Job vacancy: Imaging General Manager, The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 317 Trustwide

Job summary

Main area: 317 Radiology Management Team
Grade: Band 8b
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 317-2025-30-005

Employer: The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Trustwide
Town: 317 Trustwide
Salary: £64,455 - £74,896 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 21/09/2025 23:59
Interview date: 06/10/2025

Imaging General Manager

Band 8b

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.

We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Imaging General Manager will be managerially and professionally responsible for the leadership and clinical effectiveness of all the non-medical imaging staff within Radiology excluding Ultrasound and Nuclear Medicine.
The Imaging General Manager will be an integral member of the Radiology senior management team and will work closely with the Associate Director of Operations and Director of Operations of the Clinical and Diagnostic Board.
The Diagnostic Imaging Manager will be expected to provide effective clinical leadership in conjunction with the Speciality Leads and will be supported with business and operational matters by the Associate Director of Operations for Radiology.
The post-holder will be responsible for the development and delivery of clinical and professional standards, delivery of safe and high-quality care, ensuring safe, effective and seamless pathways for patients, and will lead to the modernisation of the workforce and diagnostic imaging.
As part of the senior management team, the post-holder will be responsible for supporting business planning, leading workforce planning and maximising service opportunities and potential. This will be in line with agreed objectives, targets, quality standards, resource controls and constraints and will contribute to delivering the management strategy of patient services within the care group.
To lead, inspire and motivate others to high performance by agreeing clear goals and objectives, providing support and guidance and creating opportunities for development.
To contribute to the development of a culture of high engagement, where staff are empowered and entrusted to provide the best services and care for patients.
To promote and facilitate innovation and continuous improvement to deliver better services for service users and patients.
Accountability for the leadership of post holders’ staff / teams / departments.
The post holder will ensure that all Research and Development opportunities within the service are managed in line with Trust policies and seek opportunities for service improvement through research and development.
Ensure the infrastructure, audits, policies and processes are in place to ensure the department is complaint with respective legislation for example Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017, the Ionising Radiation Medical Exposure Regulations 2017.
You may also need to travel between Trust premises as required for the performance of your duties. You may also be expected to work at any of the trust sites. The Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role.

Person specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential criteria

BSc Radiography or equivalent supplemented by postgraduate study and management or clinical experience to master’s degree level or equivalent
HCPC Registration
Specialty specific knowledge and experience

Desirable criteria

Professional qualification in management/leadership

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria

Successful track record and recent relevant experience as a manager within an NHS organisation
Significant knowledge and understanding of managing acute and community health care services
Extensive knowledge of operational, people and financial management
Evidence of effectively managing clinical services and change
Evidence of budgetary and staff management experience
Evidence of continuing professional development
Well-developed understanding of health service issues
Understanding of key performance targets, measures, clinical and corporate governance requirements

Desirable criteria

Specialty specific knowledge and experience

Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria

Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Skilled negotiator
Effective report writing skills
IT skills – significant proficiency in use of MS Office Suite and other IT systems

Important note on completion of reference section of Application Form

All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.

Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.