Contracts and Quality Manager, Diagnostic Imaging

Job summary

This is an excellent opportunity to join our expanding forward thinking Department as one of our management team. The Department strives to be the best and is growing in size with major developments including the Community Diagnostic Centre at the Metro Centre. The department has a positive people focussed culture. The focus is very much on team work and we pride ourselves on the quality services we deliver. Our strategy is one of growth and development both of our team in terms of new roles and advanced practice and in new scanners to support the latest techniques.

We are looking for a dynamic candidate to join our strong progressive team in Diagnostics at the Gateshead Health Foundation Trust. Our diagnostic managers manage a variety of services and corporate aspects to ensure that our Department is high functioning and delivers high quality services for our patients.

The main purpose of the job is to ensure that Diagnostic Imaging Services are of the highest standard by lead on the development and delivery of quality and CQC standards, ensuring safe and effective patient care with a focus on learning and continuous improvement. It will require strong service and change management skills as well as excellent interpersonal skills to influence and engage others in developments.

Main duties of the job

The main purpose of the job is to ensure that Diagnostic Imaging Services are of the highest standard:

• Provide strong dynamic management and leadership to the department, working in collaboration with the service line managers, radiology teams, matrons and consultants both within Imaging and across the Trust
• Support the Service Line Manager in delivering high quality effective services within budget, identifying opportunities for cost improvement where possible
• Lead on the development and delivery of quality and CQC standards and in ensuring safe and effective patient care with a focus on learning and continuous improvement.
• Work closely with the heads of SafeCare, risk management and patient safety
• Accountable for the monitoring and maintenance of standards and performance within diagnostic imaging.
• In collaboration with the Service Line Manager develop a strategy for diagnostic imaging which delivers excellence in diagnostic care.
• Responsible able for ensuring a safe, clean clinical environment.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement and manage initiatives and projects effectively.
• Management of the admin team, reporting and radiology support workers
• Oversight and day to day management of contracts
• Deputising for the Service Line Manager, providing cover for other senior managers in the team and any other duties as required

About us

Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.

Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.

We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.

Our values should be the 'golden thread' which runs through everything we do - they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronymICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.

We have a number of staff networks including the BAME network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women's Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our armed forces network is one of our emerging networks.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our 'Balance' programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.