Deputy Superintendent Radiographer: Sponsorship Available

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, motivated and forward-thinking Radiographer to join each of our Interventional and Cath Lab Radiology services as a Deputy Superintendent Radiographer.

This is a key leadership role supporting the Superintendent Radiographer in the operational management, service development and workforce leadership of a busy and expanding Interventional and Cath Lab Radiology service. The successful candidates will combine excellent clinical expertise with strong leadership and organisational skills to help deliver safe, effective and patient-centred care.

This post provides you with a diverse range of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures across interventional radiology and the cardiac catheter laboratories, which includes supporting complex vascular, oncological and image-guided interventions, as well as cardiac diagnostic and interventional procedures delivered within the Cath Lab.

Main duties of the job

Coordinating complex patient pathways across emergency, inpatient and elective services.

Supporting the management of service capacity and patient flow to ensure timely access to a range of radiological procedures.

Coordinating and overseeing list activity, working closely with Radiologists, Cardiologists, Nursing staff, Ward teams and other multi-disciplinary specialties.

Managing competing service demands and prioritising urgent and emergency cases appropriately.

Supporting efficient utilisation of Radiology and Cardiology resources, staff and equipment.

Overseeing stock control, consumables management and equipment readiness to ensure continuity of service and minimise disruption to patient care.

Leading service improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing patient experience, productivity and operational performance.

Supporting workforce development, training, competency assessment and staff wellbeing within the Radiology team.

You will support radiation safety and IR(ME)R compliance within the interventional radiology or cardiology department in which you work.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Significant post qualification experience in a busy Interventional or Cath lab department
  • Applicant can demonstrate experience in management responsibilities e.g, appraisals, rostering, disciplinary and capability management

Personal Statement

Essential

  • In less than 200 words, please detail any relevant personal and professional experience that would recommend you for this role

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree (BSc Hons or equivalent) in Diagnostic Radiography

Desirable

  • Applicant has undertaken a recognised leadership course relevant to the role

Communication

Essential

  • Evidence of effective, high level communication with patients, multidisciplinary teams and senior colleagues
  • Evidence of managing challenging situations or difficult conversations appropriately

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: 20 November 2026

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