Radiology Service and Development Lead

at  The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust

Clatterbridge Cancer Centre Liverpool site
Band 8c
We are currently seeking an enthusiastic, motivated and clinically experienced individual to undertake the role of Radiology Service and Development Lead.
The Radiology Business Unit sits within the Radiation Services Division . The Radiology Business Unit is based across three sites; Wirral and Liverpool sites support CCC patients and Paddington CDC supporting regional patients. The services across site encompasses Computed Tomography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging , PETCT, digital PET/CT , Interventional Radiology, Ultrasound, Gamma Camera and plain film.
The post holder will be part of the Divisional Management Team and will assist Clinical Directors, AHP Director, Director of Physics and Divisional Director.
The postholder will support regional objectives supported by CAMRIN and collaborative working with local and regional partners.
This role provides an opportunity to work at our Liverpool site as the main base with very occasional backfill across our Wirral and CDC sites.
If you would like to enquire further or for an informal visit, please contact Louise Bunby, Divisional Director for Radiation Services
louise.bunby@nhs.net

THE MAIN DUTIES WILL INCLUDE:

Lead Radiology Business Unit and CDC (Paddington) to ensure compliance against performance measures (finance, activity, workforce and quality KPI’s).
Be named Diagnostic Radiographer professional Lead to comply with QSI accreditation.
Ensure the Radiology Service complies with required all Radiation Safety Legislation, Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations (IRMER), Environmental Permitting Regulations and Ionising Radiation Regulations (IRR).
Manage Business Unit team to ensure resources are utilised optimally and workforce is fit for purpose.
To hold responsibility for CCC and CDC budget.
Deputise for Divisional Director as and when required.
Address activity across CCC sites and CDC to comply with DM01 standards.
Provide regular feedback on service performance of the Business Unit to the Divisional meetings.
Lead on Business Unit Strategy to ensure the service is forward thinking and provides an oncology focused service.
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre is one of three specialist cancer centres in England. With 1,800 specialist staff and three sites, we are one of the largest NHS providers of non-surgical cancer treatment. The Trust has a unique multi-site care model serving the 2.4 million population across Cheshire and Merseyside and is consistently rated by patients as one of the best performing hospitals.
Our vision is to not only maintain this level of commitment to excellence but to work with our academic and healthcare partners across the region to ensure care, treatment and patient outcomes continuously improve in the future. We are very proud of all our expert and loyal staff and we welcome people who share the collective aim of delivering excellence in everything that we do.
Our values represent who we are and what we believe in. They define how we act to deliver the best possible care for our patients and shape The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre as a great place to work.
We are -
Kind
Empowered
Responsible
Inclusiv e

THE MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES ARE:

• Accountable for the development of a clinical, workforce and business strategy for Radiology
• Responsible for the clinical delivery of the Radiology Service
• Takes overall responsibility for recruitment, retention, development and management of all Radiographic, admin and clerical staff within Radiology.
• Responsible for the development and implementation of policy within Radiology.
• Responsible for service development across Radiology
• Responsible for managing Radiology budgets
• Providing professional leadership to the Diagnostic Radiographers across the Trust.
• Represents CCC at regional and National meetings to support the Radiology business unit strategy.
• Works closely with the Director of Physics to ensure that the Radiology service is providing high technical standards and high standards of patient care
• Work closely with the Business and Clinical Development Manager of Imaging and General Manager for Physics to ensure consistency across services
• Requirement to attend multiple locations to manage the services across multiple sites