Specialist Paediatric Radiographer
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Birmingham, B4 6NHView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
12 October 2026
13 days leftJob description
We are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated, and forward-thinking Band 6 Specialist Paediatric Radiographer to join our dedicated team of skilled and su...
To work as an experienced Specialist Paediatric Radiographer within a multidisciplinary team, undertaking a comprehensive range of diagnostic imaging procedures including Major Trauma, Dental, Palatal Studies, Forensic Imaging, Urodynamics, Fluoroscopy, Theatre, Mobile/Portable Imaging, and other examinations in accordance with service requirements and within the scope of professional practice.
The post holder will rotate between Birmingham Children's Hospital and Birmingham Women's Hospital, supporting imaging services across both sites and providing specialist radiographic expertise to children, young people, neonates, women, and their families.
To provide an efficient, effective, responsive, and safe imaging service across both the Children's and Women's hospital sites, supporting acute, elective, inpatient, outpatient, emergency, theatre, neonatal, and specialist care pathways.
To perform imaging examinations to a consistently high technical and professional standard, ensuring image quality is optimised and that all examinations comply with departmental protocols, radiation safety requirements, and professional standards.
The post holder will be required to participate in a 24-hour, 7-day service, including shift work, on-call duties, weekends, and bank holidays, in line with departmental rotas and service needs across both Birmingham Women's Hospital and Birmingham Children's Hospital.
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.
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.
Qualifications
Essential: - BSc Diagnostic Radiography; - HCPC Registration; - Evidence of CPD; - Evidence of career development
Analytical and Judgement Skills
Essential
- Non-judgmental attitude
- Decisive in a timely and confident manner
- Evidence of ability to make autonomous clinical decisions
- Recognise and prevents situations that may be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of an individual
- Able to act using sound emotional intelligence particularly when managing conflict
Personal Skills/Abilities and Attributes
Essential
- 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
- Self- motivated
- Excellent time management
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Able to work under close supervision and willing to accept constructive suggestions for improvement
- Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships
Desirable: - Stamina to concentrate and work for extended periods of time
Knowledge & Nature of Experience
Essential
- 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: - Experience of performing video-swallows independently; - Experience of undertaking Cone Beam CT; - Experience of forensic imaging
Professional/Managerial/Specialist Knowledge
Essential
- 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: - Awareness of HR policies; - Experience of Staff Appraisal process; - Experience of Preceptorship reviews
How to apply
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Provenance
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First seen
28 September 2026
Last checked
29 September 2026
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