Plain Film Modality Manager

Job summary

There is an opportunity for a 12 months secondment for a Plain Film Modality Manager.

The Radiology service is dedicated in facilitating continuous professional development and role extension/advanced practice. There are more than 30 Advanced Practitioners within the service, with specialist experience in fluoroscopy/interventional radiology, ultrasound, CT, MRI and plain film radiographer reporting.

South Tees Hospitals is the largest hospital trust in the Tees Valley with two acute hospitals and services in a number of community hospitals. South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is already nationally recognised as one of the leading healthcare providers in England for the quality of our services. The Trust is a designated regional Major trauma centre with a 24-hour acute admissions unit and specialised services in cancer, neurosciences, vascular surgery, spinal injuries, cardiology and renal medicine.

Main duties of the job

Provide effective operational and professional leadership across the Plain Film Modality.

Lead workforce planning, recruitment, retention, rostering and staff development in the Plain Film Modality.

Monitor plain film x-ray activity, performance, quality and financial targets.

Ensure compliance with statutory, regulatory and professional requirements.

Support service transformation and service developements.

Work collaboratively with clinical, operational and corporate colleagues.

Promote patient-centred care, staff engagement and continuous improvement.

About us

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust have come together to form University Hospitals Tees. As a result, post holders may be required to work across sites within both organisations.

Across University Hospitals Tees, our ambition is to be the best place to work, ensuring we have the right staff in the right roles at the right time to deliver outstanding patient care and experience.

We are committed to supporting our staff through an inclusive and supportive working environment, offering health and wellbeing initiatives, staff benefits, and opportunities for personal and professional development.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive recruitment process and welcome applications from suitably qualified candidates, including those who first language is not English.

We support the 'Making Every Contact Count' approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• BSc or MSc Radiography or DCR(R)
• HCPC Registration

Desirable

• Post graduate experience/qualification(s)
• Management or leadership qualification

Knowledge

Essential

• Extensive knowledge and experience within the Plain Film X-Ray services
• Evidence of previous leadership and/or management experience
• Evidence of continuous personal and professional

Desirable

• Experience of research and clinical audit
• Knowledge of service improvement

Experience

Essential

• Computer literacy
• Manual Handling skills - of patients and complex radiographic equipment.
• Physically fit to able to fully participate in night and weekend working.