# Senior Radiographer

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Radiographer
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum plus HCAS
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-11T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-25T11:00:51.596Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Chelsea_Westminster_Hospital_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Imaging/Imaging-v8304278
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8304278?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.chelwest.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

- Support the delivery of a high quality healthcare service ensuring that all patients receive a high standard of service delivery
- Supervision of junior staff and students
- Participate in out of hours work
- Rotate throughout the radiology department (X-ray, A&E x-ray, flouroscopy, interventional radiology, CT, MRI)
- The post holder will be required to actively participate in a periodic professional development review, in accordance with Trust guidelines
- Work cohesively with all members of the Radiology department in ensuring that the very best services are provided to patients at all times
- Work effectively within a multi-racial and cultural environment

### Main duties of the job

- To undertake all radiographic duties efficiently and to the highest quality standards
- To ensure that all patients receive the best possible standard of care
- Commitment to ensuring own development by exposing self to all necessary modalities
- To be conversant with procedures in general and screening rooms, ED, mobile and theatre radiography. Additionally, the post holder will be expected to become proficient in the more specialised techniques e.g. CT, IR and MRI
- Ensure that Radiation Protection guidelines, IR(ME)R, IRR, etc. guidelines and local rules are strictly adhered to
- Assist with practical training of junior staff and student radiographers, acting as a role model through leading by example
- Communicate with other staff members to ensure the smooth running of the directorate
- To demonstrate flexibility and adaptability with rostering requirements to ensure a robust and safe imaging service across the Trust.
- Participate in the out of hours, on call and stand by rotas as required
- To offer an initial assessment and interpretation of images produced by themselves or more junior staff in the course of their role.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

- To be conversant with procedures in general and screening rooms, ED, mobile and theatre radiography. Additionally, the post holder will be expected to become proficient in the more specialised techniques e.g. CT, IR and MRI
- Assist with practical training of junior staff and student radiographers, acting as a role model through leading by example
- Communicate with other staff members to ensure the smooth running of the directorate
- Ensure that all guidelines relating to staff and patient safety are adhered to whilst in the Radiology department
- Ensure that the rules and procedures of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 are strictly adhered to, and that all working areas are kept clean and safe
- Participate in departmental quality assurance programmes as required
- Participate in Departments out of hours system (required to work weekend and evenings).

### Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

## Person Specification

### application form

**Essential**

- BSc (Hons) Radiography / DCR (R) or accepted international equivalent
- HCPC registration
- Member of SOR
- Broad general imaging experience at radiographer level
- Proven acumen for approaching all situations with an open mind and ‘can-do’ attitude
- Ability to work under pressure and flexibly as part of a team
- Well motivated

**Desirable**

- Interest in further study and CPD including research
- Quality Improvement (QI), transformation or innovation training
- Exposure to specialist techniques eg. IR
- Competent in specialist techniques such as CT cardiac scans and CT interventional procedures
- Student supervision responsibilities
- IV cannulation trained and competent
- Broad general radiography experience at student / radiographer level

## Documents

- [recruitment pack (pdf, 2.8mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1313)
- [policy statement (pdf, 144.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=891)
- [senior radiographer (pdf, 952.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10623964)
- [functional requirement (pdf, 390.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10623965)
- [guidance for applicants (pdf, 85.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=890)
- [staff benefits and wellbeing (pdf, 177.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1256)

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