CDC Accreditation Manager
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
The closing date is 14 May 2025
Job summary
The post holder will be expected:
To be an efficient and flexible member of the CDC Management team providing a quality service to service users.
To maintain and develop the department Quality management system in collaboration with the Imaging Quality, Risk and Patient Safety ManagerDevelop
Lead and advise on a programme to attain the Quality Standards for Imaging (QSI) across all modalities
Develop, lead and advise on a programme to attain the Improving Quality in Physiological services (IQIPS) across the physiologies within the community diagnostic centre
Represent the Trust at sector level when the Imaging Network move towards Quality Standard for Imaging networks (QSIN)
To facilitate the department team to perform / document audits against defined National quality performance measures e.g. QSI
To develop and manage clinical quality improvement action plans in conjunction with clinical Teams
The CDC Hub site will go live in early January 2026 and there is a need for the centre to reach UKAS accreditation within 2 years of then. This role will help facilitate that accreditation.
Main duties of the job
To ensure all clinical physiological services across the community diagnostic centres gain and retain their Improving Quality in Physiological Services (IQIPS) accreditation
To ensure all modalities within Imaging at the community diagnostic centres meet the accreditation requirements of QSI and other regulatory/quality requirements
To help develop Modality SOPs that complement QSI and IQIPS Accreditation
Develop and implement strategies for Imaging & Clinical Physiological Sciences to gain accreditation in line with the Trusts Clinical Governance programme and Clinical Risk Management System ensuring a consistent, Imaging and community diagnostic centre wide approach that will ensure the continual improvement of the quality of patient care and the patient experience.
Monitor the functionality and effectiveness of the Quality Management system, make recommendations for improvement and work with Senior Managers to develop and implement action plans.
Monitor and co-ordinate the implementation of Trust Risk Management and Quality Assurance policies and systems ensuring a consistent and proactive approach to reduction of clinical risk, to promote clinical effectiveness and a safe and healthy environment in line with the Quality strategy.
Ensure compliance with requirements of external Quality Assurance schemes and that all internal Quality Assurance is monitored to QSI and IQIPS
About us
Our Organisation
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.
Date posted
30 April 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£53,755 to £60,504 a year Per annum plus 5% high cost area supplement
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
30 months
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours
Reference number
292-7167483-CSS
Job locations
St. Margaret's Hospital
The Plain
Epping
CM16 6TN
Employer details
Employer name
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
Address
St. Margaret's Hospital
The Plain
Epping
CM16 6TN
Employer's website
https://www.pah.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
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