Job summary
An outstanding leadership opportunity in Radiology.

This is a rare opportunity for an experienced Radiography leader to step into a pivotal senior role, shaping the future of imaging services at the Royal United Hospitals Bath. You will influence strategy at scale, leading a large, skilled, dedicated and high-performing workforce delivering imaging to over 340,000 patients each year. You will drive quality, innovation and service transformation while making a meaningful difference to patients and staff every day.

As Clinical Lead Radiographer, you will provide professional, operational and strategic leadership as part of the Radiology Triumvirate. You will be accountable for delivering a safe, high-quality, patient-centred imaging service aligned to Trust objectives, national standards and regulatory requirements.

You will lead service transformation, workforce strategy and innovation across a large and complex Radiology service, ensuring delivery of performance targets while fostering a culture of continuous improvement and high performance.

If you are a strategic, forward-thinking Radiography leader ready to make a significant impact at scale, we would love to hear from you.

Please note interviews will be held on Wednesday 22nd July 2026, from 09:30am

Main duties of the job
The post holder will:

• provide strategic, operational and professional leadership for the Radiology department, working as part of the Radiology Triumvirate.
• be accountable for delivering a safe, high-quality, patient-centred imaging service, aligned with Trust objectives, national standards and regulatory requirements, and for leading service development, workforce strategy and innovation.

About us
We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group - a formal partnership between the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17,600 colleagues, and budget of 1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people.

We are creating a health and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners.

By working together, we make a real difference for our patients, each other, and our community. Every role matters in delivering the exceptional, person-centred care we're proud of.

We're committed to a compassionate, inclusive culture where kindness is championed, differences are valued, and diversity makes us stronger.

We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential. We prioritise staff wellbeing - and yes, we even have a pool!

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Details
Date posted: 02 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 8b
Salary: £66,582 to £77,368 a year
Per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 427-8111675
Job locations: Royal United Hospitals, Bath
Bath
BA13NG
United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership for Radiology services, ensuring effective delivery across all imaging modalities.
• Work with the Triumvirate to develop and implement strategic plans, service improvements and transformation programmes.
• Take responsibility for all radiation issues within Radiology, ensuring compliance with IR(ME)R, clinical governance standards, and national guidance, while maintaining high standards of patient care.
• Lead and support Team Leads to improve service delivery, optimise pathways, and introduce new technologies and techniques.
• Act as budget holder for Radiology ensuring effective financial management, cost improvement and income generation, inputting into annual budget setting.
• Advise and be involved in equipment replacement, new build projects and maintenance contracts for Radiology equipment and services.
• Manage services within available resources and budget, ensuring delivery of performance targets and KPIs.
• Provide strong professional leadership, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, innovation and high performance.
• Represent Radiology at Trust, regional and national level, working with partners to support integrated imaging services.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• BSc (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography or equivalent recognised qualification
• HCPC registration as a Diagnostic Radiographer
• Postgraduate qualification in leadership, management, advanced practice or healthcare governance
• Evidence of ongoing CPD relevant to clinical imaging and leadership

Desirable

• MSC in Healthcare Management, MBA, or equivalent

Knowledge and experience
Essential

• Significant senior management experience in Radiology or Imaging services, managing multi-disciplinary teams
• Proven experience in service improvement and change management
• Financial and budgetary management experience
• Experience in large building / equipment replacement projects
• In-depth understanding of diagnostic imaging modalities, NHS policy, and regulatory frameworks (CQC, IR(ME)R), etc)
• Knowledge of workforce planning and digital imaging systems (PACS/RIS)
• Experience of working autonomously and making complex clinical decisions
• Experience handling complex or sensitive communication with patients, staff and service users
• Experience supporting or leading in situations involving challenging behaviour
• Comprehensive understanding of diagnostic imaging principles, processes and safety standards
• Understanding of NHS structures, Trust governance and national Radiology priorities
• Understanding of key performance indicators (KPIs) and operational metrics within Radiology Knowledge of clinical effectiveness, quality assurance and accreditation requirements
• Awareness of COSHH, HASAW and other relevant health & safety frameworks

Desirable

• Experience in strategic planning or business case development
• Experience working across organization boundaries or imaging networks
• Knowledge of current national imaging strategies and workforce planning frameworks

Values
Essential

• Values and respects others, treats everyone as an individual, is non-judgemental. Motivated to be genuinely kind and caring
• Helps and co-operates with colleagues Knowledge of current national imaging strategies and workforce planning frameworks. Pro-active and takes responsibility
• Motivated to make a difference

Specific Skills
Essential

• Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate (self and others), mentor and support staff at all levels
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to convey complex and sensitive information clearly and compassionately
• Strong organisational and time-management skills, able to prioritise a varied workload with frequent interruptions
• Significant understanding and experience across a range of imaging modalities
• Ability to critically evaluate clinical practice, teaching and training, and implement improvements
• Commitment to continuous improvement and driving high standards of patient-centred care
• Ability to analyse data, identify trends and contribute to business case development
• Negotiation and influencing skills
• Ability to manage complex operational challenges, which may be contentious) effectively and escalate appropriately
• Ability to work collaboratively across professional and organisational boundaries
• Advanced presentation skills and ability to represent the department at Trust or regional level
• Confidence representing the department at strategic or Trust-wide forums
• Experience with service modelling, capacity planning or imaging strategy development
• Ability to remain calm, objective and resilient under pressure
• High level of integrity, adaptability, confidentiality and professionalism
• Flexible and adaptable to meet service needs, including participation in out-of-hours support as required
• Positive role model who promotes an inclusive, high-performing team culture

Desirable

• Evidence of teaching experience
• Presentation skills
• Innovative and forward thinking approach to imaging strategy
• Project Management

Physical skills & emotional effort
Essential

• Ability to listen to patient and staff concerns empathetically and professionally, and deal confidentially, professionally and objectively with a range of issues
• In a clinical situation, ability to focus on the individual patient undergoing procedure & avoiding distractions
• Dexterity and visualisation skills to enable accurate positioning of patients and/or equipment for optimum image production
• As a member of the front-line clinical team, ability to deal emotionally, but professionally, with traumatic situations such as severe patient injury/illness or patient death, supporting staff in these situations too
• Ability to deal empathetically and professionally with patients and relatives receiving diagnoses of major illness/cancer
• Ability to treat all patients equally no matter what pathology has been demonstrated during an examination

Requirements due to working environment
Essential

• Requirement to deal with hazards - eg x-rays, manual handling issues & working in low-level lighting
• Exposure on a regular (daily) basis to unpleasant working conditions and the requirement to deal with hazards - eg, bodily fluids (sputum, blood, vomit, urine), faeces odours, open wounds, necrotic body parts, infectious diseases etc
• Working out of hours where may be subjected to lone working environment
• Ability to deal effectively with potential verbal/physical abuse from patients/relatives/carers
• Regular use of VDU's for a prolonged period of time
• Ability to deal with conflict due to pressure & demands of providing an efficient service from a broad referral base

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: Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Royal United Hospitals, Bath
Bath
BA13NG
United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Clinical Lead Radiographer
Rosie Freeman
rosie.freeman@nhs.net
01225826166