Job summary
The ICT department at Birmingham Womens and Childrens
NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an inspirational, proactive, experienced Clinical
PACS professional (Radiographer/ Healthcare) to manage the PACS and IMS (RIS)
system across the Trust.
This
is a key position within the Clinical Systems Team liaising with multiple
clinical staff both within and external to the Trust to support all clinical
systems across both sites. An enthusiastic, flexible and conscientious approach
is required as is good communication skills and front-line people skills.
Main duties of the job
The PACS and IMS Manager will manage the delivery of the
PACS and IMS systems providing expert advice and will deputies for the Clinical
System Manager when required. The applicant will need to demonstrate a clear
history of working within a clinical application setting in a sometimes
challenging yet highly rewarding environment. Current applications in use at
the Trust are; Agfa RIS and Scheduler, Agfa Impax, ViewPoint (BWH), Agfa
HeartStation and Agfa Enterprise Imaging, Qualum Dose Monitoring Solution and
TeraRecon. Experience of problem solving, training and/or demonstrating systems
would be required. The role involves working alongside project support to
deploy systems across the Trust, and also involves working independently within
a team driven environment. This position would be required to participate in
the on-call rota. Interviews to be held on 23.3.23
About us
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the
first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive
forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and
mental health care for our women, children and families.
Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment
to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading
neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in
shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist
paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas. Birmingham
Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the
busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year
offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care. Forward
Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative
community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB
offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people
aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We
believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and
encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria
for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or
sexual orientation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person
specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham
Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have
evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include
transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional
registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for
our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so
please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person
specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham
Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have
evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include
transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional
registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for
our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so
please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Have post graduate qualification or substantial experience in radiology imaging systems
- Experience in imaging handling
- Knowledge of medical imaging
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Awareness of current NHS and data sharing issues
Desirable
- Have post graduate qualification or substantial experience in radiology imaging systems
- Experience in imaging handling
Analytical and Judgment Skills
Essential
- Evidence of active involvement in innovation / department improvements / projects / surveys / audits
- Self-motivated / enthusiastic and able to use initiative to effectively manage and prioritise a varied workload.
- Ability to work with Development teams on a wide range of clinical systems.
Professional/Managerial/Specialist Knowledge
Essential
- Wide range of practical PACS experience
- Experience of the NHS and or large complex organisations.
- Training in management of staff
Desirable
- Basic understanding of interfaces and messaging
Other Requirements
Essential
- The individual will be required to sit in a restricted position for a substantial proportion of their working time to manipulate and resolve data issues and write reports
- There is frequent requirement for concentration where the work pattern is unpredictable. Particularly when checking IT data and programming where you can be interrupted to deal with IT failures or issues.
- As Line manager for the service the post-holder may be exposed to occasional distressing & emotional circumstances in respect of dealing with staffing issues
- Use of VDU equipment more or less continuously on most days.
- Occasional exposure to unpleasant working conditions such as dust, dirt and noise when working in server room.
- Demonstrate alignment with the values and beliefs of the Trust
- Demonstrate an understanding of the practices of equality and inclusion in the delivery of this role
- Team working
- Punctual and flexible across hours of work when required
- Demonstrate alignment with the values and beliefs of the Trust
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Radiography / IT / Health Informatics.
Desirable
- Post Graduate qualification in Information Technology / Health Informatics or equivalent specialist level
- PRINCE 2/IT qualifications
- Specific training on AGFA PACS / RIS
- Specific training PACS/RIS system Admin Training
- HPC or UKCHIP registration
Personal Skills/Abilities and Attributes
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills suitable for a range of audiences
- Able to communicate with patients in an empathetic manner regarding their treatment and procedures
- Demonstrate good interpersonal skills with the ability to converse and maintain effective working relationships with all staff including those external to the trust e.g. vendor helpdesks, engineers, other trusts.
- Ability to undertake guidance / instructions from PACS and RIS application specialists and cascade knowledge as appropriate
- Ability to effectively communicate information to all staff ensuring that they are aware of current issues.
- Ability to actively listen to users requirements
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Have post graduate qualification or substantial experience in radiology imaging systems
- Experience in imaging handling
- Knowledge of medical imaging
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Awareness of current NHS and data sharing issues
Desirable
- Have post graduate qualification or substantial experience in radiology imaging systems
- Experience in imaging handling
Analytical and Judgment Skills
Essential
- Evidence of active involvement in innovation / department improvements / projects / surveys / audits
- Self-motivated / enthusiastic and able to use initiative to effectively manage and prioritise a varied workload.
- Ability to work with Development teams on a wide range of clinical systems.
Professional/Managerial/Specialist Knowledge
Essential
- Wide range of practical PACS experience
- Experience of the NHS and or large complex organisations.
- Training in management of staff
Desirable
- Basic understanding of interfaces and messaging
Other Requirements
Essential
- The individual will be required to sit in a restricted position for a substantial proportion of their working time to manipulate and resolve data issues and write reports
- There is frequent requirement for concentration where the work pattern is unpredictable. Particularly when checking IT data and programming where you can be interrupted to deal with IT failures or issues.
- As Line manager for the service the post-holder may be exposed to occasional distressing & emotional circumstances in respect of dealing with staffing issues
- Use of VDU equipment more or less continuously on most days.
- Occasional exposure to unpleasant working conditions such as dust, dirt and noise when working in server room.
- Demonstrate alignment with the values and beliefs of the Trust
- Demonstrate an understanding of the practices of equality and inclusion in the delivery of this role
- Team working
- Punctual and flexible across hours of work when required
- Demonstrate alignment with the values and beliefs of the Trust
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Radiography / IT / Health Informatics.
Desirable
- Post Graduate qualification in Information Technology / Health Informatics or equivalent specialist level
- PRINCE 2/IT qualifications
- Specific training on AGFA PACS / RIS
- Specific training PACS/RIS system Admin Training
- HPC or UKCHIP registration
Personal Skills/Abilities and Attributes
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills suitable for a range of audiences
- Able to communicate with patients in an empathetic manner regarding their treatment and procedures
- Demonstrate good interpersonal skills with the ability to converse and maintain effective working relationships with all staff including those external to the trust e.g. vendor helpdesks, engineers, other trusts.
- Ability to undertake guidance / instructions from PACS and RIS application specialists and cascade knowledge as appropriate
- Ability to effectively communicate information to all staff ensuring that they are aware of current issues.
- Ability to actively listen to users requirements
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.
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).
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.
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
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Birmingham Children’s Hospital
Steelhouse Lane
Birmingham
West Midlands
B4 6NH
Employer's website
https://bwc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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