Job summary
Deputy Imaging Lead / IonisingRadiation Operations Lead
Department: Imaging
Band 8B, £66,582 - £77,368 Per annum pro rata
Hours: Full time, 37.5 per week, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working
Are you ready to embark on an exciting opportunity within the Imaging Department at Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Trust? We are seeking a dynamic and experienced professional with expertise in CT, Interventional Radiology, trauma, acute and general radiography - or a combination of these - to join our team.
This is a unique leadership role offering the chance to shape and influence the future direction of our imaging services, with a strong emphasis on developing and embedding advanced practice across the department. We are looking for someone who brings not only strong clinical knowledge and experience, but also a forward-thinking, proactive approach, with the confidence to engage effectively with senior stakeholders. A key focus of the role will be driving imaging governance and continuously improving quality standards to ensure the highest level of patient care.
Join us in advancing the future of healthcare through innovation in imaging. If this opportunity aligns with your skills and ambitions, we would be delighted to hear from you.
'We care We communicate We collaborate We contribute'
Interview date: 20 May 2026
Main duties of the job
Provide clinical and professional leadership for X-ray, CT, Interventional Radiology, and support services across all Trust sites.
Manage resources, budgets, staffing, and operational performance to ensure high-quality, safe patient care.
Drive service development, transformation, and continuous improvement, achieving KPIs and accreditation standards.
Lead workforce planning, staff supervision, training, and professional development, promoting a positive team culture and high staff retention.
Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to deliver seamless patient pathways.
Implement and monitor clinical governance, quality standards, and risk management.
Contribute to business planning, service reporting, and strategic initiatives while maintaining own professional development and HCPC registration.
About us
Milton Keynes University Hospital, in proud partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital committed to advancing patient care through cutting-edge research and education. With a "Good" rating from the CQC and significant investment underway, this is an exciting time to join our team and grow your career.
As a medium sized general hospital, we provide a full range of general medical and surgical services, including a busy Emergency Department, Maternity, and Paediatrics. As the population of our city and surrounding areas continues to grow rapidly, we are expanding and enhancing our facilities to meet rising demand and improve access to care for all our communities.
We are also proud to offer a growing portfolio of specialist services. In January 2025 we opened our state-of-the-art Radiotherapy Centre, bringing advanced cancer treatment closer to home. Our services also include neonatology, specialist surgical care, and a wide range of diagnostics, supported by the new Community Diagnostic Centre at Whitehouse Health Centre.
Further investment is underway, including the construction of Oak Wards - a new ward block featuring two 24-bed wards - and the recently approved Women and Children's Centre, set to open by 2030.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
NHS Staff Survey: Our Compassionate Culture and Leadership scores reflect a workplace where kindness, respect, and empathy are the normnot the exception.
Be accountable for own work, ensuring high patient care standards and supporting others.
Act as a specialist clinical resource to teams, managers, and colleagues across specialties.
Please refer to attached Job description for further information.
We believe success lies in the diversity of our employees and are committed to promoting equality, encouraging diversity, and embracing inclusion. We welcome applications from everyone interested in working for us.
MKUH is committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and as such we offer a range of flexible working practices.
We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once enough applications have been received.
MKUH uses identification scanning technology to confirm the authenticity of documents; all prospective employees of MKUH will have their original documents verified using this technology.
By applying for this role, you accept if successful, that information from your application will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system. Your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which aims at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.
Upon commencing employment with the Trust,all employees (except Medical & Dental Staff on national terms and conditions) are subject to a probationary period lasting a period of six months with an option to extend for a further six months to a total of 12 months.
Job description
Job responsibilities
NHS Staff Survey: Our Compassionate Culture and Leadership scores reflect a workplace where kindness, respect, and empathy are the normnot the exception.
Be accountable for own work, ensuring high patient care standards and supporting others.
Act as a specialist clinical resource to teams, managers, and colleagues across specialties.
Please refer to attached Job description for further information.
We believe success lies in the diversity of our employees and are committed to promoting equality, encouraging diversity, and embracing inclusion. We welcome applications from everyone interested in working for us.
MKUH is committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and as such we offer a range of flexible working practices.
We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once enough applications have been received.
MKUH uses identification scanning technology to confirm the authenticity of documents; all prospective employees of MKUH will have their original documents verified using this technology.
By applying for this role, you accept if successful, that information from your application will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system. Your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which aims at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.
Upon commencing employment with the Trust,all employees (except Medical & Dental Staff on national terms and conditions) are subject to a probationary period lasting a period of six months with an option to extend for a further six months to a total of 12 months.
Person Specification
Qualifications and knowledge
Essential
- DCR or BSc Diagnostic Radiographer degree or equivalent
- Current HCPC registration
- Post graduate qualification in relevant clinical area or equivalent experience.
- Post graduate management or project management qualification or equivalent experience.
- Capacity planning, managing waiting lists. and developing business cases.
- Current knowledge and understanding of the NHS constitution
- Trust vision, values, and strategic objectives
- Able to practically apply a range of specialist knowledge and expertise to leadership of given service areas
- In depth knowledge of CQC, UKAS QSI accreditation and how they relate to the acute and imaging setting.
- Significant budget management experience including cost minimization, monitoring and corrective action, and capital planning.
- Knowledge of workforce planning principles and practice.
- Ability to analyze and review a range of diverse and highly complex and sometimes conflicting information.
- Understanding of relevant legislation relating to Imaging, Clinical Governance, Health and Safety, NHS codes of conduct and employment law.
- Holds clinical knowledge and experience working at a senior level in the acute setting.
Desirable
- Knowledge of a wide range of best imaging practice and improvement processes
- Strategic awareness within healthcare
- Has experience as a modality lead and knowledge of imaging service management.
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of personal achievement of results through strong leadership skills and implementation strategies.
- Good organizational and time management skills
- High level of self-motivation and willingness to learn and develop and able to inspire this attribute in others.
- Logical approach to problem solving.
- Able to analyze and interpret complex data.
- Resilient and able to manage as well as prioritize conflicting demands.
- Proven ability to deliver a high-quality service
- Confident to lead on transformation projects and service change or re-design with a focus on productivity and efficiency.
- Can effectively manage and lead multi professional teams with a focus on productivity and efficiency.
- Capable of developing protocols and implementing audits, policies, and procedures.
- Personnel management skills including recruitment and selection and performance management.
- Manage challenging situations and challenging relationships.
- Experience of managing relationships and developing services for key partners including Imaging Networks, GP's, integrated Care Boards, and other agencies.
- Group Facilitation skills
- Contributes to the development of business plans and service development.
- Able to demonstrate knowledge of budget setting.
Personal and People Development
Essential
- Deputize for Head of Imaging Services as required.
- Effective handling of complaints or incidents with a focus on learning
- Able to teach and present to other staff.
- Willing to coach, mentor, and develop other staff.
- Maintain continued professional development in line with HCPC requirements
Communication
Essential
- Good written, verbal, and non-verbal communication skills.
- Proven ability to deal with confidential, stressful, and difficult situations sensitively with a wide range of people and build credibility quickly.
- Ability to work autonomously, collaboratively and as part of a multi professional team.
- Professional in approach to work, appearance, and conduct.
- Excellent report writing skills.
- Strong influencing and negotiating skills to allow divisional strategic objectives to be obtained.
- Flexible in their attitudes and behaviours to support team working and delivery of objectives.
Person Specification
Qualifications and knowledge
Essential
- DCR or BSc Diagnostic Radiographer degree or equivalent
- Current HCPC registration
- Post graduate qualification in relevant clinical area or equivalent experience.
- Post graduate management or project management qualification or equivalent experience.
- Capacity planning, managing waiting lists. and developing business cases.
- Current knowledge and understanding of the NHS constitution
- Trust vision, values, and strategic objectives
- Able to practically apply a range of specialist knowledge and expertise to leadership of given service areas
- In depth knowledge of CQC, UKAS QSI accreditation and how they relate to the acute and imaging setting.
- Significant budget management experience including cost minimization, monitoring and corrective action, and capital planning.
- Knowledge of workforce planning principles and practice.
- Ability to analyze and review a range of diverse and highly complex and sometimes conflicting information.
- Understanding of relevant legislation relating to Imaging, Clinical Governance, Health and Safety, NHS codes of conduct and employment law.
- Holds clinical knowledge and experience working at a senior level in the acute setting.
Desirable
- Knowledge of a wide range of best imaging practice and improvement processes
- Strategic awareness within healthcare
- Has experience as a modality lead and knowledge of imaging service management.
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of personal achievement of results through strong leadership skills and implementation strategies.
- Good organizational and time management skills
- High level of self-motivation and willingness to learn and develop and able to inspire this attribute in others.
- Logical approach to problem solving.
- Able to analyze and interpret complex data.
- Resilient and able to manage as well as prioritize conflicting demands.
- Proven ability to deliver a high-quality service
- Confident to lead on transformation projects and service change or re-design with a focus on productivity and efficiency.
- Can effectively manage and lead multi professional teams with a focus on productivity and efficiency.
- Capable of developing protocols and implementing audits, policies, and procedures.
- Personnel management skills including recruitment and selection and performance management.
- Manage challenging situations and challenging relationships.
- Experience of managing relationships and developing services for key partners including Imaging Networks, GP's, integrated Care Boards, and other agencies.
- Group Facilitation skills
- Contributes to the development of business plans and service development.
- Able to demonstrate knowledge of budget setting.
Personal and People Development
Essential
- Deputize for Head of Imaging Services as required.
- Effective handling of complaints or incidents with a focus on learning
- Able to teach and present to other staff.
- Willing to coach, mentor, and develop other staff.
- Maintain continued professional development in line with HCPC requirements
Communication
Essential
- Good written, verbal, and non-verbal communication skills.
- Proven ability to deal with confidential, stressful, and difficult situations sensitively with a wide range of people and build credibility quickly.
- Ability to work autonomously, collaboratively and as part of a multi professional team.
- Professional in approach to work, appearance, and conduct.
- Excellent report writing skills.
- Strong influencing and negotiating skills to allow divisional strategic objectives to be obtained.
- Flexible in their attitudes and behaviours to support team working and delivery of objectives.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
