worthing Hospital

Lyndhurst Rd

Worthing

BN11 2DH

This role is eligible for visa sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker route. Sponsorship can only be provided where applicants meet the specific requirements set by UKVI, including the relevant skill and salary thresholds, and any role‑specific criteria.

Clinical

• To perform imaging examinations and care for patients during these examinations, respecting their rights of privacy and confidentiality, thereby providing a high quality service to both patients and clinicians.
• To maintain a clean and tidy environment, identify faults with equipment or hazards, and instigate actions to resolve issues, informing appropriate bodies where necessary.
• Undertake IV cannulation and contrast media administration.
• Ensure the Trust clinical risk and incident reporting policies are adhered to within the CT scanner.
• Attend appropriate MDT and other clinical meetings.
• Maintain a flexible approach to working hours such as extended days and weekend working.

Communication

• Attend all relevant meetings to represent the speciality internally and externally.
• Establish and maintain effective communication with all radiographers, support staff and A&C staff associated with CT scanning.
• Provide appropriate reassurance to patients attending for scanning and follow‑up assessment.
• Attend staff meetings to receive information and feedback.
• Deal with verbal complaints locally and refer unresolved or written complaints to the Medical Imaging Manager.
• Communicate in a concise and appropriate manner, conveying highly complex information about examinations to clinicians and multidisciplinary teams.
• Promote good working relationships within the Radiology Department and across multidisciplinary teams.

Service Delivery and Improvement

• Ensure the most efficient use of resources whilst ensuring service delivery.
• Delegate responsibilities where appropriate, both professional and organisational, to others in your charge.
• Act as the radiation protection supervisor for the CT suite.
• Achieve and maintain appropriate waiting time targets for diagnostic tests, in association with the Clinical Lead and Medical Imaging Manager.
• Offer clinical advice on imaging referrals and results to other radiographic staff and referring clinicians.
• Independently assess and justify examinations under the IR(ME)R 2000 regulations using department protocols when necessary.
• Evaluate the clinical quality of images produced within the area of expertise, advising other radiographic staff and recommending improvements.
• Report equipment concerns to the Radiography Manager.
• Participate in the maintenance and cleanliness of all equipment.
• Implement and record a QA programme, maintaining good practices.
• Prepare reports on new equipment.
• Update examination protocols in liaison with the lead CT Consultant Radiologist.
• Maintain working relationships with external educational and professional bodies.
• Participate as a key member of the medical imaging management team.

People Management and Development

• Ensure all radiographers work to a continuous high standard and understand CT processes, improving efficiency and preventing clinical errors.
• Take responsibility for day‑to‑day management of the CT scanner and support staff.
• Ensure effective staff communication and involve staff in planning and developing the service.
• Lead training of staff.
• Participate in student radiographer training and assessment.
• Provide responsive, professional leadership to all clinical and non‑clinical staff.
• Assist in planning a continued professional development programme for all radiographic staff.
• Apply negotiation skills to manage conflict and resolve complaints.
• Promote a culture of openness, transparency and candour.
• Develop workforce and training plans that support the service’s clinical strategy and annual plan.
• Implement robust HR practices and adhere to Trust policies.
• Ensure systems for receiving and acting on patient experience feedback.
• Participate in recruitment, retention and induction processes.

Patient Care Delivery

• Maintain high standards of radiation protection.
• Understand patient concerns and anxieties, providing reassurance.
• Improve patient safety and experience through collaboration with radiographers and support staff.
• Conduct patient mapping and streamline patient flows.

Learning and Development

• Take ownership of personal practice, sustaining and improving knowledge and competence.
• Attend mandatory training updates and follow the personal development process.
• Achieve and demonstrate agreed standards of personal and professional development.
• Plan training requirements with line manager.
• Participate in the Trust’s appraisal process.
• Adapt to role responsibilities, including project work, internal rotation and absence cover.

Essential

• Years of experience in CT radiography.
• Experience in CT Colonography.
• Experience in Cardiac CT.

Desirable

• Management experience.
• Day‑to‑day departmental running experience.

• Evidence of undertaking own development to improve understanding of equality issues.
• Evidence of championing diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) is required to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker sponsorship are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants over 18 years old are also subject to this requirement.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see the NHS Careers website.

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

Worthing Hospital

Lyndhurst Rd

Worthing

BN11 2DH

Website: https://www.uhsussex.nhs.uk/