Radiology Information and Systems Manager
This is an exciting opportunity to support the Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) programme across South East London, hosted by Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust. The central aims of the CDC programme are to improve population health outcomes and reduce inequalities through easy access to diagnostic care. CDCs are integral to the coordinated efforts of the Acute Provider Collaborative to improve and expand diagnostic capacity available to the people of South East London, away from acute facilities.
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust was formed in 2013. The Trust is on two sites: University Hospital Lewisham and Queen Elizabeth Hospital Woolwich and delivers high quality and compassionate care.
"Our aim is to provide the best possible healthcare for our local communities, working collaboratively with all our partners."
For this role, previous experience of Radiology IT systems support and management is required, and the successful candidate must have at least 3 years of experience in this field. In addition, candidates must be able to demonstrate good communication skills, work to professional standards, and be willing to go above and beyond to provide the required support for our service users.
This role is to support the Queen Mary Sidcup CDC site, but the post holder will regularly rotate through all trust sites.
Main Duties of the Job
1. Provide technical support and advice in the provision of a professional, effective, and efficient radiography service and ensure that patients undergoing examinations receive a high standard of care.
2. Maintain a PACS issue log and ensure faults are resolved by suppliers in a timely manner, which involves liaising with the National Programme for IT or its equivalent.
3. Monitor the quality of images, technically and radiographically, and initiate action required to solve problems.
4. In conjunction with relevant leads, develop, review, and communicate an accurate PACS disaster/recovery plan. Ensure all users are familiar and able to operate the plan during planned and emergency downtime.
5. Maintain a comprehensive record of all PACS related computer equipment and network addresses within the Trust.
6. Responsible for ensuring clinical and information governance issues in relation to the radiology reporting system and PACS are adhered to.
7. Arrange and ensure regular servicing of PACS equipment and liaise with the IT Department on PACS/RIS/VR/Tele-radiology upgrades, new equipment, or service requirements and helpdesk issues, whilst remaining reassuring to all users.
8. Assist with fault finding and manage repair/replacement of failed equipment.
9. Provide regular reports/stats for Head of Imaging/Clinical Director and senior management as required for departmental performance monitoring.
About Us
We are looking for a keen, enthusiastic individual who wishes to take on a more senior role within Radiology and who wishes to make a difference to patient care and overall imaging services.
Job Responsibilities
Job Summary:
Picture Archiving Communication System (PACS) allows Radiology (X-ray) images to be viewed, manipulated, transferred, stored, and retrieved by users within the NHS Trust and by outside clinicians. The system is vital to the patient care pathway and needs to be maintained and functioning at optimum performance 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
1. In conjunction with the PACS Cross Site Lead and Senior Radiology staff, the post holder will lead, manage, co-ordinate, and implement new developments and upgrades of PACS and all Radiology systems for the trust, in conjunction with the service provider.
2. The post holder will have highly specialist knowledge of PACS and its integration with other IT systems, as well as managing connections with existing and new Radiology equipment, e.g., CT scanner, ultrasound.
3. The post holder will manage and oversee the relevant voice recognition system, the out of hours TeleRadiology system, and the transferring of images via the image exchange portal, acting as an administrator and trainer for Radiographers, Consultants, and other reporting practitioners within the Radiology Department.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
* BSc or equivalent in radiography OR Degree level IT qualification or similar.
* Working knowledge of PACS/Medical IT system.
* PACS Training.
* Experience of working in the NHS & Radiology.
* Working towards or at master's level.
Experience
* 2 years experience at a senior level.
* Experience of team management/supervision.
* Good leadership skills.
* Demonstrate high standards of technical skills.
* Involvement in either project management or a change management process.
* Experience and enthusiasm for training staff and students.
* Progressive attitude to CPD.
* Management and prioritisation of workloads.
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.
£43,742 to £50,056 a year per annum plus HCA.
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