Lead Reporting Radiographer | Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 07 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £53,755 - £60,504 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 June 2025 |
| Location: | Maidstone, ME16 9QQ |
| Company: | Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7194049/359-7155096-T1-A |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to lead the reporting radiographers within the radiology team. The post holder will lead a team of reporting radiographers who report MSK / chest plain film reporting.
They will:
• Provide clinical leadership and management for the reporting radiographers
• Ensure the day-to-day delivery of a high-quality and safe reporting service
• Undertake a review of demand and capacity for reporting and regularly review reporting radiographers' job plans to meet the demands of the service.
• Work closely with the Directorate Triumvirate and Site leads to ensure the reporting radiographer service is responsive to the changing needs of radiology.
• Manage the reporting backlog for Reporting Radiographers
• Be responsible for the supervision, support, training, and appraisal of Reporting Radiographers and Trainee Reporting Radiographers
• Lead on recruitment and selection of reporting radiographers and trainee reporting radiographers.
• Be responsible for managing the reporting radiographers, reporting worklists, escalating and prioritising according to clinical need.
• Establish effective staff communication both within the Imaging Department and the wider Trust.
• Lead on service improvement initiatives relating to plain film.
• Lead and manage the reporting radiographer team to provide a high quality reporting service ensuring that Standard Operating Procedures are followed and initiating prompt corrective action where required.
• Undertake regular review of the service to ensure reporting radiographers are able to meet the demand for reporting including undertaking annual job plan reviews.
• Ensure reporting radiographers are meeting turn around and reporting volume targets and address any underperformance promptly
• Manage any reporting backlog for Reporting Radiographers and and where necessary manage the requirement via suitable mitigation
• Play an active role in the development of the service
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust ranks among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and was named the second-best Trust to work for in the South East in the 2023 and 2024 NHS Staff Survey.
We are a large acute hospital trust in south-east England, providing general hospital services and specialist care to around 600,000 residents in West Kent and East Sussex. With a dedicated and diverse team of over 8,000 staff we are proud to offer specialised cancer services to over two million people through the Kent Oncology Centre.
Fordcombe Hospital, near Tunbridge Wells, became part of the Trust in October 2024. Specialising in planned care, it offers two operating theatres, 28 inpatient and day-care beds, diagnostic services (X-ray, MRI, CT, and endoscopy), and consultation/treatment rooms.
Looking for flexible working?
We are a flexible working-friendly organisation. Whether it’s adjusting your hours or exploring other flexible arrangements, we want to work with you to find the best solution for you, our patients, and the Trust. Talk to us about how we can accommodate your working needs.
Joining us includes a comprehensive benefits package:
• At least 27 days of annual leave plus public/bank holidays(pro-rata for part-time staff).
• Membership in the NHS Pension Scheme,with a 20.6% employer contribution and life assurance benefits
• Blue Light card eligibility
• And more, additional benefits can be found in the benefits documents below
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Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check at Enhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children),
All successful applicants will be required to complete our corporate trust induction once a start date had been agreed.
This advert closes on Wednesday 21 May 2025