Interim Head of Imaging Services London

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced imaging professional to join the Radiology Care Group as Interim Head of Imaging Services.

Main duties of the job

The Interim Head of Imaging Services will provide senior operational and professional leadership for clinical imaging services across all Trust sites, working in partnership with the Clinical Director and Radiology General Manager.

The post holder will lead the non-medical clinical imaging workforce, with responsibility for workforce planning and development, operational performance, demand and capacity, and the effective use of imaging resources.

A key responsibility will be providing professional leadership for clinical governance, quality and patient safety, including the implementation and ongoing management of IR(ME)R and oversight of clinical and operational risk.

The role will lead service improvement and transformation, including new models of care, digital innovation and workforce development, while contributing to financial sustainability, business and capital planning.

The post holder will provide visible, inclusive leadership and represent Radiology across the Trust and with external partners.

About us

The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. In June 2026, we launched our new strategy for 2026-31. Our vision is to transform healthcare, and we have agreed six strategic ambitions to help us improve care for patients, and the working lives of our staff.

Our six strategic ambitions are delivering high-quality patient care; creating a great place to work; leading pioneering research, innovation and education; building strong and successful partnerships; providing timely and efficient care; and ensuring long-term financial sustainability.

We have also agreed four new organisational values - Caring, Collaborative, Inclusive, Innovative - and these underpin everything we do, and how our teams interact with the patients under our care.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

Details

Date posted: 10 September 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 8c

Salary: £88,250 to £100,355 a year

per annum - inclusive of Inner London HCAS

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 12 months

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 213-Division-A-8216641-A

Job locations: King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Operational Leadership

• Provide operational leadership for the Trust's clinical imaging services across all Trust sites, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, high-quality and patient-centred services.
• Lead the operational management of the non-medical clinical imaging workforce, promoting a consistent, standardised and collaborative approach to service delivery across all imaging modalities and sites.
• Work in partnership with the Clinical Director and Radiology General Manager to deliver the Care Group's strategic, operational, workforce and financial objectives.
• Lead demand and capacity planning across clinical imaging services, ensuring the effective utilisation of workforce, equipment and facilities to optimise patient access, productivity and service performance.
• Monitor operational performance against agreed local and national standards, implementing improvement plans where required to support the delivery of Trust objectives.
• Lead the development, implementation and evaluation of operational policies, standard operating procedures and clinical pathways to support safe, effective and efficient service delivery.
• Support the planning and delivery of service developments, business cases, capital programmes and new models of care to meet current and future service requirements.
• Provide visible leadership across clinical imaging services, fostering a culture of compassion, professionalism, accountability, continuous improvement and multidisciplinary collaboration.
• Deputise for the Clinical Director or Radiology General Manager on operational and professional matters as appropriate.
• Undertake any other duties commensurate with the responsibilities and grading of the post.

Person Specification

Essential

• BSc Diagnostic Radiography (or equivalent) and current HCPC registration
• Significant senior operational and professional leadership experience within a large acute NHS organisation
• Experience of leading multidisciplinary teams across multiple imaging modalities and/or sites
• Experience of professional leadership of the non-medical clinical imaging workforce
• Experience of workforce planning, recruitment, establishment management and organisational change
• Experience of demand and capacity planning and managing operational performance within imaging services
• Experience of leading service improvement, transformation and quality improvement programmes
• Experience of financial management, budgetary responsibility, business planning and/or business case development
• Experience of clinical governance, risk management, audit, incident investigation and patient safety
• Comprehensive knowledge of diagnostic imaging services, including IR(ME)R and other relevant regulatory/professional requirements
• Evidence of effective senior leadership, communication, influencing and decision-making skills, including the ability to lead change and work across organisational/professional boundaries

Desirable

• Master's degree in a relevant subject or equivalent experience
• Knowledge/experience of national imaging strategy, GIRFT, Community Diagnostic Centres and imaging networks
• Knowledge/experience of digital healthcare, imaging informatics and emerging technologies, including AI

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.