Job summary
- Main area
- Radiography
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 284-25-7585430-DMRG
- Employer
- Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Birmingham Children's Hospital
- Town
- Birmingham
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/12/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 19/12/2025
Employer heading
Specialist Paediatric Radiographer
Band 6
Flexible working arrangements may be considered and discussions with the recruiting manager regarding this are encouraged.
Job overview
We are seeking an enthusiastic and well-motivated Band 6 Specialist Paediatric Radiographer to join our dedicated team of dynamic and welcoming staff to help deliver our radiology services to the women, children, and families of the West Midlands and beyond. BWCH has one of the busiest specialist Radiology teams in the country, providing imaging services for approximately 110,000 patients per year.
The successful candidate will promote and deliver a family focused and user-friendly diagnostic radiology service to women, children, young people, and their families. Rotating between Women's and Children's sites.
We are currently refocusing and establishing a vision of staff development and enhanced practice to develop the General Imaging Department. The department supports Flexible Working.
Main duties of the job
Working for our organisation
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BSc Diagnostic Radiography
- HCPC Registration
- Evidence of CPD
- Evidence of career development
Analytical and Judgement Skills
Essential criteria
- Decisive in a timely and confident manner
- Evidence of ability to make autonomous clinical decisions
- Able to act using sound emotional intelligence particularly when managing conflict
Personal Skills/Abilities and Attributes
Essential criteria
- Ability to use and act on own initiative
- Ability to concentrate on the tasks at hand and be able to cope with highly charged situations.
- Recognise and effectively deal with traumatic and emotional situations.
- Demonstrate alignment with the values and beliefs of the Trust
- Team working
- Excellent time management
- Organized, fair, flexible and receptive to change
- Able to work under close supervision and willing to accept constructive suggestions for improvement
Desirable criteria
- Stamina to concentrate and work for extended periods of time
Knowledge & Nature of Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of professional up-to-date knowledge
- Evidence of up-to-date technical knowledge
- Awareness of current NHS issues
- Up to date knowledge of paediatric medical conditions
- Post graduate knowledge and experience in all areas of paediatric general imaging
- Participation in Quality Assurance, research and development
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of innovation/change that has had a positive effect on patient care
- Experience of performing video-swallows independently
- Experience of undertaking Cone Beam CT
- Experience of forensic imaging
Professional/Managerial/Specialist Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Evidence of MDT working
- Good IT, literacy and numeracy skills including numerical interpretation
- PACS, RIS and IT experience with good Microsoft knowledge
- Ability to coordinate staff
- Able to manage resources effectively
- Good attendance record
Desirable criteria
- Awareness of HR policies
- Experience of Staff Appraisal process
- Experience of Preceptorship reviews
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Zoe Harrison
- Job title
- General Imaging Modality Lead Radiographer
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0121 333 9739
- Additional information
Abigail Johnson - Practice development Lead Radiographer
0121 333 9745
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