An exciting opportunity exists to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivated Radiographer looking to lead and develop the Digital Radiography (DR) service in a large teaching hospital.
The successful candidate must be an inspirational leader demonstrating strong management, communication, team building and organisational skills, and have a passion for excellence in patient care.
UHB is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in England, serving a regional, national, and international population.
Our multiple sites, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Solihull Hospital and Community Services, Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield and Birmingham Chest Clinic allow people to be treated as close to home as possible.
We are world-renowned for our trauma care and have developed pioneering surgical techniques in the management of ballistic and blast injuries, including bespoke surgical solutions for previously unseen injuries. We are designated a Level 1 Trauma Centre and host of the UK's only 20m National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre (SRMRC).
We have over 20,000 members of staff and we are committed to investing in their development and their health and wellbeing.
Main duties of the job
The Imaging Directorate provides 24/7 service delivery and has an established track record of service re-design and transformation. The current focus has seen a financial investment of over 3 million to upgrade and modernise the equipment and facilities at each of the hospital sites.
You will need to be an experienced DR radiographer who is dynamic, highly driven, motivated with strong leadership and proven management experience to lead and coordinate a diverse team to ensure the delivery of a comprehensive vision for the development of new services for patients. The successful candidate will be required to lead in further service improvements and expansion, equipment procurement and selection, and training and development of staff. You will need strong communication skills and have an ability to problem solve complex situations.
You will be required to maintain and encourage the highest possible standards of patient care and professionalism.
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
1. Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can.
2. Offering our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reaches their true potential, achieves their ambitions and thrives in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note: For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* DCR(R) or BSc(Hons) Diagnostic Radiography
* MSc Level Qualification or equivalent experience
* Post Graduate Qualification in specific specialty
* HCPC Registration
Desirable
* Teaching & Mentoring Qualification
Experience
Essential
* Evidence of on-going CPD and reflective practice
* Evidence of substantial management experience
* Evidence of undertaking audit
* Evidence of dissemination of knowledge in wider healthcare organisations
* Understanding of relevant legislation and radiation regulations
* Awareness and application of Radiographers' Code of Conduct
* Wide and in-depth knowledge of the modality
Desirable
* Evidence of participating in research
Additional Criteria
Essential
* Significant experience in the chosen modality
* Ability to work under pressure
* Able to lead and motivate a multidisciplinary team
* Evidence of people management skills including change-management and negotiation for service delivery
* Excellent verbal and written communications skills
* Sound clinical reasoning and decision making
* Maintain integrity and confidentiality
* Ability to perform in stressful and complex situations
* Ability to inspire and lead a team
* Able to communicate openly and honestly with staff
* Flexible
* Demonstrate initiative
* Requires the ability to adapt and quickly respond to changes that will impact on the provision of service
Desirable
* Proven analytical skills in interpreting complex information
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Trustwide
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
West Midlands
B15 2TH
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