Lead Radiographer - Primary Imaging

Closing Date: 03.07.26

Shortlisting to take place in the week following closing date: commencing 04.07.26

Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting: commencing 13.07.26 (May Change)

Are you a forward thinking and enthusiastic Radiographer who wants to participate in the leadership of our busy and friendly team? Do you have an interest in developing future generations of Primary Imaging Radiographers at BTHFT? If you would like to join a progressive and supportive team we would love to hear from you.

You will play a vital role supporting the Principal Superintendent Radiographer with the operational management of the department. You will demonstrate strong leadership skills and continue to develop excellent patient focused care.

You will have extensive clinical knowledge of Primary Imaging, IR(ME)R 2017 and IRR 2017.

Radiology at Bradford provides a comprehensive imaging service supporting the wide spectrum of clinical work undertaken in the Trust. We cover multiple sites including Bradford Royal Infirmary, St Luke's and a CDC. We have 4 CT and 4 MR scanners, Vascular and Intervention rooms along with ultrasound rooms, general and A&E x-ray rooms with CR/DR equipment. All major clinical specialties, with the exceptions of transplant surgery, neurosurgery and cardiac surgery are represented in the Trust.

Main duties of the job

Act as Deputy to Principal Superintendent Radiographer. Use own initiative and action own decisions.

Self prioritisation within VUCA working environments. workloads

Support development of Trust's values, aims and objectives.

Maintain effective fault reporting systems

Demonstrate understanding of legislative issues through practical application and monitoring of guidance.

Annual staff appraisal

Provide pastoral care/counselling support to staff

Investigate/respond to complaints/safety incidents, ensuring lessons learnt from concerns raised are shared and action taken to prevent recurrence.

Responsible for day to day delivery of all Trust/ national initiatives where appropriate and have input into local policies/ protocols/work instructions to ensure effective delivery.

Through management and leadership of staff ensure smooth running of the service. Includes re-allocation of workload and/or resources as necessary.

Clearly communicate complex, sensitive information with users of the service, across all age groups and abilities

Undertake recruitment and selection

Ensure Quality Imaging Standards for Imaging (QSI) are monitored and suggest improvements when required.

Act as radiation protection supervisor.

Assist in coordinating collection, analysis and presentation of appropriate quantitative and qualitative activity related data and technical performance of radiographic staff.

To assist in the training, induction and preceptorship of staff.

Person specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience in a wide range of Primary Imaging examinations at a highly specialised level.
• Experience of working unsupervised as the sole clinical practitioner, providing a timely and diagnostically appropriate imaging
• Experience in clinical supervision
• Experience in supervisory management

Desirable

• Experience of conducting staff appraisals
• Experience in recruitment and selection

Experience in the education of others by delivering presentation/information

Skills

Essential

• Organisational and leadership skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent time management skills
• To be able to plan and prioritise patient centred/own workload effectively
• Computer literate, experience in using a networked computer system
• Experience with RIS/PACS.
• Strong IT skills including Microsoft programmes
• Ability to practically implement policies and procedures into working environment
• Ability to wear leads up to 8 KG and move equipment safely.

Desirable

• Evidence of supervisory/managerial experience including team building/team working in wide range of examinations
• Evidence of multi-disciplinary working

Knowledge

Essential

• Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality

Understanding of equality and diversity issues and how this affects patients, visitors and staff

Understanding of what the NHS Constitution means to you, and your responsibilities to the public, patients and colleagues.

To have the highly specialised Masters level knowledge or equivalent experience.

Experience and involvement of audit and research projects

To be able to interpret highly complex information for daily operational services.

In depth knowledge of radiation protection as regulated by IRMER and IRR 2017

Knowledge of national initiatives and targets

To assess individual patient risk associated diagnostic imaging and act in accordance with the patients' best interest.

Be able to operate highly complex Radiology equipment safely

Desirable

• Act as a Radiation Protection Supervisor within radiology.

Qualifications

Essential

• BSc (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography or equivalent
• HCPC registered

Desirable

• Postgraduate (Masters level) qualification or equivalent experience in Leadership.

About the employer

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