Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the unit for a B6 PACs Radiographer/Mammographer. We are looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic Radiographer that has the Postgraduate Certificate in Mammography to work in the Breast Units at City Hospital, Walsall Manor Hospital and the 5 dedicated screening mobile units that are used within the community.
For essential effective patient management, the post holder will work as one of two PACs mammographers within the service. The post holder is required to work closely with the clinical teams and service provider on a daily basis to provide PACs support.
The PACS coordinator Radiographer will be the first point of contact within the department to lead and deliver management of the PACS system and regularly monitor and maintain the system. The post holder will also be the lead in training other staff in PACS to ensure knowledge is disseminated within the breast unit to ensure high standards of care to all clients and patients. The PACS process is vital to clinical outcomes and this will involve troubleshooting via clinical and non-clinical pathways.
We are one of the largest screening programmes in the West Midlands and being an innovative team we undertake many trials and have recently purchased an ABUS and looking to incorporate further new technologies such as CESM.
Please contact:
Syeda.khan@nhs.net -Programme Manager or Siobhan Lydon@nhs.net- Deputy Programme Manager .
Tel No: 0121 507 4967
Main duties of the job
The applicant will coordinate and deliver the PACs requirements within the service inclusive of City Hospital, Walsall Manor Hospital and the 5 mobile screening vans, delivering highly specialised support to the team. Mammography is an essential requirement of this post, the roles of PACs and mammography will be delivered alongside each other over a 37.5 hour week.
The Walsall breast unit has GE-Pristina digital equipment and City breast unit and mobile vans has Hologic - Dimensions units.
About us
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated careorganisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.
Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens in 2024 and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises.As a result, the base of this role may change to MMUH from 2024 (or beyond). If this is applicable to your role, you will be informed during the recruitment process and continuing your application with this understanding.The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.
We have three newly emerging strategic objectives:
- Our People - to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
- Our Patients - to be good or outstanding in everything we do
- Our Population - to work seamlessly with our partners to improve lives
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Lead in operational management and support of the PACs system within the breast unit; to ensure effective management of PACS systems including activities such as workflows, archiving, exporting and importing images, monitoring secure view communication errors.
- To lead and assist on integration work related to systems used in the breast unit; NBSS and CRIS
- To monitor interfaces with Breast Unit PACS.
- To support staff in the use of the PACs system, and that training is provided via 1:1 or group sessions. Excellent communication skills with staff are essential to explain systems to all bandings.
- To effectively troubleshoot any issues on a day to day basis in regards to PACs, ensuring that excellent complex problem solving skills are utilised.
- To assist in the connectivity of modalities in connection to IT, communicate technical details to relevant parties/systems.
- To assist in ensuring that DICOM compatibility is maintained and integrated with existing and new systems.
- Ensure that all policies and procedures are up to date, audited regularly and any changes implemented and disseminated to staff.
- Ensure audit/QA is performed as per NHSBSP standards and that this information is documented and shared with relevant staff.
- To develop links with Main Imaging PACS for points of reference and to attend any training workshops provided by Main Imaging PACS.
- To liaise with IT and Medical Physics if required and when new equipment is being procured to confirm compatibility with existing service.
- To maintain a highly specialised knowledge of PACS systems and implement this knowledge accordingly.
- Ensuring that ones own workload is managed effectively with minimal supervision.
- To provide a high quality service in all aspects of mammography on the mobile units, imaging one client every 6 minutes. Also assessment clinics and symptomatic referral service, to a standard acceptable to the Division and NHSBSP.
- To be responsible for monitoring the quality of Radiographic technique to ensure 97% of images are technically adequate and that less than 3% of clients are recalled for repeat examination.
- To participate in the department's Extended Working Day System/Sessional working where agreed with the post holder.
- To assist in the development and production of protocols, procedures and training manuals as directed by the Superintendent Mammographer.
- To assist radiologists performing u/s scans and needle biopsy procedures.
- Undertakes complex and highly specialised views and techniques at assessment including the use of stereo tactic (computer aided) localization devices to enable specimen biopsies to be taken accurately.
- To use relative knowledge and clinical experience to adapt technique in order to ensure effective diagnostic imaging for all women/patients including those who present in wheelchairs, with cardiac pacemakers, breast implants or with previous breast surgery.
The Division currently operates services at City Hospital, Sandwell General Hospital, Walsall Manor Hospital and in the community based units. The post holder may be required to undertake duties, appropriate to their skills and experience, at these and any other sites, as the service requires.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Lead in operational management and support of the PACs system within the breast unit; to ensure effective management of PACS systems including activities such as workflows, archiving, exporting and importing images, monitoring secure view communication errors.
- To lead and assist on integration work related to systems used in the breast unit; NBSS and CRIS
- To monitor interfaces with Breast Unit PACS.
- To support staff in the use of the PACs system, and that training is provided via 1:1 or group sessions. Excellent communication skills with staff are essential to explain systems to all bandings.
- To effectively troubleshoot any issues on a day to day basis in regards to PACs, ensuring that excellent complex problem solving skills are utilised.
- To assist in the connectivity of modalities in connection to IT, communicate technical details to relevant parties/systems.
- To assist in ensuring that DICOM compatibility is maintained and integrated with existing and new systems.
- Ensure that all policies and procedures are up to date, audited regularly and any changes implemented and disseminated to staff.
- Ensure audit/QA is performed as per NHSBSP standards and that this information is documented and shared with relevant staff.
- To develop links with Main Imaging PACS for points of reference and to attend any training workshops provided by Main Imaging PACS.
- To liaise with IT and Medical Physics if required and when new equipment is being procured to confirm compatibility with existing service.
- To maintain a highly specialised knowledge of PACS systems and implement this knowledge accordingly.
- Ensuring that ones own workload is managed effectively with minimal supervision.
- To provide a high quality service in all aspects of mammography on the mobile units, imaging one client every 6 minutes. Also assessment clinics and symptomatic referral service, to a standard acceptable to the Division and NHSBSP.
- To be responsible for monitoring the quality of Radiographic technique to ensure 97% of images are technically adequate and that less than 3% of clients are recalled for repeat examination.
- To participate in the department's Extended Working Day System/Sessional working where agreed with the post holder.
- To assist in the development and production of protocols, procedures and training manuals as directed by the Superintendent Mammographer.
- To assist radiologists performing u/s scans and needle biopsy procedures.
- Undertakes complex and highly specialised views and techniques at assessment including the use of stereo tactic (computer aided) localization devices to enable specimen biopsies to be taken accurately.
- To use relative knowledge and clinical experience to adapt technique in order to ensure effective diagnostic imaging for all women/patients including those who present in wheelchairs, with cardiac pacemakers, breast implants or with previous breast surgery.
The Division currently operates services at City Hospital, Sandwell General Hospital, Walsall Manor Hospital and in the community based units. The post holder may be required to undertake duties, appropriate to their skills and experience, at these and any other sites, as the service requires.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma of the College of Radiographers or BSc (Hons) Radiography
- Post Graduate Certificate in Mammography
- Current HPC Registration
Experience
Essential
- Specialist expertise underpinned by theory and extensive practical experience
- IT skills
Desirable
- Experience at writing protocols / guidelines using research based evidence of best practice
- Desire to improve IT understanding
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma of the College of Radiographers or BSc (Hons) Radiography
- Post Graduate Certificate in Mammography
- Current HPC Registration
Experience
Essential
- Specialist expertise underpinned by theory and extensive practical experience
- IT skills
Desirable
- Experience at writing protocols / guidelines using research based evidence of best practice
- Desire to improve IT understanding
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).
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.
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).
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
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
Address
SWB NHS Trust
Breast Unit, Birmingham Treatment Centre, Dudley Road,
Birmingham,
B18 7QH
Employer's website
https://www.swbh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
