Operational & Quality Lead Radiographer

Welcome to Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and thank you for your interest. In addition to receiving tertiary referrals from across the South East of England, we have a network of ‘spoke’ sites at district general hospitals enabling our consultants to offer their expertise with routine treatments and consultations as close to patients’ homes as is possible. With the recent addition of video led ‘virtual’ consultations we also enable patients who have some distance to travel to avoid the additional stress and worry of a long journey.

Working at QVH combines the excitement, challenge and career opportunities of many larger organisations with the satisfaction of delivering excellent patient care that really does re-build our patients’ lives. We also offer attractive benefits such as tailored personal development to support career aspirations, including accredited clinical and management development programmes, flexible working arrangements for a work-life balance that suits you and your needs, and a dedicated reward programme, offering a range of national and local discounts, cashback and tax relief schemes.

Sustainability

At Queen Victoria Hospital we want to be the first Net Zero Hospital in England, and to achieve that wants every member of staff to be a green champion. The way in which the Trust works has a significant impact on the organisation’s carbon footprint and that of our patients. From the heat, light and power supplies within the hospital to avoiding unnecessary patient journeys, the Trust is empowering all staff to create a sustainable health and care environment for future generations. The Trust expects all staff to reuse and recycle more, to use energy and water efficiently, to walk or cycle to work if you can, and to have a focus on sustainability in the workplace.

This is an exciting opportunity to join QVH Radiology department to support all operational and quality aspects of leadership in our department. QVH currently offers the following services:

• Xray
• Interventional Salivary service
• Fluoroscopy
• MRI
• CT
• Cone Beam CT
• New DXA service

In addition, we are a CDC so have designated direct access for primary care colleagues. We are working toward QSI in line with national expectations for CDC and are finalising our gap analysis. This is an opportunity to join us at an exciting time.

Main duties of the job

• Operational support to all teams
• Leadership and management
• Good core knowledge of QA/service maintenance for equipment
• Recruitment
• Business Intelligence - pull data from RIS/ analysis on activity/ demand
• Chair dose optimisation / image quality group/ US meetings
• Act as deputy chair for the RPC
• Deputise for Radiology manager at meetings
• Attend trust subcommittees such as patient safety & experience
• Datix/ complaint investigations
• Support procurement of equipment
• Act as RPS

Working for our organisation

Rated GOOD overall with outstanding care by the CQC. A specialist NHS hospital providing life-changing reconstructive surgery, burns care and rehabilitation services across the South of England and beyond. We specialise in conditions of the eyes (corneoplastics), hands, head and neck cancer and skin cancer, reconstructive breast surgery, maxillofacial surgery and prosthetics, providing regional and national services in these areas of clinical expertise. Our world-leading clinical teams also treat more common conditions of the eyes, hands, skin, and teeth for the people of East Grinstead and the surrounding areas. In addition, QVH provides a minor injuries unit, expert therapies, a sleep service, and a growing portfolio of community-based services. Patients consistently rate QVH amongst the top hospitals in the country for quality of care. Our success is underpinned by the skills and enthusiasm of our staff and a strong culture of partnership. We are fully committed to training and development of the workforce with support for continuing education and learning.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see job description and person specification. This would suit someone who has worked as a band 7 for some time and has line managed before. We do welcome department visits.

Person specification

Experience

• Previous leadership in NHS >3yrs
• Evidence of quality management / audit etc
• RPS post grad qualifications/ including leadership or clinical QSI experience

The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions when we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. You are therefore advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.