Head of Imaging ServicesNHS
Job summary
We are seeking an outstanding, innovative and inspirational leader to join our senior leadership team as Head of Imaging Services.
As Head of Imaging Services, you will provide strategic and operational leadership, ensuring safe, effective, high-quality and patient-centred services. Working closely with clinical, operational and care group colleagues, you will drive service transformation, improve productivity and performance, and support wider organisational objectives.
This is a pivotal role at a time of significant transformation and investment in diagnostic services. We are looking for a leader who can build on strong foundations while embracing innovation, technology and new ways of working.
You will lead a large, diverse workforce across multiple sites, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement.
The successful candidate will have substantial senior leadership experience, ideally in diagnostic or imaging services, with strong financial management, change leadership and stakeholder engagement skills.
We are seeking a visible, approachable leader with the vision and drive to deliver excellence. You will use data to inform decisions, lead change in complex environments, and balance patient outcomes, workforce sustainability, financial performance and strategic priorities.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a dynamic and credible leader with:
- Significant senior leadership experience within healthcare services, ideally diagnostic or imaging services
- A proven track record of delivering operational performance and service improvement
- Strong financial and contractual management skills
- Experience leading large, multidisciplinary teams through change and transformation
- Excellent stakeholder engagement and partnership-working abilities
- A commitment to quality, patient experience, and continuous improvement
- Degree-level education or equivalent professional experience, with evidence of ongoing leadership development
Job description
Reporting to the Care Group Director of Operations, you will be responsible for the overall management and development of imaging services, including:
- Strategic leadership and service planning across Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging
- Delivery of national and local performance standards, including diagnostic waiting time targets
- Workforce planning, recruitment, retention, and staff development
- Financial management, budgetary control, and business planning
- Quality improvement, governance, patient safety, and regulatory compliance
- Leading service redesign, innovation, and digital transformation initiatives
- Developing productive relationships with clinical leaders, operational teams, regional networks, and external partners
You will play a pivotal role in shaping the future direction of imaging services, ensuring patients receive timely access to high-quality diagnostics while delivering excellent value for money.
Experience of leading diagnostic service transformation, digital imaging programmes, or capacity and demand improvement initiatives would be highly desirable.
About us
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.
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.
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.
This role requires HCPC Registration.