Job summary
We are seeking to appoint a dynamic, experienced, enthusiastic and highly motivated Superintendent Radiographer to work collaboratively with other operational and clinical senior managers within the Imaging Group Management team to develop, support and deliver operational and strategic objectives within own specialist area.
To contribute to future departmental development including service and business planning and equipment purchase.
To provide leadership and must be an expert within Interventional and Fluoroscopy (to include Theatre) modalities and maintain the highest level of expertise and competency within specialties.
To manage the effective delivery and operation of the specialty services within Radiology, and to provide necessary information to assist the strategic direction of Fluoroscopic imaging and Radiological Intervention within the Trust.
To monitor and control finance and is accountable for expenditure in own areas of responsibility. To manage a timely efficient and cost effective service within allocated resources. Act as budget holder responsible for stock control and purchase of consumables and necessary equipment for the service within budgetary limits.
Please be advised that the interviews for this post are going to take place on 19/06/2025, provisionally.
Main duties of the job
As an expert, you will:
- Act as an advisor to Radiologists and referring clinicians providing specialist advice.
- Ensure the provision of the highest standards of patient care and contribute to the management of the Radiology Department.
- Work closely within a multidisciplinary team providing a high-quality radiology service to patients and staff.
- Ensure Clinical Governance protocols are complied with, records are maintained as required and corrective action is taken where required. Working collaboratively with Radiology Governance Superintendent and Clinical Audit Lead to ensure patient safety and quality of care within own specialist area (Governance and audit).
- Produce business cases for the strategic development of the service.
- Be accountable for achieving quality and performance indicators, reporting to Imaging Management Board on specific KPI's for the Interventional and Fluoroscopy service
- Keep abreast of current imaging developments/issues and bring to the attention of the Professional Lead Radiographer / Head of Operations any issues requiring action.
- Take the lead in writing policy and procedures in Fluoroscopy / Intervention. These will directly impact on patient referral to treatment targets, patient pathways whilst on wards and in other departments including specialist wards and Rugby St Cross.
About us
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.
We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.
Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.
We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)
By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.
The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provide line management of staff within your specialty area(s) including staff rotas, recruitment, appraisal, CPD and performance.
- Be responsible for ensuring suitable arrangements exist for the training program within the specialty modalities for Radiology registrars, radiographers and radiographic students including those who visit the department on work experience
- Maintain a high degree of clinical skills, expertise and competence and act as a role model for staff groups, monitoring and maintaining standards of care. To provide clinical expertise and supervision, including training and mentorship of all staff groups within own scope of practice.
- Manage the cross site clinical workload within the Department adapting the service to respond to long and short-term demands, rearranging work lists in case of equipment failure and being responsive to the inconvenience caused to patients, so ensuring the daily workload is organised in line with clinical priorities.
- Collaborate with the senior management team and Clinical Leads to enable the efficient and effective provision of the Imaging Service across UHCW NHS Trust. To take operational responsibility on a daily basis for the management of activity, resources, people and information to achieve agreed levels and standards of service delivery.
- Support the long-term strategic planning for own area/s of responsibility.
- Participate in request validation, vetting and justification (weighing the potential benefit of a medical exposure against any possible harm) within own scope of practice using clinical judgement & / or departmental protocols they have written in consultation with consultant radiologists.
- Manage the pay and non-pay budgets within own areas of responsibility in accordance with Trust standing financial instructions and financial procedures to ensure the line areas deliver the required activity within budget.
- Produce reports and business cases which will explain multiple potentially complex options and may present several possible solutions.
- Monitor and manage waiting lists with regard to relevant care pathways, e.g. Cancer two week waits, flexing activity to meet demand and escalating potential issues in a timely manner to the Head of Operations.
- Manage staff fairly and equitably to include recruitment, staff leave, promoting attendance at work and managing absence, staff discipline, capability and grievance issues in line with organisational policies. To support line managers with relevant aspects of management tasks including staff rotas; providing leadership and support for staff development including appraisals.
- Actively pursue individual CPD and maintain specialist awareness of imaging development, and promote wider education/CPD.
- Communicate with patients and professional colleagues in situations that may involve dealing with distressing circumstances. The ability is needed to deal with sensitive information and act in a professional and caring manner towards both patients and staff.
- Maintain, develop and improve communication across the multidisciplinary team and develop systems for involving service users and their representatives to aid service development.
- Manage risk effectively in collaboration with the Radiology Governance Superintendent and Clinical audit Lead, ensuring Trust and statutory health & safety requirements are met, developing locally agreed protocols and policies and taking action to ensure adherence with Trust policies, guidelines, protocols and professional regulations.
- Oversee relevant quality assurance programmes within cross sectional imaging to National/local standards and to be responsible for the submission of data to the relevant bodies.
- Arrange and define local reporting systems compliant with legislation for DATIX reporting, incorporating accidental/erroneous exposures compliant with IRMER, including the resultant action planning to better manage systems
- Participate in on call and out of hour duties if service requires
For further details please see the attached job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provide line management of staff within your specialty area(s) including staff rotas, recruitment, appraisal, CPD and performance.
- Be responsible for ensuring suitable arrangements exist for the training program within the specialty modalities for Radiology registrars, radiographers and radiographic students including those who visit the department on work experience
- Maintain a high degree of clinical skills, expertise and competence and act as a role model for staff groups, monitoring and maintaining standards of care. To provide clinical expertise and supervision, including training and mentorship of all staff groups within own scope of practice.
- Manage the cross site clinical workload within the Department adapting the service to respond to long and short-term demands, rearranging work lists in case of equipment failure and being responsive to the inconvenience caused to patients, so ensuring the daily workload is organised in line with clinical priorities.
- Collaborate with the senior management team and Clinical Leads to enable the efficient and effective provision of the Imaging Service across UHCW NHS Trust. To take operational responsibility on a daily basis for the management of activity, resources, people and information to achieve agreed levels and standards of service delivery.
- Support the long-term strategic planning for own area/s of responsibility.
- Participate in request validation, vetting and justification (weighing the potential benefit of a medical exposure against any possible harm) within own scope of practice using clinical judgement & / or departmental protocols they have written in consultation with consultant radiologists.
- Manage the pay and non-pay budgets within own areas of responsibility in accordance with Trust standing financial instructions and financial procedures to ensure the line areas deliver the required activity within budget.
- Produce reports and business cases which will explain multiple potentially complex options and may present several possible solutions.
- Monitor and manage waiting lists with regard to relevant care pathways, e.g. Cancer two week waits, flexing activity to meet demand and escalating potential issues in a timely manner to the Head of Operations.
- Manage staff fairly and equitably to include recruitment, staff leave, promoting attendance at work and managing absence, staff discipline, capability and grievance issues in line with organisational policies. To support line managers with relevant aspects of management tasks including staff rotas; providing leadership and support for staff development including appraisals.
- Actively pursue individual CPD and maintain specialist awareness of imaging development, and promote wider education/CPD.
- Communicate with patients and professional colleagues in situations that may involve dealing with distressing circumstances. The ability is needed to deal with sensitive information and act in a professional and caring manner towards both patients and staff.
- Maintain, develop and improve communication across the multidisciplinary team and develop systems for involving service users and their representatives to aid service development.
- Manage risk effectively in collaboration with the Radiology Governance Superintendent and Clinical audit Lead, ensuring Trust and statutory health & safety requirements are met, developing locally agreed protocols and policies and taking action to ensure adherence with Trust policies, guidelines, protocols and professional regulations.
- Oversee relevant quality assurance programmes within cross sectional imaging to National/local standards and to be responsible for the submission of data to the relevant bodies.
- Arrange and define local reporting systems compliant with legislation for DATIX reporting, incorporating accidental/erroneous exposures compliant with IRMER, including the resultant action planning to better manage systems
- Participate in on call and out of hour duties if service requires
For further details please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
Skills
Essential
Desirable
Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
Essential
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
Skills
Essential
Desirable
Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
Essential
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to 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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to 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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Address
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire
Clifford Bridge Road
Coventry
CV2 2DX
Employer's website
https://www.jobsatuhcw.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)
