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 assessments—particularly 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).

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main 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 criteria

• 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 criteria

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

Skills

Essential criteria

• 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 criteria

• Previous Supervisory Skills

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• DCR or BSc Diagnostic Radiography
• State registration with HCPC

Desirable criteria

• Post graduate qualification or relevant experience
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