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Job summary

Main area
Radiography
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (37.5 hours per week)
Job ref
164-7475664
Employer
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Cross Site
Town
Nottingham
Salary
£38,682 - £46,580 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
12/10/2025 23:59

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Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust logo

Senior Radiographer

Band 6

Job overview

We are excited to advertise  permanent  Band 6 Senior Radiographer posts in the Plain Film department at NUH. 

Our radiographers play a vital part in helping NUH Radiology to be the leading provider in Imaging Services across Nottinghamshire and the East Midlands through delivering excellent, caring, safe and thoughtful healthcare. To achieve this, we are looking for committed individuals to join our progressive team of Plain Film Radiographers in a Senior Radiographer role. 

Main duties of the job

This is an excellent opportunity for career driven, dynamic individuals who wish to continue their professional development and further their skills in supporting the imaging of a diverse workload in plain film.

You must be a minimum of 18 months qualified and have the energy and commitment to help manage staff and workload over a 24 hour period to match the demands of the service.

You must have the ability to work flexibly on a shift pattern covering both NUH sites and Nottingham Urgent Care Centre, where we provide x-ray service for the Walk-in Centre. There are exciting plans in development to open a new Community Diagnostic centre in the City centre in 2026 which will be managed by NUH Radiology. There may be a requirement for staff to rotate to this location as part of this role.

It is essential that you are a good communicator and team player, and that you are capable of working and thinking autonomously. It will be expected that the successful candidate will support the department in all general areas within the department, theatre and mobile examinations and OOH duties.

Working for our organisation

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) is one of the biggest and busiest acute Trusts in England.  The QSI accredited radiology department employs 460 staff, seeing 400,000 patients per year across the Queen’s Medical Centre, City Hospital and NUH Treatment Centre.

Our wide range of regional specialty services cover neurosciences, Nottingham Children’s Hospital, an Emergency Department (level 1 Trauma centre), cardiac/thoracic surgery, oncology, renal, urology, and stroke services.

The close knit x-ray department provides imaging with the shared vision to look after each other and our patients. We value team working, enjoy each other’s company both in work and at social events outside work, and are always supportive and friendly.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please familiarise yourself with the full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.

As a Senior Radiographer, at all times you will promote the trust objectives and protocols to ensure we maintain and develop high standards of patient care, clinical skills and innovation.

You will support out preceptorship programme for new starters, be responsible for the training of students and you will be expected to take on an extra role. This could be as a trainer, champion, RPS or radiology representative at certain meetings.

You will be responsible for training student and apprentice radiographers and will be encouraged to continue your own education. 

Person specification

Qualification

Essential criteria
  • HCPC registration
Desirable criteria
  • Additional post grad qualification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Minimum 18 months qualified
  • Worked in a busy NHS hospital environment
Desirable criteria
  • experience of leading a team

Training

Essential criteria
  • evidence of teaching students and newly qualifed staff
Desirable criteria
  • undertaken the student assessors course

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Able to work a shift pattern covering 24 hours/ 7 days a week

safety

Essential criteria
  • Able to manipulate radiographic equipment and wear lead aprons
Desirable criteria
  • Able to wear the require PPE for the role

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Trust IDApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveDisability confident leaderArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.NHS Rainbow badgeadded for NUH

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Rachel Machin
Job title
Modality Manager Plain Film
Email address
[email protected]
Additional information

0115 9249924  Ext. 81026

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