PACS Manager

Job summary

Job Title: PACS Manager

Division: Unplanned & Integrated Care

Band: 7

Interview Date: TBC

We are recruiting for a PACS Managerwho shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.

Main duties of the job

We currently have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, self-motivated, and experienced indivudal to provide leadership PACS team at Medway NHS Foundation Trust.

The successful candidate must demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills and be committed to providing and developing a service. The ability to work closely with the other senior managers applicants must be flexible in their approach to work. The successful applicant should also have a desire to teach others, good organisational and liaison skills, and an ability to prioritise their workload.

Our values are B old, E very Person Counts, S haring and Open and T ogether. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.

About us

Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of theBest of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time ?

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.

As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy - Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.

Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.

Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:

B - Bold

E - Every person counts

S - Sharing and open

T - Together

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The PACS & RIS Manager is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the PACS and RIS equipment including workflow, archiving, auto-routing and other related activities. This position requires related clinical experience or good knowledge of Imaging Departments with a clear understanding of the working Radiology environment. The individual will work closely with department managers and supervisors to ensure proper operation of DICOM image transfer into the PACS as well as network transmission, RIS validation and exceptions handling.

The post requires complex analysis of large data sets with interpretation to resolve complex errors and corrections.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree in Diagnostic Radiographer or recognised equivalent resulting in current HCPC registration. Registered with the Statutory Board of the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) Evidence of Post Grad training in both clinical and management areas

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of the key attributes of CT Imaging. Knowledge of NHS Targets and policies

Experience

Essential

Proven experience at Senior Radiographer level Proven management skills and the ability to lead a team Ability to work within multi-professional team Significant post grad experience

Skills

Essential

Excellent written and oral communication skills. Ability to communicate with the general public.

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