Job summary
We are looking for a highly motivated, experienced radiographer for this exciting clinical manager post . You must be a dedicated radiographer who is interested in service improvement, the professional development of yourself and others and who is enthusiastic about taking the service forward, as well as supporting the rest of the radiology department.
The Radiology Department performed over 350,000 examinations last year including all modalities. The imaging service comprises of 13 plain film rooms across 2 main sites and 3 satellite sites, 2 OPG rooms and 1 Dental room including coned beam CT, 1 Dexa room and 7 mobile units and 6 mobile image intensifers. 6 CT scanners , 3 MRI scanners as well as a number of US rooms across 6 sites. The CDC service is based at the St Helens site which comprises of 4 plain film rooms, 2 MRI scanners, 3 CT scanners, 1 Dexa (soon to be replaced), 1 Dental with OPG/Ceph and cone beam, 1 fluoro room, 2 mobile machines, 2 mobile image intensifiers and 5 ultrasound rooms. The post holder will be crucial in supporting the development and management of the CDC services and expanding the service to cover 7 days.
A Standard DBS Certificate is required for this position.
Main duties of the job
- We are a forward thinking department with many opportunities to develop. We have a number of advanced practitioners in all modalities including MSK reporting radiographers. The successful candidate must be able to support the department in keeping abreast of new technologies and practices.
- This post will involve clinical radiographic sessions as well as managerial responsibilities (clinical/managerial 20/80 split) and may include some out-of-hours commitment. Established advanced practice welcome and will be supported. The post holder will have operational management responsibilities.
About us
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our Services
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements
o Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
o Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Job description
Job responsibilities
KEY DUTIES
- Responsible for the day to day management of the CDC service.
- Ensure the effective and efficient running of the CDC service with due regard to available resources. Allocating activity to ensure maximised use of capacity. Using data to inform decisions.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement and modernisation of CDC services ensuring implementation of improvements to provide a Radiology whole system approach.
- Monitor and evaluate all aspects of CDC service delivery with regard to waiting times, ensuring that waiting times are kept to a minimum. Monitor targets.
- Monitor and evaluate capacity and demand data.
- Demonstrate effective leadership qualities and promote teamwork
- Undertake initial investigation of patient and user complaints and exercising judgement and initiative take appropriate actions to resolve the problem/complaint
- Promote a working culture that improves quality and promote quality initiatives.
- Perform diagnostic imaging examinations in accordance with departmental protocols Be competent in the use of all appropriate imaging equipment.
- Participate in on call, flexible working and out of hours service as required.
- Abide by all radiation protection regulations and undertake the role of radiation protection supervisor.
- Justify examinations as appropriate.
- Responsible for clinical and professional standards within the CDC Department
- Identify and contribute to service development within the CDC Department and link to wider Radiology Department improvement
- Responsible for implementing policies and procedures with CDC and contribute to Radiology Trust policies
- Responsible for appropriate risk assessments
- Responsible for the maintenance and servicing of all equipment, liaise and communicate with manufacturers
- Responsible for optimum use of resources and maintain adequate stock levels
- Participate in the procurement (specification, evaluation and selection) of CDC equipment
- Participate in the project management of new equipment installations and replacement projects
- Promote quality initiatives, ensuring the quality of patient care and compliance of quality standards
- Responsible for Quality Assurance programme
- Responsible for the maintenance of electronic diaries for appointments and therefore the daily workload
- Responsible for data collection and analysis of information
- Promote compliance with all Trust risk management procedures and ensure risk management strategies are implemented including Health & Safety legislation for RSI, COSHH, VDU use, handling of patients, fire regulations and security etc.
- Ensure compliance with all statutory, professional and organisational requirements. Liaising with outside agencies to ensure compliance with statutory regulations when required. Ensure all documentation associated with regulations are kept and stored appropriately
- Ensure staff are compliant with relevant registration and asses competencies.
- Responsible for completing overtime rotas and populating e-roster to ensure all duties are recorded correctly. Responsible for finalisation of e-roster
- Establish and maintain effective communication with patients on complex, contentious and sensitive issues.
- Communicate service related information to senior managers, staff and external agencies.
- Maintain a patient, courteous manner in all aspects of communication with patients and staff especially in distressing situations
- Monitor and action dose discrepancies via dose monitor alerts. Produce dose audits and DRLs
- Monitor incidents within CT/MR that are reported via datix.
TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSBILITIES
- Responsible for the training and development of radiographic staff.
- Contribute to the continuing education programme by attending courses and keeping abreast of current professional developments.
- Contribute to the departments CPD programme by the presenting of lectures.
- Provide highly specialist knowledge and support to the wards, departments and clinical staff
- To attend other training courses relevant to the post
RESEARCH & AUDIT
- Participate in the audit of current techniques; keep up to date with the research and development of new techniques
- Participate in the departmental audit and research programmes Undertake audit with other staff including radiologists
CLINICAL GOVERNANCE
- To support the Trusts clinical governance agenda by understanding the key priorities for change and ensuring that new developments utilise the objectives within the governance agenda.
- To support the clinical governance lead in producing documentation relating to the CDC. To support the QSI lead in producing evidence to demonstrate compliance with standards.
Job description
Job responsibilities
KEY DUTIES
- Responsible for the day to day management of the CDC service.
- Ensure the effective and efficient running of the CDC service with due regard to available resources. Allocating activity to ensure maximised use of capacity. Using data to inform decisions.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement and modernisation of CDC services ensuring implementation of improvements to provide a Radiology whole system approach.
- Monitor and evaluate all aspects of CDC service delivery with regard to waiting times, ensuring that waiting times are kept to a minimum. Monitor targets.
- Monitor and evaluate capacity and demand data.
- Demonstrate effective leadership qualities and promote teamwork
- Undertake initial investigation of patient and user complaints and exercising judgement and initiative take appropriate actions to resolve the problem/complaint
- Promote a working culture that improves quality and promote quality initiatives.
- Perform diagnostic imaging examinations in accordance with departmental protocols Be competent in the use of all appropriate imaging equipment.
- Participate in on call, flexible working and out of hours service as required.
- Abide by all radiation protection regulations and undertake the role of radiation protection supervisor.
- Justify examinations as appropriate.
- Responsible for clinical and professional standards within the CDC Department
- Identify and contribute to service development within the CDC Department and link to wider Radiology Department improvement
- Responsible for implementing policies and procedures with CDC and contribute to Radiology Trust policies
- Responsible for appropriate risk assessments
- Responsible for the maintenance and servicing of all equipment, liaise and communicate with manufacturers
- Responsible for optimum use of resources and maintain adequate stock levels
- Participate in the procurement (specification, evaluation and selection) of CDC equipment
- Participate in the project management of new equipment installations and replacement projects
- Promote quality initiatives, ensuring the quality of patient care and compliance of quality standards
- Responsible for Quality Assurance programme
- Responsible for the maintenance of electronic diaries for appointments and therefore the daily workload
- Responsible for data collection and analysis of information
- Promote compliance with all Trust risk management procedures and ensure risk management strategies are implemented including Health & Safety legislation for RSI, COSHH, VDU use, handling of patients, fire regulations and security etc.
- Ensure compliance with all statutory, professional and organisational requirements. Liaising with outside agencies to ensure compliance with statutory regulations when required. Ensure all documentation associated with regulations are kept and stored appropriately
- Ensure staff are compliant with relevant registration and asses competencies.
- Responsible for completing overtime rotas and populating e-roster to ensure all duties are recorded correctly. Responsible for finalisation of e-roster
- Establish and maintain effective communication with patients on complex, contentious and sensitive issues.
- Communicate service related information to senior managers, staff and external agencies.
- Maintain a patient, courteous manner in all aspects of communication with patients and staff especially in distressing situations
- Monitor and action dose discrepancies via dose monitor alerts. Produce dose audits and DRLs
- Monitor incidents within CT/MR that are reported via datix.
TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSBILITIES
- Responsible for the training and development of radiographic staff.
- Contribute to the continuing education programme by attending courses and keeping abreast of current professional developments.
- Contribute to the departments CPD programme by the presenting of lectures.
- Provide highly specialist knowledge and support to the wards, departments and clinical staff
- To attend other training courses relevant to the post
RESEARCH & AUDIT
- Participate in the audit of current techniques; keep up to date with the research and development of new techniques
- Participate in the departmental audit and research programmes Undertake audit with other staff including radiologists
CLINICAL GOVERNANCE
- To support the Trusts clinical governance agenda by understanding the key priorities for change and ensuring that new developments utilise the objectives within the governance agenda.
- To support the clinical governance lead in producing documentation relating to the CDC. To support the QSI lead in producing evidence to demonstrate compliance with standards.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc or equivalent qualification in Radiography
- MSc or equivalent qualification
- HCPC registered
- Postgraduate qualification in a relevant subject
Desirable
- Postgraduate qualification in Management
Knowledge
Essential
- Experience in management
- Suitable knowledge and experience of change management
- Evidence of audit analysis
Desirable
- Project management experience
Skills
Essential
- Leadership skills
- Ability to effectively co-ordinate and prioritise workload
- Problem solving skills
- Ability to work under pressure
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Good presentation skills
- Ability to interact within a multi-disciplinary team
- Planning and organisation skills
- Effective time management skills
- IT literate, including the use of Microsoft Office
- A keen motivator
- Good negotiation skills
- Data collection and analysis
- Ability to organise own work as well as that of others
Other
Essential
- Diplomatic
- Tactful
- Courteous
- Team player
- Flexible approach to work
- Commitment to quality
- Ability to demonstrate substantial professional interests and motivation
- Willingness to undergo further training according to the needs of the post
- Satisfactory CPD portfolio
- Good attendance record
- Able to travel across site
Desirable
- Memberships of professional bodies
- Attendance at professional meetings
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc or equivalent qualification in Radiography
- MSc or equivalent qualification
- HCPC registered
- Postgraduate qualification in a relevant subject
Desirable
- Postgraduate qualification in Management
Knowledge
Essential
- Experience in management
- Suitable knowledge and experience of change management
- Evidence of audit analysis
Desirable
- Project management experience
Skills
Essential
- Leadership skills
- Ability to effectively co-ordinate and prioritise workload
- Problem solving skills
- Ability to work under pressure
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Good presentation skills
- Ability to interact within a multi-disciplinary team
- Planning and organisation skills
- Effective time management skills
- IT literate, including the use of Microsoft Office
- A keen motivator
- Good negotiation skills
- Data collection and analysis
- Ability to organise own work as well as that of others
Other
Essential
- Diplomatic
- Tactful
- Courteous
- Team player
- Flexible approach to work
- Commitment to quality
- Ability to demonstrate substantial professional interests and motivation
- Willingness to undergo further training according to the needs of the post
- Satisfactory CPD portfolio
- Good attendance record
- Able to travel across site
Desirable
- Memberships of professional bodies
- Attendance at professional meetings
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).
