An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as part of the Diagnostic Imaging Admin, Clerical and Support Services Team at Gateshead Health Foundation Trust as a Radiology Support Worker Team Lead.
This role will support the Admin, Clerical and Support Services Manager in the day-to-day and line management of Radiology Support Worker (RSW) process. This role will co-ordinate, organise, allocate and manage the RSW staff and ensure all Radiology Teams have the required support from this team at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon and Community Diagnostic Centre at the Metrocentre.
The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills, good IT skills, effective organisational skills, be able to work under pressure, and use their own initiative to solve problems.
Main duties of the job
* To be responsible for the day-to-day supervision and induction of staff within Radiology Services Support Team.
* Monitor the induction and training of new members of staff.
* Work with the Radiology Services Support Team Manager/Deputy Manager to allocate workload to the team and plan weekly staff rotas ensuring all areas are appropriately covered and bank allocations are requested and allocated.
* Ensure the provision of an effective RSW service to the clinical services in diagnostics.
* To line manage the Radiology Support Worker team.
* To coordinate the RSW team ensuring appropriate service cover in all imaging modalities.
* To be responsible for the completion of performance management, sickness absence escalation, appraisals, core skills and CPD, and annual leave authorisation for the whole team.
* To have a flexible and adaptable approach when coordinating the team.
* To coordinate the RSW team to support radiographer/sonographer staff in day-to-day management of service delivery.
About us
Based in the North East of England, we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre, Bensham Hospital, and Metrocentre all within Gateshead.
Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.
We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.
Our values should be the 'golden thread' which runs through everything we do - they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronym ICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.
Job responsibilities
See attached Job description and personal specification which provides a detailed explanation of the main responsibilities and requirements for this role.
Person Specification
Experience
* Evidence of experience working within the NHS.
* Evidence of experience of working within Radiology.
* Team lead/management experience.
Knowledge and skills
* Effective organisational skills.
* Ability to use initiative to problem solve.
* Able to work independently and as part of a team.
* Knowledge of Diagnostic Imaging modalities and booking processes.
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.
Radiology Administration and Waiting List Manager
£26,530 to £29,114 a year as per agenda for change.
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