X-ray Lead Radiographer: Sponsorship Available

Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital

Job summary

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To provide managerial and clinical leadership to the X-ray team providing care to patients in the X-ray setting ensuring high quality service delivery

To provide specialist clinical knowledge to the X-ray service using the skills and techniques gained through your practice.

The post holder will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the radiographic service in the X-ray department, Pacing, orthopaedic theatre and mobile X-rays. The post holder will be expected to work flexibly and participate in the provision of the radiographic out of hours service.

Main duties of the job

Managing the LHCH X-ray team.

Service delivery in X-ray

Supporting a high standard of training across modalities

Managing equipment maintenance

Day to day management of service

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • oExperience of mentoring, coaching and supervision
  • oEnhanced clinical reasoning skills & professional judgement
  • oEfficiently organise/manage workloads and minimise avoidable risk
  • oExperience of X-ray imaging equipment
  • oExperience of cardiac interventional procedures
  • oPrevious management of a team.
  • oKnowledge of managing attendance
  • oPrevious experience of having difficult conversations
  • oKnowledge of employment law & HR procedures.

Desirable

  • oExperience in organisation of QA processes
  • oExperience in Service development & evaluation methods

Qualifications

Essential

  • FHEQ Level 6 / BSc / BSc (Hons) in Diagnostic Radiography or equivalent qualification if applicable

Desirable

  • Qualification level ? FHEQ level 7/SCQF level 11
  • ? Postgraduate certificate (PgCert)/postgraduate diploma (PgDip) ‘or equivalent qualification if applicable

Skills

Essential

  • oExtensive understanding of approaches to communication
  • oAbility to efficiently train and develop others

Desirable

  • oExtensive understanding of CRIS system
  • oStatistical skills in audit & research
  • oPresentation skills

values

Essential

  • oProactively review practice to prevent discrimination.
  • oEager to continue own development through reflective practice.
  • oHigh standards including when under pressure.
  • oAllow for open & honest communication.
  • oPromote teamwork.
  • oEncourage quality improvement.
  • oHave an understanding of different personalities, cultures & religious beliefs

Desirable

  • oSupport resilience and self-care through role modelling

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 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).

Closing Date: 31 August 2026

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