Senior Radiographer -Band 6-Community Hospitals/Acute Site Rotational

Job summary

Are you an experienced Diagnostic Radiographer looking to take the next step in your career?

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a motivated and clinically skilled Band 6 Senior Radiographer to join our General X-ray team in an exciting rotational role across our acute hospitals, Community Diagnostic Centre and Community imaging sites (Tewkesbury, Cinderford, North Cotswolds, Tetbury, Cirencester, Stroud, Vale)

This is an excellent opportunity to combine advanced clinical practice with leadership, service improvement and workforce development. As a Band 6 Senior Radiographer, you will be a key member of the team, providing high-quality imaging services while acting as a shift leader, supporting junior colleagues and helping deliver safe, efficient patient care across a variety of clinical settings.

You will work with a wide range of patients, from emergency and trauma imaging in acute settings to supporting local community diagnostic pathways, making a real difference to patient experience and access to services.

Main duties of the job

As a Band 6 Senior Radiographer you will:

- Perform a broad range of General X-ray examinations, including emergency, inpatient, outpatient and theatre imaging.

- Act as a senior clinical practitioner, delivering safe, effective and high-quality diagnostic imaging.

- Lead shifts and support operational flow, prioritising workload and managing capacity pressures.

- Demonstrate expert knowledge of anatomy, pathology, image optimisation and patient care.

- Act as an IR(ME)R Operator, ensuring compliance with legislation and radiation protection requirements.

- Support and supervise Band 5 Radiographers, Assistant Practitioners, apprentices and student radiographers.

- Contribute to audit, quality improvement and service development initiatives.

-Promote a positive culture of accountability, learning, wellbeing and psychological safety.

- Support imaging services across acute and community settings through a structured rotational programme.

- Communicate effectively with multidisciplinary teams to support timely diagnosis and patient pathways.

The role includes participation in the department's shift system, including evenings, weekends, nights and on-call commitments.

About us

At Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, people are at the heart of everything we do.

With over 9,000 colleagues, we are one of the largest employers in the South West and are committed to delivering outstanding care while supporting our staff to develop and thrive.

We offer:

- NHS Pension Scheme

- Generous annual leave entitlement

- Flexible working opportunities where service needs allow

- Career development and progression pathways

- Comprehensive education and CPD support

- On-site nursery facilities

- Health and wellbeing programmes

- Staff discounts and salary sacrifice schemes

- Recognition and reward initiatives

Our Radiology department is undergoing significant development, making this an exciting time to join our team and help shape the future of imaging services across Gloucestershire.

Details

Date posted

06 August 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year (pa, pro rata if part-time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

318-26-T0533

Job locations

Trustwide

Gloucestershire (Gloucester, Cheltenham & community sites)

GL1 3NN

United Kingdom

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