Quality and Research Lead Radiographer: Sponsorship Available

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

Job summary

To act as a lead supporting Imaging by driving and embedding quality and research further within the culture of the department, influencing behaviour, ensuring the highest of standards of record keeping and documentation which in turn impacts on a better patient experience and best practice.

Main duties of the job

To work as part of Imaging Quality and Research Team with a specific focus on ensuring that high standards and robust governance is implemented and maintained across all modalities of the Imaging service providing assurance of compliance with all relevant national quality and safety standards.

The post holder will help to support, drive and promote research activity, striving to establish best practice for patients and further embed evidence based practice into the culture of a research led department, using negotiation and problem solving skills should any challenges arise to participation, thus enabling high levels of research activity and treatment opportunities for patients.

Person Specification

Person Specification/Knowledge

Essential

  • HCPC registered
  • 3 years post qualification experience

Desirable

  • Have experience and knowledge of developing/peer reviewing documentation pertaining to a specialist area
  • Knowledge of research ethics/standards
  • Experience of Datix and risk management
  • Previous participation or contribution to research trials/projects and/or audits
  • Previous participation or contribution to internal/external assessments
  • Knowledge and experience of local and national regulatory compliance

Experience

Essential

  • Leadership experience

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: 1 October 2026

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