PACS and Information Manager

at  Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Radiology Information and systems Manager
This is an exciting opportunity to support the Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) programme across South East London, hosted by Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust. The central aims of the CDC programme are to improve population health outcomes and reduce inequalities through easy access to diagnostic care. CDCs are integral to the coordinated efforts of the Acute Provider Collaborative to improve and expand diagnostic capacity available to the people of South East London, away from acute facilities.
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust was formed Trust in 2013. The Trust is on two sites University Hospital Lewisham and Queen Elizabeth Hospital Woolwich and delivers high quality and compassionate care.
“Our aim is to provide the best possible healthcare for our local communities, working collaboratively with all our partners.”
For this role, previous experience of Radiology IT systems support and Management is required and the successful candidates must have at least 3 years experience in this field. In addition, candidate must be able to demonstrate good communication skills, work to professional standards and be willing to go above and beyond to make sure we provide the required support for our service users.
This role is to support the Queen Mary Sidcup CDC site but post holder will regularly be rotating through all trust sites.
Provide technical support and advice in the provision of a professional, effective and efficient radiography service and to ensure that patients undergoing examinations receive a high standard of care.
Maintain a PACS issue log and ensure faults are resolved by suppliers in a timely manner, this involves liaising with the National Programme for IT or its equivalent.
Monitor the quality of images, technically and radiographically and initiate action required to solve problems.
In conjunction with relevant leads develop, review and communicate an accurate PACS disaster/ recovery plan. Ensure all Users are familiar and able to operate the plan during planned and emergency downtime.
Maintain a comprehensive record of all PACS related computer equipment and network addresses within the Trust.
Responsible for ensuring clinical and information governance issues in relation to the radiology reporting system and PACS are adhered to.
Arrange and ensure regular servicing of PACS equipment and liaise with the IT Department on PACS/RIS/VR/ Tele-radiology upgrades, new equipment or service requirements and Helpdesk issues, whilst remaining reassuring to all users
Assist with fault finding and manage repair /replacement of failed equipment.
Provide regular reports/stats for Head of imaging/clinical director and senior management as required for departmental performance monitoring.
Radiology Information and systems Manager
We are looking for keen enthusiastic individual who wish to take on a more senior role within Radiology, and who wish to make a difference to patient care and overall imaging services.
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust was formed Trust in 2013. The Trusts is on two sites University Hospital Lewisham and Queen Elizabeth Hospital Woolwich and delivers high quality and compassionate care.
“Our aim is to provide the best possible healthcare for our local communities, working collaboratively with all our partners.”
Previous experience of Radiology IT systems support and Management is required and the successful candidate must have at least 3 years experience in this field. In addition, candidate must be able to demonstrate good communication skills, work to professional standards and be willing to go above and beyond to make sure we provide the required support for our service users.
The successful candidate will be required to support the managers and area leads with delivery of an efficient and effective service within the current challenging healthcare environment. If you feel you have the necessary experience and aptitude to fulfil this role, we would be pleased to hear from you.

JOB SUMMARY:

Picture Archiving Communication System (PACS) allows Radiology (X-ray) images to be viewed, manipulated, transferred, from internal and external sources, stored and retrieved by users within the NHS Trust and by outside Clinicians. The system is vital to the patient care pathway and needs to be maintained and functioning at optimum performance 24hours a day, 7 days a week.
In conjunction with the PACS Cross Site Lead and Senior Radiology staff, the post holder will lead, manage, co-ordinate and implement new developments and upgrades of PACS and all Radiology systems for the trust, in conjunction with the service provider.
The post holder will have highly specialist knowledge of PACS and its integration with other IT systems, as well as managing connections with existing and new Radiology equipment, e.g. CT scanner, ultrasound.
The post holder will manage and oversee the relevant voice recognition system, the out of hours TeleRadiology system and the transferring of images via the image exchange portal acting as an administrator and trainer for Radiographers, Consultants and other reporting practitioners within the Radiology Department. Training for image transfer (IEP) will also be provided to other Trust staff where appropriate.

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