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Job summary

Main area
Radiology
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Fixed term: 6 months (per annum)
Hours
  • Full time
  • Job share
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
164-7307136
Employer
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
QMC/ City
Town
Nottingham
Salary
£38,682 - £46,580 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
06/08/2025 23:59

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Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust logo

Radiographer (Clinical Educator)

Band 6

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen, for an experienced, enthusiastic Radiographer to apply for the Radiographer (Clinical Educator) role. This would be a 1.0 whole time equivalent (WTE) position. A job share will be considered if this meets the service needs and requirements.  

The Radiographer (Clinical Educator) will work within the practice development team and co-ordinate the training, education and professional development of new graduates/Radiographers and Radiology Apprentices. 

It is envisaged that a significant proportion of this post will be spent working clinically to supervise and engage Preceptorship staff and apprentices learners within Plain film. The successful candidate will be highly clinically visible and act as a source of feedback and guidance on training and development.

You will work as part of the team to support practice development in clinical effectiveness and professional development. They will also support, mentor and teach Radiographers in the department. 

The post requires proven experience of supervising learners. 

Main duties of the job

In addition to the below summary you need to familiarise yourself with full job description and person specification documents attached to this advert 

The post holder will:

•    Supporting the delivery of education and training to Radiographers and other healthcare professionals
•    Ensure that education and training meets the specific needs of the specialist area.
•    Promote an environment that encourages learning, teaching and the development of all staff, including those undergoing training.
•    Contribute to the development, implementation and evaluation of the Education and Training within the speciality.
•    Be expected to function as an independent practitioner/clinical expert by virtue of their in-depth knowledge and experience.
•    Identify areas for development and improvement and take proactive steps to support any required changes
•    Support the measurement of the impact of training and education and new initiatives and projects.

Working for our organisation

Every day, our teams at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) make a difference. We save lives, we improve lives, and we usher in new life. We are proud to play a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of people in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and our surrounding communities.
With more than 20,000 colleagues, we are the largest employer in Nottinghamshire and one of the biggest and busiest NHS Trusts in the country, serving more than 2.5m residents of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and its surrounding communities and a further four million people across the East Midlands and beyond. Our Trust spans over three sites including Queen’s Medical Centre (QMC), Nottingham City Hospital and Ropewalk House.
We provide a range of national and internationally renowned specialist services, and we are at the forefront of new surgical procedures and research programmes. 
We are home to the East Midlands Major Trauma Centre, the Nottingham Children's Hospital and in partnership with the University of Nottingham we host a Biomedical Research Centre carrying out vital research into hearing, digestive diseases, respiratory, musculoskeletal disease, mental health and imaging.


Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Attached you will find the Job Description and Person Specification for the Radiographer (Clinical Educator) Post.

The Job Description provides an overview of the main responsibilities and the Person Specification provides detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed to fulfil these duties.

We highly recommend you review both documents when completing your application to ensure that you demonstrate how you meet the person specification.

Person specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • BSC/Diploma in Radiogrpahy
  • HCPC registration
  • Commitment to PG Cert training
  • Student assessor trained
Desirable criteria
  • Teaching qualification
  • Formal leadership and management training

Experience

Essential criteria
  • In depth post registration experience
  • High level of radiographic technique experience
Desirable criteria
  • Teaching experience

Communication and Relationship skills

Essential criteria
  • Effective verbal and written communication skills
  • Computer literacy skills
Desirable criteria
  • Deal with conflict and challenging behaviour
  • Present highly complex information at an appropriate level

Planning and organisation skills

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrate a sound understanding of planning, scheduling, monitoring and coordinating – and their interrelationships

Other requirements specific to the role

Essential criteria
  • Able to work across campuses and shift patterns to support learning across the service delivery schedule
  • Ability to support colleagues, patients and relatives/carers in distressing circumstances.
Desirable criteria
  • Willingness to support widening participation recruitment initiatives

Physical Skills

Essential criteria
  • Able to perform the full range of Radiography duties
  • Ability to manoeuvre patients and medical equipment according to policy

Analytical and Judgement Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to identify own and others learning and development needs
  • Deal effectively with clinical issues within defined procedures/guidelines
Desirable criteria
  • Ability to assess effectiveness of learning methods and contribute to improvements

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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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Allison Thirsk
Job title
Preceptorship Programme Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0115 924 9924
Additional information

For more details contact Allison Thirsk or Rob Asher at [email protected] or on ext 89437

 

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