# IR / CT Senior Diagnostic Radiographer > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/ir-ct-senior-diagnostic-radiographer/7662fe42-9acb-4334-b4cb-82c8fb9be070 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/ir-ct-senior-diagnostic-radiographer/7662fe42-9acb-4334-b4cb-82c8fb9be070.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Radiographer - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £58,133 - £65,261 Per Annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-23T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-09T14:42:25.845Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Chelsea/The_Royal_Marsden_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Clinical_Radiology/Clinical_Radiology-v8069721 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8069721?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.royalmarsden.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The Royal Marsden Hospital is one of Europe’s largest Oncology centre and was the world’s first hospital dedicated to cancer research, diagnosis, treatment and education, with sites in Chelsea and Sutton. The Diagnostic Imaging service provides an essential service to the Trust and includes CT with dual energy, MRI 1.5T and 3T, Mammography including large field and interventional procedures, Ultrasound, general X-Ray, IR and fluoroscopy. The IR department conducts specific oncological interventional procedures such as Embolisation and ablations using a variety of ablative equipment Our partnership with The Institute of Cancer Research and other key organisations means we offer access to the newest clinical trials and clinical trials of novel anti-cancer agents; all imaging modalities are fundamental to this process and forefront techniques and protocols are constantly being evolved within Radiology.  We are currently inviting applications from enthusiastic trained radiographers for a WTE  band 7 IR/CT radiographer post on the Chelsea site.  Applicants will preferably have significant post graduate experience in CT and Interventional Radiology.  Post graduate academic qualifications are desirable. The successful candidate should be an innovative and proficient in the use of specialist equipment.  Also, a radiographer who is highly motivated with good communication skills, and keen to contribute positively to the IR, X-ray and CT service. ### Main duties of the job The post holder will work as a senior radiographer in IR and CT liaising with Radiologists and Clinicians in charge of a patient.   The post holder will work as part of the multi-disciplinary team liaising with Radiologists and clinicians in charge of a patient.   The postholder will work as part of the multi-disciplinary team working alongside the radiology interventional nurses, clinical nurse specialists, ward staff and other departmental staff.  They will also liaise with internal and external agencies.  The post holder will be required to rotate between CT and IR and will have responsibility for the timely, efficient and courteous provision of imaging services within the available resources. The post holder will be expected to be flexible in their approach. - The CT department operates between 8.00am and 8.00pm Monday to Friday and Saturday 8am -5pm. - The IR department operates between 8.00am and 6.00pm Monday to Friday.   Participation in the non-residential on-call provision is required.   This post requires good analytical, organisational, communication and computer skills. It is essential that the post holder has significant post graduate experience in IR, CT and X-Ray. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For further information please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification - Deputise for the X-ray/ IR and CT Superintendents when required. - Ensure the timely, efficient and courteous provision of IR, X-Ray and CT services, on multiple pieces of equipment within the available resources. - Support the Superintendents in the operational management of the Imaging department. - Work closely with the IR Consultant radiologists to provide timely and reactive service - Work with Trust physicists to ensure all equipment is maintained to a high standard and meets QA and H&S requirement. - Promote awareness and compliance with policy and or guidelines for requests of IR, X-Ray and CT. - Ensure that the department implements an agreed programme for quality assurance and ultimately an external QA accreditation standard as applicable. - Be proficient in the use of all IR, X-Ray and CT equipment and in all specialist techniques. - Monitor and report equipment faults and to determine the severity of a problem and its probable impact on the workload. - To make a balanced judgment on when to call in a service engineer, taking into account the effect on the normal running of the service. ## Job Details The Royal Marsden Hospital is one of Europe’s largest Oncology centre and was the world’s first hospital dedicated to cancer research, diagnosis, treatment and education, with sites in Chelsea and Sutton. The Diagnostic Imaging service provides an essential service to the Trust and includes CT with dual energy, MRI 1.5T and 3T, Mammography including large field and interventional procedures, Ultrasound, general X-Ray, IR and fluoroscopy. The IR department conducts specific oncological interventional procedures such as Embolisation and ablations using a variety of ablative equipment Our partnership with The Institute of Cancer Research and other key organisations means we offer access to the newest clinical trials and clinical trials of novel anti-cancer agents; all imaging modalities are fundamental to this process and forefront techniques and protocols are constantly being evolved within Radiology. We are currently inviting applications from enthusiastic trained radiographers for a WTE band 7 IR/CT radiographer post on the Chelsea site. Applicants will preferably have significant post graduate experience in CT and Interventional Radiology. Post graduate academic qualifications are desirable. The successful candidate should be an innovative and proficient in the use of specialist equipment. Also, a radiographer who is highly motivated with good communication skills, and keen to contribute positively to the IR, X-ray and CT service. ## Job Description The post holder will work as a senior radiographer in IR and CT liaising with Radiologists and Clinicians in charge of a patient. The post holder will work as part of the multi-disciplinary team liaising with Radiologists and clinicians in charge of a patient. The postholder will work as part of the multi-disciplinary team working alongside the radiology interventional nurses, clinical nurse specialists, ward staff and other departmental staff. They will also liaise with internal and external agencies. The post holder will be required to rotate between CT and IR and will have responsibility for the timely, efficient and courteous provision of imaging services within the available resources. The post holder will be expected to be flexible in their approach. - The CT department operates between 8.00am and 8.00pm Monday to Friday and Saturday 8am -5pm. - The IR department operates between 8.00am and 6.00pm Monday to Friday. Participation in the non-residential on-call provision is required. This post requires good analytical, organisational, communication and computer skills. It is essential that the post holder has significant post graduate experience in IR, CT and X-Ray. ## Responsibilities For further information please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification Deputise for the X-ray/ IR and CT Superintendents when required. - Ensure the timely, efficient and courteous provision of IR, X-Ray and CT services, on multiple pieces of equipment within the available resources. - Support the Superintendents in the operational management of the Imaging department. - Work closely with the IR Consultant radiologists to provide timely and reactive service - Work with Trust physicists to ensure all equipment is maintained to a high standard and meets QA and H&S requirement. - Promote awareness and compliance with policy and or guidelines for requests of IR, X-Ray and CT. - Ensure that the department implements an agreed programme for quality assurance and ultimately an external QA accreditation standard as applicable. - Be proficient in the use of all IR, X-Ray and CT equipment and in all specialist techniques. - Monitor and report equipment faults and to determine the severity of a problem and its probable impact on the workload. - To make a balanced judgment on when to call in a service engineer, taking into account the effect on the normal running of the service. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Evidence of good organisation and communication - Evidence of leadership and team building **Desirable** - Experience in supervision of diagnostic staff in IR and CT ### Other Requirements **Essential** - Evidence of personal development, enthusiasm and initiative. - Evidence of CPD in IR/CT - Innovative, challenging - Confident, diplomatic, flexible - Satisfactory health record ### Education/Qualifications **Essential** - State registration - DCR/BSc in Radiography - Cannulation certificate or completed workbook - Post graduate experience in CT - Post graduate experience in Interventional Radiology **Desirable** - Significant experience in interventional oncology procedures ### Skills Abilities/knowledge **Essential** - Ability to express themselves clearly in English - Ability to write clearly and concisely in English - Ability to use word processing software and IT systems - Evidence of working within a team ## Documents - [282-sb1573-jff (pdf, 114.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10361043) - [282-sb1573-jd&ps (pdf, 518.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10361042) - [royal marsden trust values (pdf, 715.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2360) - [workplace wellbeing and rewards guide (pdf, 1.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2580) ## 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.