Education Lead Radiographer

Job Title: Education Lead Radiographer
The post holder will work at the University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust across all sites and all radiography disciplines, providing clinical expertise, pastoral support, and serving as a role model for all Imaging staff and trainees. They must be prepared to undertake any formal study or informal training required to fulfill the needs of the post, including self-study and demonstrable CPD.

The post holder will lead a multidisciplinary team where great importance is placed on communication and relationships. Responsibilities include maintaining and extending good working relationships with all departments and personnel within UHNM and with educational establishments to influence the future provision of clinical education. They will ensure students and apprentices receive a robust and appropriate clinical placement throughout their training and are assessed in a timely manner.

The post holder will work independently and will be responsible for developing Imaging-wide education, apprenticeships, and a robust preceptorship programme, working closely with Superintendent Radiographers, and liaising with placement universities to ensure students and apprentices are represented in policy development and a high standard of placement quality is achieved.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the creation and delivery of regular education and CPD for all Imaging staff (students, apprentices, radiographers & radiology registrars).
• Provide clinical expertise and knowledge, offer pastoral support, and serve as a role model for all trainees placed at UHNM for their clinical training.
• Work with the Trust to support local and regional workforce plans to increase placement capacity and workforce supply.
• Link with external systems and organisations to coordinate diagnostics training plans and report back outlining utilisation of funding streams (e.g., NHS England, Staffs & S-O-T Integrated Care System, Midlands Imaging Training Academy).
• Develop clear imaging career pathways via multiple training routes and advise on staff professional development and career progression from B2 to B8.
• Support the development of apprenticeship programmes at all levels within the imaging department to open up training opportunities to a wider catchment group.
• Develop and review the Imaging preceptorship programme to support the transition from student to qualified practitioner, building resilience, professional competence, and confidence.
• Provide and facilitate staff professional development in leadership and clinical skills.
• Lead in accurately completing and maintaining all auditable documentation, including the student placement data return.

About UHNM NHS Trust:
The UHNM NHS Trust covers Royal Stoke Hospital in Stoke on Trent and County Hospital in Stafford. Royal Stoke is a large acute teaching hospital with a turnover of £360 million. Located in Stoke on Trent and Stafford, UHNM is close to the M6, within commuting distance of culturally diverse major conurbations, such as Manchester and Birmingham, and surrounded by rural pleasures, including the Peak District National Park.

Each year, Royal Stoke cares for over 600,000 people, providing emergency treatment, planned operations, and medical care. It is a leading teaching hospital in partnership with Keele University and has a patient-centred clinical research facility providing state-of-the-art facilities.