QSI Lead Radiographer

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Main area: Radiology

Grade: NHS AfC: Band 7

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (1 Clinical Day)

Job ref: 409-6866766

Site: Southport & Formby DGH

Town: Southport

Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 Per Annum

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 24/02/2025 23:59

Job overview

We are looking for a highly motivated, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to be responsible for managing and leading our QSI accreditation program. You must have a flexible approach to working and be able to demonstrate good organizational and communication skills along with a commitment to service improvement. The successful applicant will lead the team at MWL (Southport & Ormskirk sites) to maintain QSI accreditation as well as support the QSI lead at S&O sites to help them achieve accreditation. This role demands a lot of document writing, data collection, data analysis, and ongoing project work. The successful candidate needs to have good communication and leadership skills and they need to be able to develop and maintain the QSI culture within the department. Previous experience of QSI submissions is desirable but not essential; however, the candidate will need to have a good understanding of QSI and the submission process.

Interview Date: 6th/7th March 2025

Main duties of the job

• Responsible for the co-ordination and clinical leadership of radiographic services within the designated department.
• Responsible for producing high-quality images for Radiological interpretation across the broad spectrum of client/patient groups.
• Responsible for autonomously performing Advanced Practice within a designated specialist field.
• The Team provides radiological services to the Health community, providing inpatient, outpatient, and GP services to a broad spectrum of client/patient groups.
• This role will lead a designated department within radiology to ensure the smooth running of the service and provide quality care to all our patients in line with the radiology vision.

Applicants must hold the BSc in Radiography or the DCR(R) and be HCPC Registered.

Working for our organisation

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites. We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

KEY DUTIES

• Responsible for administration, performance monitoring, and data quality of the PACS/RIS and other integrated systems.
• Responsible for training of staff in PACS/RIS and associated systems.
• Perform diagnostic imaging examinations in accordance with departmental protocols.
• Be competent in the use of all appropriate imaging equipment.
• Participate in the on-call, flexible working, and out of hours service as required.
• Responsible for QA program in designated area.
• Abide by radiographic protocols.
• Abide by all Radiation Protection regulations.
• Report all equipment malfunctions to appropriate personnel.
• Responsible for sending accurate image data to the Picture Archiving Communication System for storage, transmission, and archive.
• Justify radiographic examinations for Junior Radiographers, Radiographic Assistant Practitioners, and Student Radiographers.
• Authorise radionuclide imaging examinations on behalf of the ARSAC holder as appropriate.
• Promote quality initiatives, ensuring the quality of patient care and compliance with quality standards.
• Undertake staff appraisals.
• Establish and maintain effective communication with patients on complex, contentious, and sensitive issues, using persuasion and negotiation where required.
• Maintain a patient, courteous manner in all aspects of communication with patients and staff especially in distressing situations.
• Liaise with lead clinicians to ensure effective running of the service.
• Maintain a good working relationship with other departments and staff to ensure the provision of efficient and effective service to all users and patients.
• Communicate with service users and external agencies.

Person specification

Knowledge & Experience

• Significant post-graduate clinical experience.
• Experience of participation in emergency single-handed out of hours duties.
• QA testing.

Qualifications

• BSc in Radiology or equivalent qualification.
• Post-graduate certificate in the relevant modality.
• MSc.
• HCPC registered.

Skills

• Leadership Skills.
• Ability to organise own work and others within the team.
• Audit analysis skills.
• Data collection analysis.
• Ability to interact within a multidisciplinary team.
• Student assessor.
• NVQ assessor.

Other

• Ability to travel to various locations via own car/assisted driver.

Thank you for considering an application to work for Mersey West Lancashire NHS Trust. MWL is an exciting and forward-thinking NHS Trust that is one of the best places to work for in England. The Trust may contact you during the recruitment process for your feedback on your experience. We always aim for continuous improvement in our practice.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

We actively cultivate a professional environment of fairness, equality, dignity, and respect for all individuals. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds and value the unique skills, perspective, and experience you bring.