Lead Radiographer -Theatre, Mobile Imaging, X-Ray Equipment Management in Plymouth inPlymouth PUBLISHED MON 27 OCT 2025 Jump to job information section

Lead Radiographer -Theatre, Mobile Imaging, X-Ray Equipment Management Job details Posting date: 27 October 2025 Salary: £47,810.00 to £54,710.00 per year Additional salary information: £47810.00 - £54710.00 a year Hours: Full time Closing date: 10 November 2025 Location: Plymouth, PL6 8DH Company: NHS Jobs Job type: Permanent Job reference: C9216-25-1405 Apply for this job Summary Clinical To be professional and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work including the management of patients in your care. To ensure a high standard of clinical care for the patients under your management, and support colleagues to do likewise. Remain an active member of the clinical radiography team, carrying out the full range of radiographic duties to the standard required. Maintenance of imaging competencies as essential for the role. As a Lead Radiographer you are expected to be competent in the use of the Radiology Information System, Hospital Information systems, PACS, and all routine diagnostic techniques and equipment, using highly developed physical skills to provide images of diagnostic quality in a timely manner. Interpret clinical information to support the requested examination. Follow departmental clinical protocols whilst employing professional judgement to ensure the most appropriate examination for the patient is carried out. You will be expected to query an examination if you believe clinical indications require it, giving advice to more junior members of staff where needed. Undertake imaging examinations in your area within the Trust under our management, using highly developed physical skills to provide images of diagnostic quality in a timely manner, ensuring high standards of patient care are maintained. Be able to accurately position patients with minimum discomfort to facilitate accurate diagnostic images. Use an extensive range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with patients/carers; to motivate, gain co-operation, to gain a satisfactory image at the first attempt. This will include patients who may have difficulties in understanding or communicating. To empathise and reassure patients who are worried, anxious or reluctant to undergo the procedure by providing thoughtful and well-constructed responses to their and their carers questions. Patient groups will regularly include learning disabilities and those with cancer or lifelong conditions. To participate in working parties developing policy and protocol changes, within UHPT Imaging, which will impact on all service users. To ensure, as Lead Radiographer, that designated staff implement policy and service development changes. To work with consultants and head of service in developing the strategic and operational management of the imaging service to Outpatients. To regularly teach, train, supervise and performance manage junior radiographers, support workers, apprentices and students. This will include the use of formal appraisal and assessment documentation. Please see attached JD for further details. Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as Priority and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.