Radiology Nurse Clinical Lead | University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£49,387 - £56,515 pa/pro rata
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Bournemouth, BH7 7DW
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	8 Oct 2026
Closing date:	7 Nov 2026

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Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, motivated and dynamicRegistered Nurse, or Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) to join our Radiology team asInterventional Radiology Clinical Lead.

This is a key leadership role within a busy interventional radiology service. The successful candidate will providevisible clinical leadership, supporting the day-to-day operational management of the service while maintaining a strong focus on patient experience, quality improvement, staff development and wellbeing.

The primary focus of the role will be leading theInterventional Radiology nursing team, ensuring the provision of safe, effective and compassionate care for patients undergoing a wide range of interventional procedures. The post holder will provide oversight for the IR service – including the pre-assessment of the patients, the management of the daycase unit and the day-to-day running of the interventional radiology unit. There will be a need to work clinically within each of the three area (the pre-operative service, the day case unit and in the interventional radiology environment).

This is a fast-paced, highly specialised and hands-on role requiring excellent clinical skills, sound judgement and the ability to effectively manage complex situations. The successful candidate will be experienced in interventional radiology practice or a similar interventional speciality and demonstrate strong technical, organisational and leadership capabilities.

In addition to maintaining high standards of clinical practice, the Radiology Clinical Lead will be responsible for workforce planning and management, ensuring safe staffing levels, risk assessment and mitigation, staff training and development, competency management, rostering and supporting service improvements. The post holder will work closely with the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure the delivery of a responsive, patient-centred service.

In addition to weekday working, participation in theInterventional Radiology on-call rotais required, providing evening, overnight and weekend cover as part of the role.

• Support the delivery ofsafe, effective and patient-centred carein line with Trust values

• Lead, support and develop a skilled multidisciplinary team

• Contribute toservice delivery, performance management and patient flow

• Drivecontinuous improvement, innovation and transformationwithin Radiology

• Ensure compliance withIR(ME)R, health and safety standards and governance requirements

• Support staff throughsupervision, appraisal, and professional development

• Work collaboratively with colleagues across the Trust to improve patient pathways

You will be an approachable and visible leader, promoting a culture where staff feel supported, valued and empowered.

UHD are investing, developing and transforming Trust services in line with the New Hospital Programme. As part of this, some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or permanently. Recruiting Managers will be happy to answer any service-specific questions at interview.

If a role or service relocates as part of a planned move, excess mileage will not be reimbursed. Travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute. Any other changes will be managed under Trust or national terms and conditions.

UHD has active networks including Women’s, BAME, Pride, EU, Pro Ability, and Armed Forces. We support Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant interview schemes.

AI tools may be used, but applications must honestly reflect your own skills and experience. Integrity is key to our recruitment process

This role requires NMC registration or HCPC registration.

Base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital, with cross-site working at Poole Hospital.

Interview Date: Wednesday, 28thOctober 2026

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

For further information, please contact:

· Joanna Samways, Senior Matron

· George Floyd, Interventional Radiology Manager

This advert closes on Wednesday 21 Oct 2026

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