The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Imaging Systems Manager

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Job summary

The Radiology team are seeking to appoint an Imaging Systems Manager on a full-time, permanent basis. You will be responsible for the operational management and performance of all Trust wide imaging systems within Radiology, and will lead on all strategic planning and delivery of medical imaging system projects and will also provide line management for the associated administrative teams within Radiology.

In addition, you will deliver formal scheduled training for groups of staff on the relevant systems, providing feedback to Radiographers and Physiologists to aid training and development.

Main duties of the job

  • Maintain the integrity of the systems and develop local IM&T Policies to support the Trust Information, Security and Confidentiality Policy
  • Report on IM&T compliance at local level to the Trust board
  • Monitor and review system performance ensuring integrity of patient and image data, receiving escalated issues from the CSS IT team and escalating any specific issues to the PAH IT Help Desk.
  • Responsible for the implementation and continual review of local IT policies for the CSS Healthcare Group that may impact across the entire organisation.
  • Ensure the PACS budget is used within scope and that any adjustments required are highlighted in the budget setting process each year.
  • Maintain constant systems surveillance for all imaging CSS systems to ensure data and image quality is maintained and ensure correct integration and functionality.
  • Provide prompt technical advice to all local and Trust users, both Radiographic and others, supporting the site based PACS administrators for complex issues.
  • Provide training, both formal and ad hoc for users of PACS and RIS as required.

About us

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop's Stortford, and St Margaret's Hospital in Epping.

We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop's Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.

Our Values

The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:

Patient at heart - Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts

Everyday excellence - Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both

Creative collaboration - Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care

The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.

Details

Date posted

26 July 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£52,963 to £59,360 a year per annum inclusive of high cost area supplement

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

292-5489377-SW

Job locations

PAHT, SMH, HEH and Kao

Harlow

CM20 1QX


Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details, please refer to the attached job description and person specification, available to download at any time.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details, please refer to the attached job description and person specification, available to download at any time.

Person Specification

registration

Essential

  • HCPC registered Radiographer

Experience

Essential

  • Post qualification 5+ years
Person Specification

registration

Essential

  • HCPC registered Radiographer

Experience

Essential

  • Post qualification 5+ years

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Address

PAHT, SMH, HEH and Kao

Harlow

CM20 1QX


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Address

PAHT, SMH, HEH and Kao

Harlow

CM20 1QX


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Radiology General Manager

Elizabeth Penn

e.penn@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

26 July 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£52,963 to £59,360 a year per annum inclusive of high cost area supplement

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

292-5489377-SW

Job locations

PAHT, SMH, HEH and Kao

Harlow

CM20 1QX


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