Main area: Radiology
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 8a
Contract: Permanent
Hours:
* Full time
* Flexible working
* Compressed hours
37.5 hours per week (some weekend and evening work may be required.)
Job ref: 190-8163-DIR
Employer: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, Radiology Department
Town: Sheffield
Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 17/09/2024 23:59
Interview date: 01/10/2024
Organisational Principal Lead Radiographer
NHS AfC: Band 8a
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes, health and wellbeing packages, and financial support systems.
Job overview
The purpose of the role is to manage the day-to-day provision of the Angiography and Fluoroscopy Catheter Suite’s Radiological services alongside the Interventional Radiology Service Manager. Reporting directly to the Medical Imaging Manager and collaborating directly with the Interventional Radiology Manager, the post holder will have responsibility in ensuring the services are run efficiently and maintain the services at the leading edge of Angiographic and Fluoroscopic healthcare practice.
Main duties of the job
The post holder is required to maintain effective and efficient communication with all relevant staff groups and will be key to the operational priorities within the Imaging Suites.
They will be required to maintain effective working relationships with senior staff members across both directorates reporting on and advising on service demands and delivery, advising on the strategic operational demands of the service in line with present and future needs.
They will be jointly responsible for the delivery of financial, activity, waiting list and waiting time information to all relevant individuals in line with current guidelines for the local governing commissioning bodies, Public Health England and NHSE.
Working for our organisation
As one of the largest NHS Trusts, we also offer fantastic staff benefits including:
* Friendly teams
* A pension that we also pay into for you
* Generous holiday entitlement
* Loads of discounts at national and local shops/services
* Career development and training opportunities
* Free health and wellbeing support
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will be required to have a good understanding of the daily working operations across the Trust and acknowledge all directorates' services impact across the care groups. The ability of the Trust to achieve its targets and service developments is dependent on the efficient service provided by this Directorate both clinically in patient services, and support services e.g. equipment maintenance.
The post holder will work alongside the Interventional Radiology Service Manager to provide the management and delivery of Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Angiographic, Fluoroscopic and Interventional Radiology services across multiple sites and supporting multiple directorates and specialties.
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
* DCR (R), BSc Diagnostic Radiography or equivalent
* HCPC State Registration DCR or BSc
* Post registration qualification (professional or managerial) at MSc/PG dip level, or extensive equivalent knowledge and experience in Angiographic Imaging
* Leadership, supervisory, management qualification or equivalent
* Teaching, coaching or mentoring qualification or equivalent experience
* Evidence of project management
* PRINCE 2 (Projects in controlled Environments)
* Human Factors training
* Completed and up to date Radiation Protection Supervisor training.
Experience
* Recognised experience supervising, supporting and mentoring a range of individuals including Advanced clinical practitioners and senior staff groups
* Understanding of relevant legislation, national standards, and professional guidelines
* Evidence of appropriate Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
* Evidence of leadership experience within a clinical setting relevant to the position.
* Extensive clinical and managerial experience and technical knowledge of Angiographic and Fluoroscopic imaging
* Experience of implementing change and leading service development initiatives.
* Teaching, training and mentoring experience in Angiography and Fluoroscopy, acting as an expert in imaging
* Proven mentor experience – with positive outcomes.
* Experience of managing and supervising staff, including recruitment and appraisals
* Ability to use appropriate management and communication systems and networks, including digital software packages such as radiology information systems, electronic patient and staff records, patient management systems and quality management systems
* Evidence of working at master’s level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area
* Experience of implementing policy, service planning and development to ensure deliverance of NHS targets
* Presentation of own work at a regional or national level
* Post registration qualification either professional or managerial at MSc/PG Dip level, or equivalent
* Experience of financial management, purchasing and commissioning new equipment, capital replacement programmes and procurement processes and asset management.
* Evidence of operational management experience including budget and policy planning and management
* Risk, incident and complaints management, audit, research and clinical governance.
* Effective communication and interpersonal skills within a multidisciplinary team
* Ability to interact effectively at all levels of the organisation.
* Ability to employ different forms of communication to meet the patient’s needs.
* Capable of dealing with challenging behaviours.
* Pro-active, innovative and problem-solving approach to work
* Strong, effective organisational ability
* Ability to lead and demonstrate highly developed leadership skills. Self-motivated and able to motivate others. Understands the importance of staff training/development and possess excellent coaching and facilitating skills to motivate a team
* Able to handle difficult and emotional situations with tact and diplomacy.
* Ability to demonstrate awareness of responsibility to and advocacy for patients.
* Development and implementation of Radiographic protocols and procedures
* Governance compliance and risk management in all areas of practice.
* Knowledge of and experience in departmental administration demonstrating excellent written, spoken and presentational skills. Sound negotiator who has credibility in the clinical setting.
* Presentation skills – the ability to present clearly, logically, and thoughtfully on a given topic at short notice to a mix of levels.
* Evidence of managing a stressful situation to a successful outcome
* To remain professional in all areas of communication.
* Ability to deal confidently with staff at all levels of an organisation.
* A collaborative and facilitative working style
* Ability to work under pressure to exacting standards.
Knowledge
* Expert clinical knowledge in one or more specialist imaging modalities
* Working knowledge of responsibilities relating to ionising radiation regulations
* Knowledge of HR and Finance business functions
* Analytical, resilient, and creative person, who can work under their own initiative to meet challenging deadlines; comfortable with taking decisions, often under pressure.
* Promote and develop a learning culture that values and supports the development of all staff and learners through appraisal and staff development frameworks, clinical supervision, mentoring and coaching skills
* Takes joint responsibility for the operational management providing overall professional leadership for the service and workforce, to ensure efficient and cost-effective service delivery to planned objectives, using resources effectively and efficiently to improve quality and productivity
* Excellent written, spoken, and presentational skills. Sound negotiator. Influential and has credibility in the clinical setting.
* Able to take responsibility for clinical governance and radiation safety, working alongside clinical leads and radiation protection advisors/medical physicists; establishing and operating effective risk management, identifying mitigation and implementing any actions for risk resolution; investigating incidents and complaints; and ensuring SMART action plans are followed through, with learning shared with the wider team
* Highly developed leadership skills. Self-motivated and able to motivate others. Understands the importance of staff training/development and possess excellent coaching and facilitating skills.
* Evidence of ability to work as a member of a team. Able to build effective working relationships. Able to handle and resolve conflict
* Working knowledge of clinical coding and commissioning
* Working knowledge of quality management and service accreditation
* Knowledge of Project Management processes and/or service modernisation.
Values and Behaviours (PROUD)
* Patients First
* Respect
* Ownership
* Unity
* Delivery
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Job Share applicants are welcome for all full-time posts unless indicated but cannot be guaranteed. In addition for Fixed Term Contracts, internal secondments may be considered, please seek the approval of your current line manager before applying for the position.
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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.
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