Head of Radiographers

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Providing professional leadership within the Imaging Department and expert advice on Imaging matters to the Trust Senior Managers including the interpretation of clinical, professional, NHS guidance and legislation.
• Accountable for delivery of the Imaging Department financial target and ensuring continual improvement, ensuring that financial controls are established and maintained.
• The post holder will be responsible for the effective management of human resource, financial resource, governance and business planning arrangements.
• The post holder will lead the development of quality objectives and business targets for the service.
• Responsible for ensuring the smooth and safe day to day running of services within Imaging and maintaining good staff and patient experience.
• Ensuring business continuity and resilient service delivery, supported by robust operational and capacity planning.
• Work in partnership with colleagues across the organisation to ensure the delivery of the Trust's corporate objectives and transformation programmes. Ensure collaboration between services to support quality improvements and collective achievement of performance standards incorporating quality, safety, contractual, access, financial and workforce.
• Lead by example and act at all times as an ambassador for the Trust, championing the Trust's values and upholding the highest standards of behaviour and compassion for colleagues.
• Ensure that all services are provided to a consistently high standard and complies with the Ionising Radiation (medical Exposure) Regulations (IR(ME)R) 2017 legislation.
• The post holder will play a key role in working collaboratively with Image East 2 network embedding robust governance, leading strategic developments, supporting workforce sustainability, advancing clinical standardisation, and fostering innovation - ensuring that imaging services across the Network operate cohesively, transparently, and in alignment with national priorities.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• BSc (Radiography) or equivalent
• Registration as a Radiographer with the Health Professions Council plus evidence of CPD
• Specialist training to masters or equivalent level, management qualification or equivalent experience.
• Formal management or business qualification or equivalent relevant experience

Experience

Essential criteria

• Proven budget management skills and financial acumen with experience of delivering CIPs
• Presenting complex plans and clinical/operational data at Board level
• Negotiation and influencing skills at a senior management level
• Evidence of delivering and implementing strategic plans

Knowledge / Personal Skills

Essential criteria

• Excellent organisational skills, and evidence of these in a multi-disciplinary environment
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills in complex settings, managing multi- dimensional issues
• Commitment to, and demonstration of organisational behaviours and values
• Ability to lead a number of complex projects simultaneously and deliver to agreed timescales

It is an exciting time to join the newly formed Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We run two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Our 7,500 staff provide high quality care for a growing population of around 700,000 across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas.

You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. Travel between hospital sites may be required. We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

• Head of Imaging (PDF, 240.4KB)
• Head of Imaging -PS (PDF, 136.4KB)
• Head of Imaging -FA (PDF, 136.4KB)
• L&D Hospital site map (PDF, 96.8KB)
• Disclosure & Barring Information and Recruitment of Ex-Offenders (PDF, 78.5KB)
• Staff Diversity Network (PDF, 140.3KB)
• Information for Disabled Applicants (PDF, 98.7KB)
• Staff Benefits (PNG, 1.6MB)