Main area Radiology Ultrasound Service Grade Band 8b Contract Permanent Hours
* Full time
* Part time
37.5 hours per week (Ideally full time but would consider a minimum of 30 hours per week)
Job ref 153-SP04148
Department name: UHD - General Recruitment Site Royal Bournemouth Hospital
Town: Bournemouth
Salary: £62,215 - £72,293 pa
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 09/02/2025 23:59
As University Hospitals Dorset, we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD, our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust, we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
Job overview
We are seeking to appoint a new Ultrasound Service Manager. The Radiology Ultrasound Service operates out of The Royal Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch Hospitals. We also have satellite CDC departments in the Dolphin Shopping Centre in Poole and on the campus at Health Sciences University.
University Hospitals Dorset is one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers in the NHS. It was created in October 2020 by bringing together two Trusts: Poole Hospital and Royal Bournemouth & Christchurch Hospital.
The new Trust has a turnover of approximately £720m and employs over 9,000 members of staff.
Base Location: Bournemouth and Poole Hospitals
Interview date is scheduled for the 5th March 2025
Main duties of the job
The Radiology Ultrasound Service Manager will be accountable for the leadership, management, development and co-ordination of the ultrasound services across the East of Dorset. This includes Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch Hospital sites, along with the CDC sites. The successful applicant will ensure delivery of responsive, high quality and efficient services within the resources available without compromising the quality of care we provide to our patients.
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This is an exciting time to join the team with the transformational and investment programme to transform the local area, creating a new, state-of-the-art elective and planned care hospital.
The successful individual will be an astute, driven, flexible and a determined individual who has proven management and leadership skills. You will have a strong record of delivery and be considered inspirational and engaging by both staff and external partners.
Person specification
Experience
* Significant experience as a Senior Manager within Radiology
* Significant demonstrable experience of delivering end to end change in a service or function with scale and complexity
* Leading multiple teams/ leading individuals that manage complex service areas
* Significant demonstrable experience of successfully managing budgets such as budget setting, monitoring and actively managing variation whilst carrying the weight of the responsibility of providing a quality service to patients
Qualifications
* Master level qualification in Radiology related module or extensive and highly specialised knowledge/experience
Please note: Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands.
This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst this vaccination is not a condition of employment we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.
Internal Candidates: staff employed prior to merger who voluntarily change jobs will be appointed to UHD terms and conditions.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Name: Anne-Marie Jenkins
Job title: Deputy Head of Imaging Services
Email address: anne-marie.jenkins@uhd.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 0300 019 2983
Additional information: Wendy Gamble - Personal Assistant to James Knowles
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