The closing date is 26 July 2026

Job Summary
The Deputy Superintendent Radiographer will be an experienced Diagnostic Radiographer with a strong interest in healthcare service delivery, leadership, radiographer development within the X-ray speciality. This is a key role within the Radiology service, supporting the delivery of high-quality, patient-focused imaging in line with Trust values and strategic objectives.

The post holder will play an integral role in ensuring key performance indicators are achieved, while maintaining excellent standards of patient care and safety. They will support the effective day-to-day running of the service and provide visible, supportive leadership to staff. This includes ensuring adherence to professional, ethical and regulatory requirements, and fostering a positive, inclusive working environment.

Effective communication is central to this role. The post holder will communicate clearly and compassionately with patients and carers, and work collaboratively with multidisciplinary colleagues and students, providing advice and information of varying complexity as required. They will hold line management responsibility for a range of staff, with a strong emphasis on pastoral support, staff wellbeing and ongoing professional development.

Main duties of the job

• Be accountable as the area Deputy Superintendent Radiographer, provide supervision and advice as required for staff and students. Provide leadership to support, or in the absence of, Superintendents as necessary.
• Organise and manage workloads, escalating issues and concerns appropriately.
• Apply in-depth knowledge of anatomy, pathology and imaging system technology to determine appropriate acquisition techniques for individual patient presentation
• Assess service requirements, identify capacity, demand and development on a strategic level.
• Ensure that Trust and departmental (local) policies, protocols and procedures are adhered to by colleagues and students. Assist with policy development and implementation.
• Demonstrate excellent radiographic knowledge and competency.
• Where advanced practice qualification/s are held, clinical practice and performance monitoring will be completed in line with local policy.
• The post holder will possess the knowledge and understanding of imaging techniques, equipment functionality and radiation physics to ensure optimisation of every exposure.
• Be accountable for own professional actions and working within codes of Practice and Professional Guidelines. Act as an Operator under the IR(ME)R 17 and hold detailed knowledge of IRR 17 and IR(ME)R 17 legislation.

Details
Date posted: 08 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £55,524 to £62,652 a year per annum, including high cost allowance
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 213-Division-A-8083025
Job locations: Princess Royal University Hospital, Farnborough Common, London, BR6 8ND

About us
The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

Job responsibilities
Radiographic Practice
Demonstrate excellent radiographic knowledge and competency. Undertake radiographic clinical practice in line with local policy and procedure. Position patients accurately for each examination, adapting techniques in accordance with patient requirements. Additional views are to be completed in line with professional knowledge and departmental policy.

Where advanced practice qualification/s are held, clinical practice and performance monitoring will be completed in line with local policy.

The post holder will possess the knowledge and understanding of imaging techniques, equipment functionality and radiation physics to ensure optimisation of every exposure. They will competent in the use of specialised imaging equipment.

Be accountable for own professional actions and working within codes of Practice and Professional Guidelines. Act as an Operator under the IR(ME)R 17 and hold detailed knowledge of IRR 17 and IR(ME)R 17 legislation.

Uphold information governance standards when using departmental and trust level patient record IT systems. Specifically CRIS, PACS, EPR and EPIC. Ensure timely provision of images and/or reports to referrers.

Accountable for own professional actions (both clinical and managerial) working within HCPC codes of practice, SOR and RCR professional guidelines.

Education, Training and Development
Provide teaching and development for a range of staff and students. Incorporate clinical experience and academic knowledge into training to improve patient care, image quality, technical competence and professionalism.

Employ range of teaching methods to deliver educational material, clinical skills and staff development.

Where training needs are identified every effort will be made to provide this as necessary, this may include utilising external speakers or courses.

Liaison with the department's practice education team to help deliver and design required departmental or individual training and education.

Understand that individuals learn differently and different approaches may be applied to support learning and development. Consider neurodiversity when approaching teaching and training techniques.

Ensure opportunities for learning and development are provided fairly and that they are equitable. Where challenges arise in staff competency and learning seek advice in support using local and national resources, local protocols and advice from department leads, human resources and occupational health.

Responsible for own continued profession development (CPD) undertaking a range of evidenced activities. Maintain and update skills and knowledge of evolving practice, research and legislative requirements. Embed this into local practice as appropriate

Quality, Research and Audit
Undertake clinical audit and research to monitor and review standards, in particular evaluation of practice, x-ray imaging quality and radiation governance. Review data to identify trends or required service improvements. Ensure identified areas for improvement are addressed appropriately.

Review recent and relevant published evidence, research and legislation with a view ensure evidence based practice within the department.

Adhere to research standards, ethics and protocols. Ensure imaging examinations required as part of research studies are completed correctly, according to research protocols. Confirm that appropriate IRMER and Trust research and development authorisation has been granted prior to completing a research imaging exam.

Address quality issues that arise and implement improvements and training as appropriate.

Communication
Ability to communicate with patients, relatives and colleagues in a range of scenarios that may include busy or noisy environments, a highly emotional or sometimes antagonistic atmosphere. Apply de-escalation approaches to ensure the safety of self and others, and if appropriate, continuation of services.

Written material produced uses language and formatting so that it is appropriate for the intended audience, and clearly delivers the required message or information.

Provide sufficient information to enable patients to give informed consent, particularly from a radiation risk perspective. Communication should enable the patient to comply with any pre-examination preparation and instructions required during the exam.

Communicate with all patients with a range of presentations, ages, capabilities or disabilities; or where English is a persons first language. Be considerate of any cultural or religious beliefs. Tailor approach to patients who may be incapacitated, sedated or intoxicated.

Anticipate barriers to effective communication and take steps to improve them.

Consider that non-communicative patients may still be able to hear and feel what is occurring around them.

Hold difficult conversations respectfully and with empathy. This is most likely to apply with staff in your line management capacity. If difficult conversations are required in a clinician to patient scenario ensure you have the appropriate training to do so.

Person Specification
Experience
Essential

• Experience of team working, supervision and leadership
• Leadership experience, works effectively in a large diverse team
• Knowledge of, and experience obtaining, a range of standard and specialised x-ray imaging examinations and techniques
• Thorough knowledge and application of relevant legislation inclusive of, and not limited to, IR(ME)R 2017 and IRR17
• Post qualification radiographic clinical experience in x-ray imaging

Desirable

• Audit and service improvement experience
• Experience as a Radiation Protection Supervisor (RPS).
• Relevant post-graduate qualification/s

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Princess Royal University Hospital, Farnborough Common, London, BR6 8ND
Employer's website: https://www.kch.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Lead Superintendent Radiographer
Harrison Land
harrison.land1@nhs.net
01689863629