# Clinical Director for Radiology > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-director-for-radiology/85a955c7-dcd0-4578-81f2-708485295e52 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-director-for-radiology/85a955c7-dcd0-4578-81f2-708485295e52.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Canterbury - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 Per annum - **Contract type:** Whilst the clinical side of the role will be permanent, the Director role will be a fixed term for 36 months. - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 10 sessions per week (Up to 12 PA (including 4 PA for the Medical Director role)) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-02T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-22T21:01:43.670Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Kent/Canterbury/East_Kent_Hospitals_University_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Radiology/Radiology-v8099975 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8099975?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The Clinical Director for Radiology provides strategic, clinical, and operational leadership for radiology services, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, safe, effective, and patient-centred diagnostic and interventional imaging services. Working in partnership with operational managers, radiography leaders, and multidisciplinary teams, the postholder is responsible for clinical governance, workforce leadership, service development, performance management, and the achievement of organisational objectives. The Clinical Director leads consultant radiologists and wider radiology teams to maintain excellence in patient care, support innovation and research, and ensure compliance with national standards, regulatory requirements, and professional guidelines. They play a key role in service planning, financial stewardship, workforce development, and the implementation of new technologies and pathways that improve patient outcomes and operational efficiency. ### Main duties of the job - Provide clinical leadership and strategic direction for radiology services - Ensure high standards of patient safety, quality, and clinical governance - Lead service improvement initiatives and support transformational change programmes - Work collaboratively with operational and nursing leaders to deliver performance targets - Support workforce planning, recruitment, retention, appraisal, and professional development - Oversee clinical effectiveness, audit, quality improvement, and risk management activities - Contribute to business planning, budget management, and resource allocation - Promote research, innovation, education, and training within the department - Ensure compliance with NHS policies, professional standards, statutory regulations, and accreditation requirements - Represent radiology at divisional, organisational, regional, and national forums as required - Foster strong relationships with clinical specialties and external partners to support integrated care pathways ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please review the Supporting Documents section to access the full Job Description and Person Specification. If you have further queries please do not hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details at the top the page. Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability. ## Person Specification ### Clinical Governance **Essential** - Good understanding and demonstrable experience of working within clinical governance frameworks - Understanding of the implications for medical staff of the modernisation agenda - Extensive knowledge of clinical audit, Research and Development and evidence-based practice - Commitment to implementation and strengthening of clinical governance **Desirable** - Experience of service improvement - Previous involvement in education & training - Interest in research & development - Thorough knowledge of the structure, functions, culture and values of the National Health Service and its inter-relationship with other agencies ### Skills and Experience **Essential** - Significant leadership experience within radiology - Highly effective leadership skills - Interpersonal and influencing skills. - Excellent written and verbal communications. - High analytical and numeracy skills. - High level of self-awareness and openness to self-improvement. **Desirable** - Training in / understanding of quality improvement methodology - Extensive experience of leading and directing change in clinical practice with evidence of successful outcomes - Demonstrable experience of developing, maintaining and embedding a risk management framework and culture. ### Qualifications and training **Essential** - GMC registration with a licence to practise - Consultant Radiologist with entry on the Specialist Register or equivalent. **Desirable** - Leadership Qualification - Case Manager Training - Radiology Sub Specialty Expertise ## Documents - [application pack (pdf, 987.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10477488) - [job description & person specification (pdf, 274.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10479242) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.