PACS/RIS Technician

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the PACS team at Wexham Park Hospital for an enthusiastic individual who will be responsible for the day to day operational administration of PACS and radiology end user support.

We are looking for an energetic individual to support a range of radiology IT systems with experience in delivering quality service in a fast paced environment.

Working alongside both clinicians and IT specialists you will be involved with the management of the radiology PACS system, and also working with our many third party modality vendors and application software suppliers to make sure their systems are working optimally throughout the trust.

As well as experience of managing and maintaining radiology information systems, you should demonstrate proven team working and communication skills, be self-motivated, well organised and have a high standard of professionalism in order to deal with working in a every busy imaging department.

Main duties of the job

Main duties and responsibilities:

o Provide administration and first line support for the Imaging Systems including Radiology PACS

o Forge relationships with users in clinical, research and corporate environments

o Work with users, suppliers, and IT/Networking staff to resolve issues in a timely fashion.

o Coordinating the secure transfer of clinical digital content to clinical institutions

o Support the interoperability between the imaging systems and other Trust systems including EPIC (EPR)

o With the Supplier, contribute to monitoring of the service contracts for the systems that they support

o Extract, process, and manipulate complex and sensitive information using a range of tools

o Required to use of a variety of core knowledge bases

o Provide advice and technical help on projects involving imaging systems that they are responsible for.

o Contribute to the planning, management, co-ordination of testing and implementation of application upgrades

o Attend meetings concerning the systems including clinical user group meetings and super-user meetings.

o Deliver specialist training to other clinical/non-clinical staff, where necessary.

o Sometimes be required to participate in upgrades and end to end testing out-of-hours.

This job description is intended as an outline of the areas of activity and can be amended in the light of the changing needs of the service and will be reviewed as necessary in conjunction with the post-holder.

About us

There's never been a more exciting time to build your career at Frimley Health, one of the country's largest and most respected trusts

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.

We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park.

We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR - Epic - went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment.

Our threecore values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other.

If you have a passion for clinical excellence, patient care and your own career development, you'll feel at home at Frimley Health.

Date posted

22 July 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,162 to £44,629 a year per annum INC HCAS

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

151-JLM321

Job locations

Wexham Park Hospital

Wexham Street

Slough

SL2 4HL


Job description

Job responsibilities

The role will be to provide day-to-day administration of the PACS system and supporting software and hardware to ensure that all elements remain fully functional for clinical use. This will include training, optimisation of the system, proactive system checks and quality control.

To be an effective member of the PACS and RIS team providing the day-to-day management of the PACS and RIS service.

To supervise PACS and RIS administrators working within the department in a number of IT support functions.

To liaise and work closely with the Frimley PACS team based on the Frimley Park sites.

To liaise with the IT and Epic Applications Team based at Wexham Park Hospital for efficient and effective delivery of this service.

Responsible for the integrity, content and safe use and security of the databases.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The role will be to provide day-to-day administration of the PACS system and supporting software and hardware to ensure that all elements remain fully functional for clinical use. This will include training, optimisation of the system, proactive system checks and quality control.

To be an effective member of the PACS and RIS team providing the day-to-day management of the PACS and RIS service.

To supervise PACS and RIS administrators working within the department in a number of IT support functions.

To liaise and work closely with the Frimley PACS team based on the Frimley Park sites.

To liaise with the IT and Epic Applications Team based at Wexham Park Hospital for efficient and effective delivery of this service.

Responsible for the integrity, content and safe use and security of the databases.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree (or equivalent) or relevant experience

Desirable

  • IT Qualification
  • Previous PACS & RIS experience

Experience

Essential

  • Experience in Radiology systems administration and implementation

Desirable

  • Extensive knowledge of Clinical Processes & Imaging Department Workflow

Interview

Essential

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Good planning and organisational skills
  • Ability to work using own initiative and within agreed guidelines

Desirable

  • Ability to manage and anticipate user expectations
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree (or equivalent) or relevant experience

Desirable

  • IT Qualification
  • Previous PACS & RIS experience

Experience

Essential

  • Experience in Radiology systems administration and implementation

Desirable

  • Extensive knowledge of Clinical Processes & Imaging Department Workflow

Interview

Essential

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Good planning and organisational skills
  • Ability to work using own initiative and within agreed guidelines

Desirable

  • Ability to manage and anticipate user expectations

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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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 (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Wexham Park Hospital

Wexham Street

Slough

SL2 4HL


Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Wexham Park Hospital

Wexham Street

Slough

SL2 4HL


Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

PACS Manager

Mohammed Ahmed

mohammed.ahmed18@nhs.net

03006153557

Date posted

22 July 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,162 to £44,629 a year per annum INC HCAS

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

151-JLM321

Job locations

Wexham Park Hospital

Wexham Street

Slough

SL2 4HL


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