Job summary
- Main area
- Radiographer
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (37.5hrs Monday to Friday with additional commitment to overtime weekend and Bank Holiday rota)
- Job ref
- 423-7211079
- Employer
- Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Airedale General Hospital
- Town
- Steeton
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Band 6 Advancing Practice/Radiology IT System Admin Radiographer
NHS AfC: Band 6
Be part of our future landscape
At Airedale, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We actively encourage applications irrespective of people’s age, lived experience of living with a disability or long-term conditions, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
Increasing our diversity and supporting our organisation to be more inclusive is a key priority here at Airedale and our teams are at the centre of how we work towards this.
We appreciate all people may have diverse and individual needs and we pride ourselves on supporting all people to thrive and flourish at work. We have frameworks in place that support reasonable adjustments and flexible working for colleagues throughout their working lives which starts at recruitment.
These are exciting times for Airedale. We have the once-in-a-career opportunity to be involved in the planning and building of a completely new hospital here on our Steeton site by 2030. By joining us now you’ll be a key part of our journey over the next few years, with the chance to input into a state-of-the-art, modern healthcare facility that will deliver care to our communities for decades to come. We are also on the journey to a new electronic patient record, part of our wider ambition for our digital future – a future that builds on our significant telemedicine and digital care success. Ultimately, what makes Airedale special is our people. Not just our staff, but our volunteers, patients, visitors, and wider population who make up the Airedale family. This is a Trust that sits at the heart of our community, and our communities are very proud of their Trust.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and motivated individual to join the Radiography team working as a Band 6 Advancing Practice Radiographer Plain Film/Radiology IT System Admin
This post is split between the Plain Film Fluoroscopy role and Radiology IT System Admin role.
The post holder will spend 50% of their time in each role.
Main duties of the job
Radiology IT System Admin
Deputising for Radiology Team Manager IT
Training Radiographers in Fluoroscopy
Screening
Shift Co-ordinator in the main department
Governance and Audit
QA
Working at our Community sites as required
Working for our organisation
We are always looking for enterprising and innovative approaches to the way we provide our services. We are a national centre for telemedicine and introduced telehealth to the UK offender healthcare sector and also provide the service to patients in their care homes. Community matters to us and we are supported by 400 dedicated volunteers and have strong links with Bradford University, Craven College and Leeds City College to ensure we inspire the workforce of the future.
We want to attract staff who embrace our 'Right Care' behaviours of compassion, a commitment to quality of care and working together for patients - we want to make these part of our DNA.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details and full details of the role please see the attached job description and person specification attached.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Bsc (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography
- State Registration with HCPC
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- A sound knowledge of radiographic clinical practice
- Knowledge of current radiographic and wider healthcare issues
- Knowledge in evaluation of relevant advanced knowledge of QA and audit programmes
- Knowledge of current data protection legislation
- Advanced skills with specific Radiology and Imaging applications
- An interest and understanding of Radiology IT System Admin/imaging informatics
Desirable criteria
- • Experience of Radiology IT system admin role
Skills
Essential criteria
- Working to a high degree of accuracy
- High level of manual dexterity and co-ordination
- Ability to manage difficult situations
- Information Technology Skills
- Ability to motivate team to feel positive towards being trained to work in fluoroscopy
- Ability to motivate team to feel positive towards being trained to work with Radiology IT systems
Specialist Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience of being a key trainer in an advancing practice role
- Knowledge of QA and audit programmes
- Knowledge of Radiology IT systems/ Imaging informatics
- Knowledge of current data protection legislation
- Skills with specific Radiology and Imaging applications
- Knowledge of NHS data standards
Desirable criteria
- Team leader, able to build and maintain an efficient and effective team
- Knowledge and understanding of service development
Teaching Skills
Essential criteria
- Establish and maintain a professional interest in teaching and learning
Desirable criteria
- Experience of being a key trainer
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Joanne Wardle
- Job title
- Radiology Team Manager IT
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01535 293640
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