Specialist Radiographer

Job description

Job summary

Closing Date: 21.09.26(this may change dependent on response).

Shortlisting to take place following closing date commencing 22.09.26

Interview expected to take place in the week commencing 28.09.26

As a Band 6 Specialist Radiographer within the Radiology and Imaging CSU at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, you will deliver autonomous, high-quality diagnostic imaging across acute hospital sites (BRI, SLH), Community Diagnostic Centres, and out-of-hospital settings. Working within a multidisciplinary team conducting over 270,000 examinations annually, you will provide essential clinical supervision for junior staff, assistants, and radiography students, while participating fully in a 24/7 out-of-hours rota. Crucially, this role actively delivers the newCommunity X-Ray Car Service, operating mobile diagnostic imaging in domiciliary settings, care homes, and community hubs for frail and vulnerable patients. In this capacity, you will act as a Radiation Protection Supervisor (RPS), taking direct responsibility for local radiation safety compliance, local rules, risk assessments, and strict adherence to IR(ME)R 2017 and IRR17 regulations across both hospital and non-standard mobile environments.

Main duties of the job

Main Duties of the Job: Specialist Radiographer (Band 6)

• Clinical Delivery & Community Service: Autonomously perform high-quality diagnostic examinations across hospital sites (BRI, SLH), CDCs, and as a core practitioner in the mobile Community X-Ray Car Service, delivering imaging to frail and vulnerable patients in care homes and residences.
• Radiation Safety (RPS): Act as a Radiation Protection Supervisor (RPS), ensuring strict compliance with IR(ME)R 2017 and IRR17 regulations, maintaining local rules, and conducting radiation safety risk assessmentsparticularly in non-standard community environments.
• Clinical Governance & Quality Control: Lead and participate in quality assurance (QA) testing, departmental audits, equipment fault reporting, and clinical governance to maintain high technical standards and patient safety.
• Leadership & Supervision: Supervise, support, and mentor junior radiographers, assistant practitioners, radiographic assistants, and radiography students, ensuring efficient workflow and safe practice across the department.
• Operational Flexibility: Work flexibly across multi-site locations and participate fully in the 24/7 out-of-hours shift rota, including evenings, weekends, and night shifts (covering portables, emergency, theatres, and fluoroscopy).

About us

Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:

• We value people
• We are one team
• We care

We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. Clinical Delivery & Community X-Ray Car Service

• Deliver high-quality diagnostic radiography autonomously across hospital sites (BRI, SLH), Community Diagnostic Centres (CDCs), and community settings.
• Lead and operate the Community X-Ray Car Service, driving to and conducting mobile imaging examinations in care homes, community hubs, and patient residences for frail and vulnerable patients.
• Adapt imaging techniques appropriately to accommodate complex patient needs, limited mobility, or non-standard environments.

2. Radiation Safety & RPS Duties

• Serve as a designated Radiation Protection Supervisor (RPS) for the department and mobile service, taking direct responsibility for local radiation safety compliance.
• Enforce and monitor strict compliance with IR(ME)R 2017 and IRR17 regulations, local rules, and statutory health and safety standards.
• Establish radiation controlled areas and conduct safety risk assessments when operating mobile X-ray equipment outside fixed hospital environments.

3. Staff Supervision, Mentorship & Training

• Provide clinical leadership, daily supervision, and mentorship to junior radiographers, assistant practitioners, radiographic assistants, and radiography students.
• Delegate duties effectively, communicate clear expectations, and assist in training and assessing staff competence.

4. Operational Workflow & Governance

• Coordinate patient workflow to optimize room and mobile unit usage, minimizing diagnostic turnaround times.
• Input clinical data accurately into the Radiology Information System (RIS) and Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS).
• Lead and participate in quality assurance (QA) testing, clinical audits, equipment fault reporting, and continuous professional development (CPD) in line with HCPC standards.

5. Service Flexibility & Communication

• Foster professional working relationships across multidisciplinary teams, hospital departments, primary care teams, and external agencies.
• Participate fully in the 24/7 operational rota, working out-of-hours shifts (evenings, weekends, and occasional nights) to support emergency, theatre, and acute clinical demand.

Job description
Job responsibilities

1. Clinical Delivery & Community X-Ray Car Service

• Deliver high-quality diagnostic radiography autonomously across hospital sites (BRI, SLH), Community Diagnostic Centres (CDCs), and community settings.
• Lead and operate the Community X-Ray Car Service, driving to and conducting mobile imaging examinations in care homes, community hubs, and patient residences for frail and vulnerable patients.
• Adapt imaging techniques appropriately to accommodate complex patient needs, limited mobility, or non-standard environments.

2. Radiation Safety & RPS Duties

• Serve as a designated Radiation Protection Supervisor (RPS) for the department and mobile service, taking direct responsibility for local radiation safety compliance.
• Enforce and monitor strict compliance with IR(ME)R 2017 and IRR17 regulations, local rules, and statutory health and safety standards.
• Establish radiation controlled areas and conduct safety risk assessments when operating mobile X-ray equipment outside fixed hospital environments.

3. Staff Supervision, Mentorship & Training

• Provide clinical leadership, daily supervision, and mentorship to junior radiographers, assistant practitioners, radiographic assistants, and radiography students.
• Delegate duties effectively, communicate clear expectations, and assist in training and assessing staff competence.

4. Operational Workflow & Governance

• Coordinate patient workflow to optimize room and mobile unit usage, minimizing diagnostic turnaround times.
• Input clinical data accurately into the Radiology Information System (RIS) and Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS).
• Lead and participate in quality assurance (QA) testing, clinical audits, equipment fault reporting, and continuous professional development (CPD) in line with HCPC standards.

5. Service Flexibility & Communication

• Foster professional working relationships across multidisciplinary teams, hospital departments, primary care teams, and external agencies.
• Participate fully in the 24/7 operational rota, working out-of-hours shifts (evenings, weekends, and occasional nights) to support emergency, theatre, and acute clinical demand.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Advanced Radiographic knowledge, skills, and experience in current trend in technique.
• Substantial relevant x-ray experience
• Confident when working under pressure, able to meet deadlines and be self-motivated
• Experience of audit and research
• Experience of quality assurance
• Experience with conflict resolution.

Desirable

• Experience of Team Building
• Experience of writing policies and SOPs

Skills

Essential

• IT Skills
• Proven communication, interpersonal and organisational skills
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Leadership Skills
• Resilient under pressure from staff, colleagues, Senior NHS personnel and the public
• Advanced knowledge of expensive radiographic equipment and its use in different clinical environments

Desirable

• Previous Supervisory Skills

Knowledge

Essential

• Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality

Qualifications

Essential

• DCR or BSc Diagnostic Radiography
• State registration with HCPC

Desirable

• Post graduate qualification or relevant experience

other

Essential

• Able to work independently or as part of a team.
• Car Driver/owner (reasonable adjustments will be considered)
• Flexibility to work as a part of 24/7 flexible shift system with out of and a willingness to rotate between sites.
• Physically able to wear a lead rubber apron (average weight 5kgs) and assist in moving patients
• Able to work under pressure
• Willingness and ability to participate directly in the Community X-Ray Service delivering mobile diagnostic imaging across community sites and settings.
• Qualified Radiation Protection Supervisor (RPS) certification or essential requirement to hold/undertake RPS training to oversee radiation safety compliance for the service.
• Holds a valid UK driving licence to drive the Community X-Ray service vehicle.

Person Specification
Experience

Essential

• Advanced Radiographic knowledge, skills, and experience in current trend in technique.
• Substantial relevant x-ray experience
• Confident when working under pressure, able to meet deadlines and be self-motivated
• Experience of audit and research
• Experience of quality assurance
• Experience with conflict resolution.

Desirable

• Experience of Team Building
• Experience of writing policies and SOPs

Skills

Essential

• IT Skills
• Proven communication, interpersonal and organisational skills
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Leadership Skills
• Resilient under pressure from staff, colleagues, Senior NHS personnel and the public
• Advanced knowledge of expensive radiographic equipment and its use in different clinical environments

Desirable

• Previous Supervisory Skills

Knowledge

Essential

• Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality

Qualifications

Essential

• DCR or BSc Diagnostic Radiography
• State registration with HCPC

Desirable

• Post graduate qualification or relevant experience

other

Essential

• Able to work independently or as part of a team.
• Car Driver/owner (reasonable adjustments will be considered)
• Flexibility to work as a part of 24/7 flexible shift system with out of and a willingness to rotate between sites.
• Physically able to wear a lead rubber apron (average weight 5kgs) and assist in moving patients
• Able to work under pressure
• Willingness and ability to participate directly in the Community X-Ray Service delivering mobile diagnostic imaging across community sites and settings.
• Qualified Radiation Protection Supervisor (RPS) certification or essential requirement to hold/undertake RPS training to oversee radiation safety compliance for the service.
• Holds a valid UK driving licence to drive the Community X-Ray service vehicle.

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.
Certificate of Sponsorship

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 .

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. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

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.
Certificate of Sponsorship

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 .

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. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address

Bradford Royal Infirmary

Duckworth Lane

Bradford

BD9 6RJ

United Kingdom

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