Radiographer

We are looking for an enthusiastic, proactive Radiographers with good organisational skills to join our Diagnostic Imaging Team at the University Hospital of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust (UHDB).

Your base would be Queens Hospital Burton which encompasses our main site, Queens Hospital Burton, and Community Hospitals; Samuel Johnson Hospital, Lichfield and Sir Robert Peel, Tamworth. Burton on Trent is positioned in the central part of the country just on the edge of the Peak District and within easy driving distance of Birmingham and Derby.

We are a busy Radiology Department carrying out a wide range of general and specialist examinations, including, Plain film, CT, MRI, US, DXA & Interventional/Fluoroscopy, both within an Emergency and Elective setting. Additionally Plain Film and Ultrasound at our CDC Community Hospitals.

Our department is a friendly and welcoming department using DR technology. We have a Quality Assurance programme in place and are fully QSI accredited. We have a small team leading on Paediatric and Forensic Imaging and one of the most experienced reporting radiographer teams in the UK.

As a progressive teaching department for Radiographers, we have established links to universities and actively encourage CPD role extension and advanced practice. Support is available to pursue academic courses and develop your career within a supportive and friendly environment. Radiographers are entitled to 4 hours CPD time per month.

Closing date of applications: 25 March 2026

Interview date: 08 April 2026

If you are considering applying for an internal secondment, please ensure you have discussed this with your line manager and obtained their support prior to submitting your application.

Please be aware that there is no guarantee that you will be released from your substantive post, so you should seek approval before applying as you are applying or a Secondment.

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In Return We Will Offer

• Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.

A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts About Our Trust

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
  
  

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Adam Bowes Job title: Clinical Manager Email address: adam.bowes2@nhs.net Telephone number: 01285 511511

Superintendent: Laura Rowlinson

Email : Laura.Rowlinson@nhs.net

Ext : 5327