Job summary
Do you have a passion for developing staff and ensuring high standards of quality care are at the core of clinical practice?
A rare opportunity has arisen for a 12 month fixed term position for Lead Practice Educator Radiographer at GHNHSFT. Working alongside the modality leads, the post holder must be committed and driven to providing a high quality student experience, and developing and growing our workforce to be fit for the future, and dedicated to delivering the highest possible standards of care in the Imaging department.
The post holder is responsible for:
Providing and implementing a robust educational training and development strategy and programme for staff within the department, responding to educational agendas within the department, trust-wide, regionally and nationally.
Overseeing the undergraduate programmes across multiple HEI's
Providing managerial and professional clinical leadership
Working with section leads to deliver effective management of staff and facilities, and innovative use of available resources
Actively contributing to the delivery of an efficient, effective and safe service
Implementing and maintaining policy and service development
Deputising for the Professional Lead as appropriate
Providing expert practical assistance and technical advice to staff and performing clinical duties as required.
Understanding and contributing to the operational running of the department to ensure the educational plan meets with the requirements of the department
Main duties of the job
Be a member of the Imaging Management team and as such responsible for the strategic, operational and safe delivery of the educational training programme.
High level management of the overall staffing skillsets and training needs analysis
Responsible for identifying radiographic professional development needs and areas for innovation, responding to national agenda, ICB and Trust drivers and developing these alongside the professional Lead
Responsible for adherence to all Ionising and Non-ionising Radiation Regulations.
Using your clinical expertise, you will drive the service innovatively to provide high standards of care and be an ambassador for practice development.
About us
GHNHSFT is the second largest trust in the South West, and manages services across 10 sites in Gloucestershire including 2 large District General Hospitals. The Imaging department offers a broad range of sub-specialty work including adult and paediatric radiography, trauma and orthopaedic exams, mobile imaging, cardiac and interventional procedures, fluoroscopy, CT, MRI & Ultrasound. This is an especially exciting time to join us as the Cheltenham department has recently undergone a major refurbishment programme with all modalities benefiting from £6.5m equipment replacement investment.
Our plans for this year include significant investment in the growth of the Image Guided Interventional Service (IGIS), and operationalising the Community Diagnostic Centre, as well as continued development of our 5 year strategy towards further advanced Radiographic practice and quality improvements.
The Directorate is innovative in developing the service whilst remaining responsive to the needs of patients and ensuring the development and education of staff, with scope to progress in any area of interest. An established preceptorship programme is in place for newly qualified staff.
We are a placement site with high numbers of students and trainees, and once qualified, you will be supported to develop your skills to feel confident to supervise, instruct and train.
We offer excellent bank rates, with long and short term flexible opportunities available across all days and shifts
Job description
Job responsibilities
Knowledge, Skills & Experience Required
- BSc Diagnostic Radiography (or equivalent)
- Minimum 5 years practising clinical experience post qualification
- Teaching qualification and professional knowledge obtained through MSc level course.
- Excellent multidisciplinary team working and leadership skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to manage staff effectively
- Well-developed analytical skills and innovative problem-solving abilities.
- IT skills, ECDL or equivalent knowledge
- Have a level 3 clinical assessing qualification or equivalent
- Have attended an appropriate communication / counselling course.
- Evidence of awareness of application of research and audit techniques.
- Excellent presentation and report writing skills (clinical/ non clinical)
- Have detailed evidence of appropriate ongoing professional development (professional portfolio)
- Able to work under own initiative to a high level with responsibility and commitment
- Ability and enthusiasm to contribute to the departmental education programme and deliver presentations to multidisciplinary groups.
- Possess mature judgement and decision-making skills and be highly reflective in thinking and outlook
- Good project management skills
Service Delivery
- Contribute to and actively pursue delivery of the objectives of the Imaging service, ensuring effective and efficient delivery of services within available resources
- Work in conjunction with the Professional Lead, general manager and the hospital management to plan and implement an acceptable and appropriate Imaging service in all locations.
- Responsible for ongoing analysis of the Diagnostic Imaging Service, and devising appropriate educational and training plans in line with demand future proofing
- Responsible for ensuring staff within the Diagnostic Imaging department have adequate and appropriate skills and training to ensure deliverable service.
- Work in conjunction with the General Manager organising, providing and developing a 24-hour clinical Imaging service whilst being sensitive to staff expectations and financial constraints.
- Able to conduct a range of examinations within the clinical speciality upon a range of patient types, both as an autonomous practitioner and as part of multidisciplinary team(s), in a manner that meets professional, departmental and legal standards and requirements. Using clinical information available ensure that the appropriate imaging technique is performed in accordance with best practice and that the images are diagnostic.
- Suggest referrals to other clinical teams according to departmental protocols and best practice in order to ensure appropriate ongoing treatment.
- Utilise supporting evidence to support & develop practice and protocols. Propose appropriate changes to working practice to improve patient care and service delivery.
- Available as a source of advice & professional leadership and be able to cope with multiple demands during the day. Effective multitasking.
- Take part in the provision of a 24-hour Imaging service working weekends and bank holidays as required.
Leadership and management
- Leads by example and displays a leadership style that demonstrates Trust values, and empowers staff and students/trainees
- Work with the Professional Lead, General Manager, and Modality Leads to ensure the effective daily management and organisation of the service in compliance with the externally accredited Quality standards
- Combine management and clinical roles coping with and managing frequent interruptions to both requiring switching between the two roles/ Complex multitasking, managing numerous projects/tasks simultaneously.
- Work with the Professional Lead on Imaging recruitment, retention and regular review of staffing levels and skill mix within the service to ensure these meet the needs of the services, national targets and Trust objectives.
- Ensures compliance with the training elements required for the legislation, in particular IRMER and IRR.
- Ensures appropriate skill mix, structure, defined roles and responsibility enabling individuals to be empowered to make decisions
- Ensures systems are in place to identify and act upon poor and exemplary performance
- Promotes a culture of support and openness, where staff can become involved in influencing and supporting the achievement of quality improvement and patient-focussed care
- Co-ordinate and monitor all Professional aspects of the service in terms of; competency, training, quality and governance, policy, safety to assist with ensuring service is effective and well led
- Leads the training and development of others in this area of expertise, identifying educational needs and proactively responding.
- Contributes to the professional development of the staff, sharing knowledge and expertise through formal and informal methods.
- Represent the Directorate and staff at relevant meetings locally and at regional level.
- In absence of senior Management represent the Directorate and staff at relevant meetings locally and at regional level.
- Keeping abreast of developments within the Trust and Directorate and having necessary information to fulfil role to its maximum.
- In conjunction with Professional Lead, General Manager, and Specialty Director assist in formation of strategic direction for the service and assist in developing and implementing initiatives, ensuring the smooth introduction of change.
- Responsible for making sure any problems relating to staff and service users are dealt with.
- Maintains a flexible and objective management style, ensuring staff feel supported and considered.
- Supports direct reports with their own line management duties and provide them with the skills and confidence required to do this effectively
- Work alongside and supporting Superintendent Radiographers and Education Leads
- Providing mentorship and support to Students as required
Improving quality and developing practice
- Analyses the quality of the service provided in relation to training and educational requirements.
- Ongoing analysis of incidents, complaints, audits and feedback from staff and service users in relation to educational and training provision
- Develops and monitors appropriate service improvement projects in response to analysis of incidents, complaints, audits and feedback from staff and service users
- Utilises and interprets research and audit findings appropriately to aid the development of new training, guidelines and protocols which will support and facilitate departmental improvement.
- Initiate and enable research projects proposing, sharing and publishing results and local and national level to inform changes to clinical practice and service development
- Promote the department, or establish representatives to publishing research in journals, attend/present at conferences, attend networking events
- Supports the development of the service lines annual strategy, quality programme and audit plan, ensuring time scales are met and findings acted upon
- Contributes to improvements in patient and carer experience and the efficiency with which services operate by appropriately utilising service redesign techniques whilst simultaneously embedding the use of these tools in the Service
- Utilises and interprets research and audit findings appropriately to aid the development of new guidelines, protocols and facilities which will support improvement
- Ensures that regular progress reports, data sources and overall service details are produced and submitted to Service line, Governance, and Divisional Boards, and all other relevant meetings
- Responsible for student placement and experience, across Imaging staff as required, enabling set objectives to be obtained whilst within the placement setting
Responsible for meeting and liaising with HEI providers, to ensure good working relationships are maintained to ensure excellent student experience.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Knowledge, Skills & Experience Required
- BSc Diagnostic Radiography (or equivalent)
- Minimum 5 years practising clinical experience post qualification
- Teaching qualification and professional knowledge obtained through MSc level course.
- Excellent multidisciplinary team working and leadership skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to manage staff effectively
- Well-developed analytical skills and innovative problem-solving abilities.
- IT skills, ECDL or equivalent knowledge
- Have a level 3 clinical assessing qualification or equivalent
- Have attended an appropriate communication / counselling course.
- Evidence of awareness of application of research and audit techniques.
- Excellent presentation and report writing skills (clinical/ non clinical)
- Have detailed evidence of appropriate ongoing professional development (professional portfolio)
- Able to work under own initiative to a high level with responsibility and commitment
- Ability and enthusiasm to contribute to the departmental education programme and deliver presentations to multidisciplinary groups.
- Possess mature judgement and decision-making skills and be highly reflective in thinking and outlook
- Good project management skills
Service Delivery
- Contribute to and actively pursue delivery of the objectives of the Imaging service, ensuring effective and efficient delivery of services within available resources
- Work in conjunction with the Professional Lead, general manager and the hospital management to plan and implement an acceptable and appropriate Imaging service in all locations.
- Responsible for ongoing analysis of the Diagnostic Imaging Service, and devising appropriate educational and training plans in line with demand future proofing
- Responsible for ensuring staff within the Diagnostic Imaging department have adequate and appropriate skills and training to ensure deliverable service.
- Work in conjunction with the General Manager organising, providing and developing a 24-hour clinical Imaging service whilst being sensitive to staff expectations and financial constraints.
- Able to conduct a range of examinations within the clinical speciality upon a range of patient types, both as an autonomous practitioner and as part of multidisciplinary team(s), in a manner that meets professional, departmental and legal standards and requirements. Using clinical information available ensure that the appropriate imaging technique is performed in accordance with best practice and that the images are diagnostic.
- Suggest referrals to other clinical teams according to departmental protocols and best practice in order to ensure appropriate ongoing treatment.
- Utilise supporting evidence to support & develop practice and protocols. Propose appropriate changes to working practice to improve patient care and service delivery.
- Available as a source of advice & professional leadership and be able to cope with multiple demands during the day. Effective multitasking.
- Take part in the provision of a 24-hour Imaging service working weekends and bank holidays as required.
Leadership and management
- Leads by example and displays a leadership style that demonstrates Trust values, and empowers staff and students/trainees
- Work with the Professional Lead, General Manager, and Modality Leads to ensure the effective daily management and organisation of the service in compliance with the externally accredited Quality standards
- Combine management and clinical roles coping with and managing frequent interruptions to both requiring switching between the two roles/ Complex multitasking, managing numerous projects/tasks simultaneously.
- Work with the Professional Lead on Imaging recruitment, retention and regular review of staffing levels and skill mix within the service to ensure these meet the needs of the services, national targets and Trust objectives.
- Ensures compliance with the training elements required for the legislation, in particular IRMER and IRR.
- Ensures appropriate skill mix, structure, defined roles and responsibility enabling individuals to be empowered to make decisions
- Ensures systems are in place to identify and act upon poor and exemplary performance
- Promotes a culture of support and openness, where staff can become involved in influencing and supporting the achievement of quality improvement and patient-focussed care
- Co-ordinate and monitor all Professional aspects of the service in terms of; competency, training, quality and governance, policy, safety to assist with ensuring service is effective and well led
- Leads the training and development of others in this area of expertise, identifying educational needs and proactively responding.
- Contributes to the professional development of the staff, sharing knowledge and expertise through formal and informal methods.
- Represent the Directorate and staff at relevant meetings locally and at regional level.
- In absence of senior Management represent the Directorate and staff at relevant meetings locally and at regional level.
- Keeping abreast of developments within the Trust and Directorate and having necessary information to fulfil role to its maximum.
- In conjunction with Professional Lead, General Manager, and Specialty Director assist in formation of strategic direction for the service and assist in developing and implementing initiatives, ensuring the smooth introduction of change.
- Responsible for making sure any problems relating to staff and service users are dealt with.
- Maintains a flexible and objective management style, ensuring staff feel supported and considered.
- Supports direct reports with their own line management duties and provide them with the skills and confidence required to do this effectively
- Work alongside and supporting Superintendent Radiographers and Education Leads
- Providing mentorship and support to Students as required
Improving quality and developing practice
- Analyses the quality of the service provided in relation to training and educational requirements.
- Ongoing analysis of incidents, complaints, audits and feedback from staff and service users in relation to educational and training provision
- Develops and monitors appropriate service improvement projects in response to analysis of incidents, complaints, audits and feedback from staff and service users
- Utilises and interprets research and audit findings appropriately to aid the development of new training, guidelines and protocols which will support and facilitate departmental improvement.
- Initiate and enable research projects proposing, sharing and publishing results and local and national level to inform changes to clinical practice and service development
- Promote the department, or establish representatives to publishing research in journals, attend/present at conferences, attend networking events
- Supports the development of the service lines annual strategy, quality programme and audit plan, ensuring time scales are met and findings acted upon
- Contributes to improvements in patient and carer experience and the efficiency with which services operate by appropriately utilising service redesign techniques whilst simultaneously embedding the use of these tools in the Service
- Utilises and interprets research and audit findings appropriately to aid the development of new guidelines, protocols and facilities which will support improvement
- Ensures that regular progress reports, data sources and overall service details are produced and submitted to Service line, Governance, and Divisional Boards, and all other relevant meetings
- Responsible for student placement and experience, across Imaging staff as required, enabling set objectives to be obtained whilst within the placement setting
Responsible for meeting and liaising with HEI providers, to ensure good working relationships are maintained to ensure excellent student experience.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- HCPC registration
- Diagnostic Radiology Degree or equivalent
Desirable
- Continued Professional Development
Knowledge/ Skills
Essential
- Comprehensive understanding of Imaging Education and professional development
- Ability to create informed and futureproofed educational strategies
Experience
Essential
- Previous radiology experience
Desirable
- Previous NHS Management experience
- Previous experience working within an educational role
Qualities
Essential
- Organised
- Self-motivated
- Supportive
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- HCPC registration
- Diagnostic Radiology Degree or equivalent
Desirable
- Continued Professional Development
Knowledge/ Skills
Essential
- Comprehensive understanding of Imaging Education and professional development
- Ability to create informed and futureproofed educational strategies
Experience
Essential
- Previous radiology experience
Desirable
- Previous NHS Management experience
- Previous experience working within an educational role
Qualities
Essential
- Organised
- Self-motivated
- Supportive
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).
