Job overview
Band 7 Acute Floor Superintendent Radiographer
12-Months Fixed Term (Maternity Cover)
Internal Applicants Only
Royal Sussex County Hospital
We are seeking a motivated and forward-thinking Radiographer to join our team as the Band 7 Acute Floor Superintendent Radiographer. This is an excellent development opportunity for an experienced Band 6 Radiographer who is ready to take their first step into managing a team and delivering a high-quality imaging service.
As the Superintendent, you will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the acute floor plain film service, including X-ray, mobile imaging and theatre work, within our large and busy Emergency Department. You will play a key role in ensuring safe, efficient clinical workflow and consistently high standards of patient care.
A significant part of this role involves coordinating and managing the complex out-of-hours rotas for the Imaging service, ensuring appropriate skill mix and service coverage across modalities.
Training and staff development are central to this position. You will support, mentor and develop junior radiographers and students, helping to maintain a skilled and confident workforce.
Main duties of the job
1. Day to day management of the acute floor X ray, theatres and out of hours service at the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton.
2. To manage staff, resources, and workflow.
3. Manage and undertake staff training for plain film and theatre.
4. Responsible for coordinating and managing the complex out of hours rota for the imaging service.
5. To undertake clinical duties to the highest standard, using a range of complex imaging equipment.
6. To ensure departmental adherence to regulations (IR(ME)R, IRR) and UHSussex policy/guidelines/protocols.
7. Actively participates as a member of the multi-disciplinary team.
8. To work collaboratively with the CT, Angiography, MRI and Paediatric Superintendent radiographers to ensure consistent senior clinical presence is maintained across all imaging modalities on the acute floor
9. Proactively identify and address last minute rota gaps to maintain safe and effective staffing levels to support consistent service delivery
Working for our organisation
At UHSussex (UHSx), diversity is our strength, & we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness & experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, & can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) & a Veteran Aware Trust.
We treat our patients & staff with the same compassion & empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above & beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our candidate information pack & wellbeing programme, for staff which is extensive & designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.
As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching & training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us & throughout your career we will help you to grow & develop. We hope that in choosing UHSx you are choosing a long & happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make & feel valued for all that you do.
We look forward to receiving your application & the start of your journey with UHSx.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This role is eligible for visa sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker route. Sponsorship can only be provided where applicants meet the specific requirements set by UKVI, including the relevant skill and salary thresholds, and any role-specific criteria. For example, applicants for the Senior HCA role must be able to evidence a minimum of 2 years’ experience in the same role to qualify for sponsorship.
If you are applying using a Graduate visa as your right to work, you must have a minimum of 18 months remaining on your visa at time of application.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Communication
·Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication using a variety of media.
·Communicates a range of numerical and factual information effectively with a range of professional groups.
·Discuss and present complex issues effectively, (often of a sensitive or contentious nature)
·Create and maintain appropriate records/systems and procedures.
·Promote good communication and shared understanding between the department, referring teams and with primary care, encouraging a whole system approach.
·Communicate effectively as a manager to ensure the department and trust policies are adhered to.
·Be assertive as to provide effective organisation prioritising of clinical work and leadership.
·Communicate effectively with patients to enable them to relax, relieve their anxiety and to aid co-operation in sometimes stressful environments/situations.
·Communicate complex information to patients in a sensitive and professional manner.
·Liaise with appointment staff regarding allocation of appointments.
Service Delivery and Improvement
10. To be responsible for management and co-ordination of a high quality, professional plain film service at the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton.
·Lead the acute floor imaging team for plain film .
11. Influence policy development and procedures locally, integrating methodologies into everyday working.
12. Ensure the departments major incident policy and documents are maintained and available as required.
13. Coordinating and managing the complex out of hours rota for the imaging service ensuring safe and effective staffing across all modalities – including interventional radiology. Plain film, theatre, paediatric imaging, MRI and CT.
14. Ensure the appropriate skill mix is consistently in place to meet clinical demand, maintain service continuity and support high quality patient care
15. Analyse and respond to situations locally.
16. Support the development of business plans as appropriate.
17. Perform risk assessments, delegate the task of risk assessment, analyses the result and take appropriate remedial management action.
18. Exercise high level responsibility regarding Health and Safety when implementing redesign.
19. Ability to meet strict deadlines against competing targets, providing regular electronic and written complex reports on progress as required, adapting these to suit multiple audiences.
20. Monitors targets and objectives set with other staff and ensure remedial action is taken to achieve targets and goals, resetting and reviewing targets in response to changing demands on services.
21. Manage the organisation and operation of an efficient acute floor imaging service which is capable of meeting demand by ensuring effective working relationships with all other hospital departments, and timely reporting of imaging. Manage audit, clinical governance plans and service improvement within the imaging service.
22. Manage a patient focussed imaging service in a caring environment including working within the Data Protection Act and Caldicott Guidelines to maintain and protect patient confidentiality.
23. Manage the imaging QA system and monitor its set standards, including maintaining excellent clinical standards of all staff regardless of current position.
24. Guided by principles and broad occupational polices and regulations.
25. To ensure the imaging service is managed in compliance with the European Working Time Directive.
26. Attend and actively participate in relevant departmental meetings and promote team building at managerial and clinical levels.
27. To be responsible for the availability and regular maintenance of equipment and to advise the Lead Superintendent Radiographer of faults and defects as appropriate if they impact on service delivery. Strive to maintain maximum capacity for the service, minimising down time by co-ordinating scheduled service days, meetings and physics as far as reasonably possible.
28. Represent the Department of Imaging in internal and external meetings, negotiating on behalf of the department for resources required.
29. Provide the Lead Superintendent Radiographer with regular reports on workloads, waiting times and all other relevant issues.
30. To undertake other duties, commensurate with grade, assigned by the Lead Superintendent Radiographer
31. To ensure all patients are imaged in a timely manner in line with department, Trust and National Guidance and waiting times standards.
32. Actively participate in clinical governance groups e.g. Clinical Audit group, Patient Experience Group
33. Influence/make and implement changes to clinical practice and systems/processes locally.
34. Plan and organise activities which require the formulation and adjustment of strategies.
35. Excellent organisational and interpersonal skills.
36. Time management skills, ensuring the action of all activities within identified timescales.
37. Skilled and flexible negotiation skills in situations that might be contentious and volatile.
38. Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills.
39. Analytical and numeracy skills. Able to make judgements involving situations requiring the comparison of a range of options.
40. Computer awareness.
41. Build capacity for improvement amongst staff encouraging an open and collaborative approach to improvement.
42. To be accountable for one’s own professional actions and the actions of the staff for whom the post holder is responsible in line with professional guidelines.
43. To ensure imaging protocols, codes of practice and the Health and Safety at Work Act are understood by staff and adhered to thereby ensuring the safe use of equipment and reporting of H&S, equipment issues and clinical incidents to relevant staff.
44. Use advanced clinical experience, knowledge and expertise to help assess, develop and implement specialist working practices and to propose changes and/or draft imaging and departmental policies and procedures.
45. Responsible for policy implementation and service development for the plain film and out of hours imaging service.
46. To effectively develop and sustain partnership working with consultants, clinicians, nursing staff, allied professions, commissioners and the multidisciplinary team to ensure high-quality, modern imaging services are delivered to patients and key performance targets are delivered.
·To negotiate sensitively with children in a manner appropriate to their age and stage of development. To communicate complex patient preparation and examination information to carers and children. To instruct relatives and carers in methods of immobilisation, ensuring their safety and radiation protection at all times.
47. To perform other tasks and duties as deemed reasonable in discussion with the lead superintendent radiographer and consultant and Trust management.
48. Undertake research, surveys, and audit within area of responsibility, providing evidence-based information as appropriate.
49. Co-ordinate the collection, analysis, and presentation of appropriate quantitative and qualitative data, overseeing data collection activities as required.
50. Ensure the testing of proposed changes to service prior to implementation.
51. Develop and implement changes to departmental running, e.g. protocols, appointment letters and advice leaflets.
52. Support any Service Improvement work taking active participation in data collection, process mapping and meetings as required.
53. Professional qualification in Diagnostic Radiography or equivalent level of study.
54. Registered with the Health Professions Council.
55. Extensive Imaging experience as a senior member of a clinical service.
56. Recent NHS experience at a senior level.
57. Understands competing priorities of colleagues and other staff.
58. Uses advanced knowledge of clinical environment to identify the need for change and manages the change process required, adapting as necessary to individual circumstances.
59. Understands the impact change will have.
60. Evidence of appropriate Continued Professional Development.
61. Attend appropriate courses to maintain skills and fulfil mandatory requirements. Maintain awareness of developments within radiography and be responsible for ensuring this is cascaded through the clinical team.
62. Specialist knowledge in imaging supported by theoretical knowledge and relevant practical experience.
63. Able to work in situations with frequent requirement for concentration with unpredictable work patterns and prioritises own workload accordingly.
64. Deals with occasional exposure to highly distressing or highly emotional circumstances and provides active support and advice to other frontline staff.
People Management and Development
65. Strong Management ability and line manager for all clinical (but non-medical) staff on the acute floor and in the wider Imaging team outside of your area.
66. Proven ability to develop teams in the workplace.
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria
67. Extensive experience working in plain film
68. Extensive experience training qualified and student Radiographers
Desirable criteria
69. Extensive experiance in another imaging modality
70. Experience of managing team
71. Experience managing complex rotas
72. Extensive experience in another imaging modality
Equality Diversity & Inclusion
Essential criteria
73. Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues.
74. Equality, Diversity, and InclusionEvidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).
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