Superintendent Radiographer X-Ray & Radiology Education Training lead

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Superintendent Radiographer (Diagnostic) to join the Imaging leadership team at The Royal Marsden.

This senior role combines leadership of x-ray services across Chelsea, Sutton and Cavendish Square with Trust-wide responsibility for radiology education, workforce development and clinical supervision.

As Lead Diagnostic Radiographer, you will provide clinical and professional leadership for x-ray, fluoroscopy, mobile/theatre and dental imaging services, ensuring high standards of patient care, safety and quality. You will lead service improvement and standardisation, working closely with radiologists, radiographers, physicists, educators and multidisciplinary teams. The role also includes acting as Radiation Protection Supervisor (RPS) and leading for QSI, CQC and HSE inspections.

As Radiology Education Lead, you will oversee education and workforce development, including training, supervision, CPD, advanced practice and career pathways. You will also work with universities, apprenticeship providers and regional imaging networks to support future workforce needs.

We are seeking an HCPC-registered radiographer with substantial senior diagnostic radiography experience, Master's-level study (or equivalent expertise) and evidence of ongoing CPD. You will be a strong leader committed to quality improvement, innovation and excellent patient care, with flexibility to work across all Royal Marsden sites.

Main duties of the job

Provide clinical leadership for all x-ray, fluoroscopy, dental, mobile/theatre imaging services, and any future x-ray modalities across all Trust sites. Act as the lead radiographer for service development, clinical excellence and educational visits, and liaise with referrers to ensure the most appropriate imaging examination is selected for each patient.

Act as a key point of contact for patients, carers, relatives and colleagues, providing a professional, welcoming and supportive service. Receive and guide patients attending for investigations and ensure relevant previous imaging is available for comparison to support accurate diagnosis and treatment planning.

Support the Radiology Services Manager and imaging leadership team with workforce planning, recruitment and retention initiatives. Review staffing requirements before vacancies are advertised and contribute to the selection of new team members. Line manage Practice Educators and x-ray staff, support Clinical Supervisors within training programmes, and oversee the supervision, training and development of staff in line with departmental and organisational objectives.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

1.5. Education, governance and compliance

·Maintain compliance with the QSI and requirements.

·Monitor compliance - relating to the training matrix.

·Co-ordinate, monitor and ensure compliance with mandatory training.

·Support HCPC registration, audit and CPD compliance.

1.6. Workforce planning/development

·Contribute to workforce planning.

·Design CPD programmes and career pathways.

·Support enhanced, advanced and consultant practice roles.

·Ensure staff have access to educational opportunities.

1.7. Research

·To participate regularly in clinical research and service evaluation within x-ray services, assessing research compliance and capacity for new trials and identifying opportunities for research, innovation and evidence generation that can influence clinical and educational practice.

·To co-ordinate with clinical units (and physics team) regarding research protocols to provide agreed protocols for Imaging.

·To ensure the correct pathway and documentation for trialling new x-ray equipment

·To ensure that research protocols are adhered to and that all the relevant documentation is available on request.

1.8. Training and Education

·Provide strategic, Trust wide leadership for radiography education, workforce development and clinical supervision processes, acting as the principal specialist resource for education and professional development within the imaging service.

·Lead the development, implementation and evaluation of an imaging education and training strategy with the imaging leads team, aligning education, workforce and service development priorities with evidence, professional standards and the future needs of the service.

·Lead implementation of the College of Radiographers Education and Career Framework, and ACCEND.

Person specification

Education, qualifications and professional registration

Essential criteria

• HCPC registration as a radiographer.
• DCR/BSc in Radiography or equivalent.
• Significant recent postgraduate experience in x-ray/general radiography.
• Relevant postgraduate qualification at Master’s level, or equivalent advanced specialist expertise demonstrated through substantial specialist practice, professional development and application of theory at an equivalent level.
• Evidence of sustained specialist CPD relevant to the post.

Desirable criteria

• Training in facilitated learning.
• Teaching qualification and/or accreditation as a Society of Radiographers Practice Educator.

Experiencec

Essential criteria

• Substantial senior experience in diagnostic radiography within a specialist area.
• Demonstrable experience of leading service development, change and improvement across a service or multiple sites.
• Experience of teaching, supervision, training and assessment across a range of learners and staff groups.
• Experience of using different teaching and learning methods and adapting approaches to complex and diverse needs.
• Experience of delivering formal presentations, specialist teaching and professional education.

Desirable criteria

• Experience of managing diagnostic radiography staff.
• Experience of working as a Practice Educator and/or leading education and workforce development.
• Experience of providing senior specialist advice and professional leadership across teams or sites.

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Highly developed specialist knowledge of diagnostic radiography and the relevant specialist field, underpinned by theory, postgraduate study at Master’s level or equivalent advanced specialist expertise and significant experience.
• Comprehensive knowledge of national regulations, professional standards, policies and guidance relevant to diagnostic imaging services.
• Expert understanding of quality, governance, clinical audit and compliance requirements, including QSI.
• Advanced understanding of teaching, learning, assessment, feedback and workforce development.
• Knowledge of current and emerging imaging technology and its implications for clinical practice, education, quality and service development.

Leadership and management skills

Essential criteria

• Able to interpret national regulations, professional standards, policies and guidance and translate these into local policy, procedures and service-development plans.
• Able to provide specialist advice and constructive challenge on complex clinical, professional, educational and service issues.
• Evidence of leading service development, change and improvement beyond the immediate team.
• Able to influence senior and multidisciplinary stakeholders and lead implementation across teams/sites.
• Evidence of leadership, team building, staff appraisal and effective management of complex people issues.
• Able to make autonomous, evidence-informed decisions in complex and ambiguous situations.

Education and workforce development skills

Essential criteria

• Able to develop, implement and evaluate education and workforce development strategies and programmes.
• Able to support advanced, enhanced and consultant practice, competency development, CPD and career pathways.
• Able to undertake training needs analysis and translate findings into service level education plans.
• Able to use evidence and evaluation to improve education, clinical supervision and workforce capability.
• Able to provide expert advice on professional standards, scope of practice and competency frameworks.

Quality improvement, audit and governance skills

Essential criteria

• Evidence of ongoing postgraduate professional development at advanced/specialist level.
• Experience of leading clinical audit, governance, quality improvement and service evaluation.
• Evidence of introducing and evaluating new ways of working, technology, education or service pathways.
• Able to lead sustainable improvement and demonstrate impact on quality, safety, patient care and workforce capability.

Communication and relationship skills

Essential criteria

• Able to communicate highly complex, sensitive or contentious information clearly to a wide range of audiences.
• Able to deliver formal lectures, presentations and specialist education to large and varied groups.
• Able to provide authoritative specialist advice and influence stakeholders through negotiation, persuasion and constructive challenge.
• Able to build effective relationships across professional, organisational and external boundaries.

IT and digital skills

Essential criteria

• Demonstrates proficiency in the use of digital systems and software relevant to the role.
• Able to produce and present accurate reports, policies, educational materials and other written documentation for a range of audiences.

Other Requirements

Essential criteria

• Demonstrates a professional, collaborative and credible approach to specialist leadership.
• Able to work across professional and organisational boundaries and influence service development.
• Able to negotiate and provide constructive challenge where appropriate.
• Demonstrates a commitment to compassionate, inclusive and evidence-based practice.
• Demonstrates commitment to continuous professional development, research, quality improvement and innovation.
• Able to meet the travel requirements of the role and work across Royal Marsden sites, including Chelsea, Sutton and Cavendish Square.

The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment. Please ensure your information is accurate to avoid errors with processing your application

Flu Vaccination – What We Expect of our Staff

At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease.

The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the upmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.

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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.