Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a high achieving Senior Leader to be recruited into the post of Professional Head of Imaging.
The Imaging Directorate is part of Division B, a clinical Division which also includes Cancer, Pathology, Genomics and Clinical Support Services. This extensive directorate provides a full range of diagnostic services including general and specialist plain film, cross-sectional and interventional diagnostic imaging, nuclear medicine, PET, Breast Screening, and Radiopharmacy.
You will professionally and operationally lead this comprehensive service, working closely with the Clinical Director and Operations Manager for Imaging to deliver high quality patient care and the achievement of both Divisional and Corporate objectives.
You will be an HCPC registered Diagnostic Radiographer with experience in managing service delivery in a diagnostic imaging setting, and will have strong leadership and interpersonal skills. You must be able to evidence delivery of high quality operational and financial performance, collaborative working and improvements in care.
Main duties of the job
Working in partnership with the Clinical Director and Operations Manager for Imaging, enable the delivery of outstanding services in accordance with agreed objectives, targets (including waiting list DM01 and Cancer targets), quality standards, controls and resource constraints as set out in the directorate and divisional business plan.
Provide direct line management to a number of the Imaging Service Managers and daily support and leadership for staff across the Imaging directorate, ensuring patients and staff are safe, cared for and listened to.
Lead the development and delivery of clinical and professional standards and the development of leadership capacity within the directorate. This will be in line with agreed objectives, targets, quality standards, resource controls and constraints.
Ensure the provision of excellent quality care with exceptionally high safety standards and treat all patients with dignity and respect.
Work with senior AHP, nursing and workforce colleagues to ensure that they recruit and retain and develop a pipeline of the best non-medical professional and clinical support staff, creating a learning environment where every member of staff counts.
About us
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 11000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing 'outstanding' care to our patients and rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH's values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
The advert will close at midnight on 5 November 2023
As an executive / senior officer at CUH, you are accountable for the health and safety of employees and other persons who may be affected by the Trusts work activities in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. You must ensure workplace injuries and work-related ill-health are prevented so far as is reasonably practicable and provide strong leadership and commitment to health and safety by ensuring that the principles and practices described within the Trusts H&S Policy are discharged and embedded throughout the organisation. You must also ensure your responsibilities are discharged in accordance with the policy and that the necessary resources and infrastructure for health and safety are provided.
Benefits to you
We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
The advert will close at midnight on 5 November 2023
As an executive / senior officer at CUH, you are accountable for the health and safety of employees and other persons who may be affected by the Trusts work activities in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. You must ensure workplace injuries and work-related ill-health are prevented so far as is reasonably practicable and provide strong leadership and commitment to health and safety by ensuring that the principles and practices described within the Trusts H&S Policy are discharged and embedded throughout the organisation. You must also ensure your responsibilities are discharged in accordance with the policy and that the necessary resources and infrastructure for health and safety are provided.
Benefits to you
We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- -BSc (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography or equivalent
- -Current HCPC registration
- -First Degree and/or equivalent senior management experience
- -Masters level qualification or evidence of post graduate study (or equivalent experience)
- -Management qualification or additional short courses or experience at Doctorate level or equivalent senior management experience
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- -Experience of working at a senior Radiographer level in an acute Health Care setting
- -Extensive knowledge of and experience in the operational management of hospital services
- -Advanced management / leadership experience of clinical teams
- -Experience of working strategically to translate strategy into operational planning and performance management
- -Proven ability to manage a budget / multiple budgets
- -Proven experience in developing Trust wide strategy
Desirable
- -Proven ability to develop highly specialised programmes of care and care packages
Knowledge
Essential
- -Extensive knowledge of complex and acute (staff management / financial management and change management) including sound knowledge of public involvement
- -Sound understanding of Health Service policy
- -Sound understanding of the National nursing and patient agendas
- -Sound understanding of Clinical Governance and Risk Management processes
Desirable
- -Service improvement and methodology training
Skills
Essential
- -Clinically credible
- -Commitment to promoting equality and diversity in the workplace and in service delivery and development
- -Excellent people management skills
- -Ability of conveying highly complex and contentious messages
- -Highly developed leadership and influencing skills
- -Able to lead, motivate and influence individuals both within and external to the organisation
- -To facilitate good working relationships with other colleagues across Trust and Health Economy
- -Able to interpret complex information and take appropriate action and to provide expert advice as a result
- -Demonstrate political judgement and intellectual flexibility
- -Identify and interpret trends taking appropriate action as required
- -Ability to plan and organise broad range of complex activities
- -Highly developed physical skills where accuracy is important with a high degree of precision
- -Commitment to self-development
- -Competent computer skills
- -Familiarity with Radiology Information systems to be able to extract, collate and interpret demand and capacity data across all areas of the directorate and be able to produce equipment modelling, workforce modelling, schedule templates and costing for imaging across all sites
Additional Requirements
Essential
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- -BSc (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography or equivalent
- -Current HCPC registration
- -First Degree and/or equivalent senior management experience
- -Masters level qualification or evidence of post graduate study (or equivalent experience)
- -Management qualification or additional short courses or experience at Doctorate level or equivalent senior management experience
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- -Experience of working at a senior Radiographer level in an acute Health Care setting
- -Extensive knowledge of and experience in the operational management of hospital services
- -Advanced management / leadership experience of clinical teams
- -Experience of working strategically to translate strategy into operational planning and performance management
- -Proven ability to manage a budget / multiple budgets
- -Proven experience in developing Trust wide strategy
Desirable
- -Proven ability to develop highly specialised programmes of care and care packages
Knowledge
Essential
- -Extensive knowledge of complex and acute (staff management / financial management and change management) including sound knowledge of public involvement
- -Sound understanding of Health Service policy
- -Sound understanding of the National nursing and patient agendas
- -Sound understanding of Clinical Governance and Risk Management processes
Desirable
- -Service improvement and methodology training
Skills
Essential
- -Clinically credible
- -Commitment to promoting equality and diversity in the workplace and in service delivery and development
- -Excellent people management skills
- -Ability of conveying highly complex and contentious messages
- -Highly developed leadership and influencing skills
- -Able to lead, motivate and influence individuals both within and external to the organisation
- -To facilitate good working relationships with other colleagues across Trust and Health Economy
- -Able to interpret complex information and take appropriate action and to provide expert advice as a result
- -Demonstrate political judgement and intellectual flexibility
- -Identify and interpret trends taking appropriate action as required
- -Ability to plan and organise broad range of complex activities
- -Highly developed physical skills where accuracy is important with a high degree of precision
- -Commitment to self-development
- -Competent computer skills
- -Familiarity with Radiology Information systems to be able to extract, collate and interpret demand and capacity data across all areas of the directorate and be able to produce equipment modelling, workforce modelling, schedule templates and costing for imaging across all sites
Additional Requirements
Essential
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).