Diagnostic Radiographer Band 5
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Hours / week
- 30
- Posted
- 02/09/2026
- Closes
- 16/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and motivated Diagnostic Radiographer to join the Plain Film Radiographers team at Airedale NHS Foundation Trust. The role involves undertaking all radiographic procedures, mentoring students, and working within HCPC standards. You will rotate through ED, Theatres/mobile, Fluoroscopy, GP, and Out Patient work. The position requires commitment to a 7-day shift system, including long days, evenings, nights, weekends, and bank holidays.
Essential criteria
- Significant radiographer student experience
- Providing timely examinations
- Knowledge of IRR17 and IRMER, COSHH, Health and Safety and other relevant regulations governing particular specialities
- Ability to use initiative, analyse and solve problems, make decisions
- Experience of quality assurance and audit programmes
- Experience of working with CRIS, PACs etc
Desirable criteria
- The ability to work unsupervised out of hours situations as sole on-call practitioner providing timely examinations
- Experience of working with theatre, ED and interventional radiology
- BSc Hons Degree in Diagnostic Radiography or equivalent
- State Registration with the Health Professionals Council
- Evidence of continuous professional development (CPD)
- Good organisational skills
- Flexible
- Helpful and responsible attitude
- Good communication skills
- Ability to work effectively in a busy and changing environment
- Ability to work independently and unsupervised, using your own initiative and working as part of a busy team
- Personal
- Motivated team worker
- To maintain a flexible approach and to develop the role according to service needs
- Compassionate
- Understands the Trust Right Care Behaviours
- Significant radiographer student experience
- Providing timely examinations
- Knowledge of IRR17 and IRMER, COSHH, Health and Safety and other relevant regulations governing particular specialities
- Ability to use initiative, analyse and solve problems, make decisions
- Experience of quality assurance and audit programmes
- Experience of working with CRIS, PACs etc
- The ability to work unsupervised out of hours situations as sole on-call practitioner providing timely examinations
- Experience of working with theatre, ED and interventional radiology
- BSc Hons Degree in Diagnostic Radiography or equivalent
- State Registration with the Health Professionals Council
- Evidence of continuous professional development (CPD)
- Good organisational skills
- Flexible
- Helpful and responsible attitude
- Good communication skills
- Ability to work effectively in a busy and changing environment
- Ability to work independently and unsupervised, using your own initiative and working as part of a busy team
- Personal
- Motivated team worker
- To maintain a flexible approach and to develop the role according to service needs
- Compassionate
- Understands the Trust Right Care Behaviours
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and motivated individual to join the Plain Film Radiographers team at Airedale NHS Foundation Trust. The department offers a supportive and encouraging environment in which to develop as a professional.
This is a varied and exciting post; the Band 5 Radiographers are exposed to all elements of the Plain film department and rotate through ED, Theatres/mobile, Fluoroscopy as well as GP and Out Patient work.
The appointment will be 30 hours per week across a 7 day shift system including long days, evening, nights, weekends and bank holidays shifts .
Our high performing Hospital is led by people who believe that a fantastic quality of life can go hand-in-hand with progressive working practices.
Our award winning hospital is also in an award winning location providing genuine opportunities for a great work-life balance. Yorkshire has recently been voted as the third best region in the world by Lonely Planet, and our local town of Skipton has been voted as the best place to live in the UK by the Sunday Times, commending its top class schools, great transport links, low crime and beautiful surrounding countryside.
Part Time - 30 hours per week
\*Please note if sufficient number of applications are received this post may close early\*
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