Academy Co-Clinical Lead (Diagnostic Radiographer)
Company
Location
Reading, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
9/3/2025
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Description
NHSE England is recruiting an Academy Lead [Diagnostics Radiography] on a secondment for a fixed term basis for the South East Imaging Training Academy.
The post holder will sit within the NHSE South East Cancer and Diagnostics Programme team and will be instrumental in leading the ongoing development and implementation of the south east Imaging Training Academy.
The purpose of the Academy Lead [Diagnostic Radiographer], in partnership with the Academy Lead [Consultant Radiologist] is to provide South East regional leadership for the delivery of high quality, cross specialty, and multi-professional Imaging training, through leading the South East Imaging Training Academy, and the core academy team.
The successful candidate will be passionate about the delivery and management of imaging education and training in the South East. They will promote and strengthen the practice of lifelong learning along the professional development continuum from qualification to retirement. The successful candidate will show an understanding of important contribution made by all members of the multi-professional health care team, including support staff as well as clinicians.
Please note that the reason for the fixed term basis of this secondment is funding availability only until 31 March 2026.
The overall aim is to increase the number of learners transitioning to the workforce utilising an academy model to increase training capacity, provide a high quality and enhanced training experience and accelerate learning to independent practice.
The successful candidate should have excellent understanding of and evidence of involvement in the delivery and management of imaging education and training, experience as a senior clinician with HCPC registration working in the field of imaging in the UK, a transformation leadership style, and experience in strategic thinking, problem solving and calculated risk management.
Responsibilities
This role will be integral to the development of the academy and will be responsible for providing leadership aligned to the aims of the academy. The key outputs from the role will be:
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.
If you are successful at interview, we will run an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) in the Electronic Staff Record system (ESR). This transfer gathers valuable information from a previous or current NHS employer to support the onboarding process, including; statutory and mandatory competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You will have the opportunity throughout the recruitment process to inform us if you do not consent.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Tessa Candy Job title: Workforce Specialist, Cancer & Diagnostics Email address: [email protected]
The post holder will sit within the NHSE South East Cancer and Diagnostics Programme team and will be instrumental in leading the ongoing development and implementation of the south east Imaging Training Academy.
The purpose of the Academy Lead [Diagnostic Radiographer], in partnership with the Academy Lead [Consultant Radiologist] is to provide South East regional leadership for the delivery of high quality, cross specialty, and multi-professional Imaging training, through leading the South East Imaging Training Academy, and the core academy team.
The successful candidate will be passionate about the delivery and management of imaging education and training in the South East. They will promote and strengthen the practice of lifelong learning along the professional development continuum from qualification to retirement. The successful candidate will show an understanding of important contribution made by all members of the multi-professional health care team, including support staff as well as clinicians.
Please note that the reason for the fixed term basis of this secondment is funding availability only until 31 March 2026.
The overall aim is to increase the number of learners transitioning to the workforce utilising an academy model to increase training capacity, provide a high quality and enhanced training experience and accelerate learning to independent practice.
The successful candidate should have excellent understanding of and evidence of involvement in the delivery and management of imaging education and training, experience as a senior clinician with HCPC registration working in the field of imaging in the UK, a transformation leadership style, and experience in strategic thinking, problem solving and calculated risk management.
Responsibilities
This role will be integral to the development of the academy and will be responsible for providing leadership aligned to the aims of the academy. The key outputs from the role will be:
- increased training capacity across a region
- provision of multi-professional training across a team
- provision of flexible and high-quality training environments for the imaging workforce, including clinical radiology, diagnostic radiography and sonography, medical physicists and imaging & mammography support workforce
- Enabled immersive training in priority areas to support the rapid development of skills to support learning trajectory
- optimisation of available teaching faculty
- Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
- Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
- Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
- Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
- Delivering value for money.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.
If you are successful at interview, we will run an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) in the Electronic Staff Record system (ESR). This transfer gathers valuable information from a previous or current NHS employer to support the onboarding process, including; statutory and mandatory competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You will have the opportunity throughout the recruitment process to inform us if you do not consent.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Tessa Candy Job title: Workforce Specialist, Cancer & Diagnostics Email address: [email protected]
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