Head of Radiography Services
The closing date is 03 June 2026
Join one of the UK’s leading children’s hospitals and help shape the future of paediatric imaging. Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust are seeking an inspiring Head of Radiography Services to lead a high-performing team, drive innovation across imaging services and play a pivotal role in delivering world‑class care for children and young people.
The successful candidate will deliver a high level of clinical and professional leadership to the Radiology Service, supporting the delivery of high quality and safe services with a positive working experience for staff and service users.
The post holder will ensure professional standards are met, and delivery of care is in line with best practice standards. Proactively monitoring and improving the management of resources, effectiveness and value for money. Monitoring and continually improving the service and environment ensuring staff are organized to meet the needs of the patients by providing consistently excellent standards of care.
They will ensure the delivery of high‑quality evidence‑based practice in their profession across the organisation in line with national and local strategy and policy, Trust priorities, IRMER regulations, CQC standards, NICE guidance, safety, quality and governance frameworks.
The post holder as Professional Lead will represent and promote diagnostic radiography as a profession in the Trust, the Integrated Care System and the North‑West region.
Main duties of the job
- Provide a high level of professional leadership and operational management for the Radiology Services at Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.
- Oversee the delivery of highly specialist Radiology Services to children and young people under the care of Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.
- Be accountable for the delivery of a high quality and safe clinical Radiology Service that is consistent with the professional standards required by the Health and Social Care Professions Council (HCPC).
- Develop innovative working practices which drive and support continuous improvement in Radiology Services within the Trust.
- Drive and support the delivery of safe and sustainable efficiency saving within the Radiology Services.
- Monitor arrangements for partnership working and benchmarking across the network.
- Lead on the modernisation and redesign of the Radiology service and support the Trust’s workforce agenda for Allied Health Professionals.
About us
The Trust is an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications. Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible role and requirements on the government website.
Person Specification
Knowledge
- BSc(Hons) Diagnostic Radiography or Equivalent (level 6)
- HCPC Registration
- Leadership qualification or equivalent experience
Experience
- Extensive in‑depth knowledge and post‑qualification experience within diagnostic radiography.
- Thorough knowledge and understanding of current professional issues and national agendas.
- Demonstrable recent senior leadership experience with evidence of leading and managing teams and projects.
- Knowledge of policy context relevant to the commissioning and provision of services.
- Experience of resource management and ability to manage resources effectively.
- Line Management of clinical teams.
- Knowledge of Governance, Incident reporting and Risk management.
Skills
- Highly developed effective leadership skills.
- Ability to persuade senior managers of the merits of different options, innovations and new opportunities.
- Ability to work on own initiative, organise workload and make autonomous decisions on difficult issues, lead and motivate the team.
- Proven clinical expertise over a wide range of imaging.
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.
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