Lead Radiographer

About the Company

Responsibilities

• ● Clinical Excellence & Patient Experience
• ● Deliver expert-level CT radiography ensuring safe, accurate, and efficient imaging.
• ● Provide an outstanding patient experience aligned with private healthcare standards.
• ● Act as the senior clinical reference for CT, supporting colleagues and radiologists.
• ● Participate in complex CT procedures, cardiac CT, and interventional CT where applicable.
• ● Ensure imaging pathways support rapid turnaround times for consultants and self pay clients.
• ● Private Service Delivery & Operational Efficiency
• ● Coordinate daily workflow to ensure smooth operation, minimising patient waiting times.
• ● Drive CT performance targets including throughput, capacity utilisation, and report turnaround.
• ● Work closely with bookings teams to maximise appointment efficiency and commercial viability.
• ● Monitor and improve KPIs such as patient satisfaction, referral-to-scan times, and efficient scanner usage.
• ● Staff Leadership & Development
• ● Lead, mentor, and support CT radiographers to maintain high clinical standards.
• ● Manage staff rotas, day-to-day allocation, and training plans.
• ● Support continuous professional development, including advanced CT techniques.
• ● Promote a collaborative and high-performance culture within the imaging team.
• ● Governance, Safety & Compliance
• ● Ensure compliance with IR(ME)R, IRR, CQC standards, and corporate policies.
• ● Maintain accurate records, including dose monitoring, QA, and incident reporting.
• ● Lead on audit cycles, policy updates, and risk assessments.

Requirements

• ● BSc (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography or equivalent.
• ● HCPC registered Radiographer.
• ● Postgraduate CT qualification (desirable).
• ● Radiation Protection Supervisor (RPS) certificate (desirable).
• ● Leadership/management certification (desirable).
• ● Extensive experience in CT imaging in a busy hospital or diagnostic centre.
• ● Ability to lead teams and supervise radiographers.
• ● Advanced CT clinical skills with strong anatomical and pathological knowledge.
• ● Excellent communication, customer service, and interpersonal skills.
• ● Commercial awareness with ability to balance efficiency and care quality.
• ● Strong organisational ability and attention to detail.
• ● Confidence using RIS/PACS and dose-monitoring systems.
• ● Ability to work well under pressure and adapt to changing priorities.
• ● Helping you feel good.
• ● We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what's important to you.
• ● Woking Hospital
• ● Our Woking Hospital is a leading private hospital in Surrey, South East England. We pride ourselves on providing exceptional standards of treatment and care in our state-of-the-art facilities and CPD programme. Our specialities include Women's and Men's health, Orthopaedics, and Eye Care with many more available. We are registered for 27 beds with en-suite facilities on the Ward, two Theatres with facilities including lamina flow and one Minor Operating Theatre, Pre-Assessment,
• ● Physiotherapy clinic, Onsite Pharmacy, Mammography, Xray and Ultrasound, with nine consulting rooms in Outpatients.
• ● Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today.
• ● If you like what you see, why not start your application now We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it's a good idea to apply right away to ensure you're considered for this role.