CT Modality Manager in Luton

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust – CT Modality Manager. Closing date: 13 February 2026.

The post holder will have significant years of post-registration clinical experience. It would be highly desirable for the post-holder to have undertaken CT post-graduate study at Masters Level. The post holder will be responsible for the operational clinical management of CT staff, leading the delivery of the CT service and deputising for the Imaging Operational Manager. He/she will interact with Imaging Department Modality leads to ensure delivery of appropriate and reactive Diagnostic Imaging Services as a whole. The post holder will assist with organisation of all staff rotation in liaison with the other modality leads. It is envisaged that this post-holder will require 0.4 wte administrative time and 0.6 wte clinical time in the department. The post-holder will liaise with a variety of staff throughout the Trust, including senior Medical and Nursing staff in all Divisions as well as Clinical Services’ Divisional staff. The key working relationships will be with the Imaging Services Manager, Consultant Imaging staff and Medical Physics. The post-holder will also work with non-hospital staff involved in the provision of equipment, materials and services for diagnostic imaging. The post is full time, 37.5 hours per week during the core working hours of Monday - Friday.

Main duties of the job

• To ensure the timely, efficient and courteous provision of CT radiography services, on all CT scanners for Bedfordshire NHS Trust at Luton.

About us

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trust’s core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity and creating a culture that values differences.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarise yourself with all requirements of the job.

Job responsibilities

• To work closely with the cross sectional consultant radiologists to provide a timely and reactive service.
• To work with Trust physicists to ensure all equipment are maintained to a high standard and meet QA and H&S requirements.
• To ensure that working practices meet current professional standards and legislation (including radiation protection and Health & Safety) and are documented, accessible and regularly reviewed.
• To advise on professional and technical changes in order for the department to meet service needs.
• To act as Local Radiation Protection Supervisor (LRPS) for the CT Department.
• To ensure statutory and Trust requirements for record keeping of results are met.
• To promote awareness and compliance with policy and or guidelines for the requests of CT services.
• To provide clinical leadership for all CT examinations for the trust.
• To act as clinical lead when required to educate visitors, as a reference site for a centre of clinical excellence.
• To act as a point of advice for patient enquiries regarding their referral.
• To perform clinical CT examinations to the agreed department standard as appropriate.
• To perform clinical work where there is the frequent requirement to exert moderate physical effort for long periods.
• To maintain a high standard of patient care through good clinical practices.
• To maintain knowledge of current trends in CT scanning.

Person Specification

• BSc Radiography (Hons) or Diploma of the College of Radiographers (or equivalent).
• Postgraduate training at MSc level in CT.
• Extensive CT experience at senior level (Band 7 radiographer or equivalent).
• CTCA Experience.
• CT Colon trained.
• Experience of managing staff, including individual appraisal, recruitment and disciplinary issues.
• Experience of clinical governance and audit.
• Able to perform IV injection and cannulation.
• ILS trained.

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.