Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity to recruit an enthusiastic, dedicated individual to support the Imaging Regulatory Compliance Team in promoting quality, safety and governance across our imaging and cardiac diagnostics departments. We are looking for someone who is comfortable in the both clinical and office workspace environment, and is looking for a dynamic, fast-paced role, interacting with a variety of multidisciplinary stakeholders. The individual should have skills and temperament to work in a collaborative manner across a wide range of internal services and external partners and display sound knowledge of radiography clinical practice
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work as a member of the Imaging Regulatory Compliance Team to coordinate and deliver a range of activities at site level and within individual service groups, to ensure compliance with imaging quality, radiation safety, and regulatory standards. This individual will work with the Group Radiation Safety Assurance Manager and Group Imaging Quality Manager on the Radiation Assurance and imaging accreditation programmes. The postholder will work across the hospital sites of the Barts Health Group and in collaboration with the North East London Imaging Network, working with departments where ionising and non-ionising radiation is used for the diagnosis and treatment of disease, screening programmes and research. The programme will ensure consistency of approach across all hospital sites, minimising duplication and promoting best practice
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. BSc or equivalent in Diagnostic Radiography
2. Professional registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
3. Evidence of, or working towards post registration qualification (professional or managerial) at MSc/PG dip level, or equivalent
Desirable criteria
4. Qualifications in Quality Management
5. Supervisory management / training qualification
6. Relevant post grad courses
Experience
Essential criteria
7. Demonstratable experience in an imaging department with subject matter expertise in chosen modality
8. Experience of working at a senior level within an imaging service.
9. Development and implementation of Radiographic protocols and procedures
10. Current experience of managing a complex area of work and leading a multi-disciplinary team.
11. Current experience of staff management in MDT working, including HR Issues
12. Experience of working with ionising and/or non-ionising radiation in a managerial capacity
13. Ability to interpret basic data and identify trends, attained through degree level education or relevant demonstratable experience
14. Awareness of the principles of clinical governance
15. Experience of formally presenting information to large groups of people
16. Experience of audit in evaluating and developing a Service
17. Experience of influencing staff, for whom you have no direct management responsibility
Desirable criteria
18. A track record of implementing and managing change and working with accredited services.
19. Experience in CQC readiness
20. Experience or demonstratable knowledge of project management
21. Experience of writing business cases/feasibility projects.
22. Experience of reporting at directorate board level or higher
23. Experiencing chairing meetings.
24. Involvement with devising and implementing competency frameworks for staff training
25. Experience of investigating incidents and managing outcomes.
26. Documented evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
27. Recognised project /programme qualification i.e. Prince 2, agile PM, MSP
28. Evidence of work in developing or assisting the development of Quality Systems.
Personal Skills
Essential criteria
29. Interpersonal skills i.e. excellent communication skills and ability to establish effective working relationships with all staff
30. Leadership skills, able to set objectives, and hold people to account.
31. Organised, able to proactively self-manage timescales and prioritise.
32. Ability to interact effectively at all levels of the organisation including with trust executives
33. Evidence of managing a stressful situation to a successful outcome
34. Good IT skills i.e. sound working knowledge of the internet and of programs such as MS Teams, MS-Excel and MS-Word, as well as imaging based systems such as PACS/RIS/SmartID
35. Able to proof-read and undertake document control
36. Proven people management skills, leads by example demonstrating adherence to Trust WeCare Vision and Values.
37. Demonstrates inclusive attitudes and behaviours
Desirable criteria
38. Recent experience of managing complaints/ challenging attitudes and behaviours.
39. Recent experience of managing staff expectations
40. Experience of using Q-Pulse, iPassport or another QMS.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
41. Extensive knowledge and understanding of Clinical & Radiation Governance, relevant to imaging and managing a modality area.
42. Extensive knowledge and understanding of Clinical & Radiation Governance, relevant to imaging and managing a modality area.
43. Awareness of the legal responsibilities of an imaging service to patients, service users, and staff.
44. Knowledge of current issues within healthcare and radiography.
45. Knowledge of national standards, guidelines, legislation related to imaging governance and quality management.
46. nowledge of Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) and learning responses.
47. Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
48. Understanding of risk management to a high level.
Desirable criteria
49. Able to demonstrate involvement with implementing new processes, project management or introduction and managing training for implementation of new equipment in clinical working.
50. Knowledge of the QSI and BSI standards, RCR, SoR or NICE Publications.
51. Knowledge of imaging KPIs and national targets
52. Understanding of eWTD and workforce management.
**Visa Sponsorship Information**
Recent changes to UK immigration policy on the Health and Care Visa and Skilled Worker Visa could mean that this role is not eligible for sponsorship or that you may not meet the eligibility criteria.
Sponsorship can only be offered if this post and any individual offered employment meet all the Home Office’s requirements under the UK Skilled Worker visa scheme.
If you are applying from outside the UK or will require sponsorship, please mention this clearly in your application.
To be eligible for sponsorship, the following conditions must be met:
53. Eligible role: The position must be on the UK Skilled Worker visa list. You can check your eligibility here: -.
54. Salary threshold: The role must meet the minimum salary set by the Home Office. Please note that for roles employed under Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions, the High-Cost Area Supplement (HCAS) is not included when calculating the basic salary for the purposes of sponsorship.
55. Skill level: The role must meet the minimum skill requirement of RQF Level 6 or above (graduate level).
56. English language: Applicants must demonstrate English proficiency at CEFR level B1 or higher.
57. Other criteria: Applicants must meet all other criteria as set out by the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI)