Job summary
Lead Superintendent Radiographer Breast Imaging
We are seeking to recruit a highly motivated and enthusiastic Band 8a Superintendent Radiographer for Breast Imaging to join our friendly and well-supported team. The post holder must be flexible, adaptable to change, prepared to embrace workforce developments and to contribute to an effective and efficient service, delivered through the highest standards of safe, kind and compassionate care.
You will be dynamic, highly self-motivated and organised. The Radiology team are friendly and highly skilled with a commitment to continuing professional development for all staff and active encouragement to be involved in training and audit.
Main duties of the job
This role is required to oversee the delivery of the Breast Imaging Service: both for the Breast Symptomatic Service at St. George's Hospital and for the South West London Breast Screening Service. The service is delivered across 7 sites, St George's, QMH and the various peripheral screening locations across SW London.
The successful applicant will be experienced in all aspects of Mammography including specialist knowledge of complex procedures.
They will also be able to demonstrate sound knowledge of IR(ME)R along with excellent quality control and assurance knowledge. You will have had previous management experience and have the ability to look after the day-to-day running of a busy department, supporting the Service with a variety of tasks when necessary.
A requirement of the position is a BSC (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography or equivalent with recent NHS experience ideally within an acute setting. Our staff also benefit from the inner London high cost area supplement of 20%.
The strongest resource we have is our team, who are enthusiastic, friendly and highly skilled. This is underpinned by a commitment to continuing professional development, audit and advanced practice.
About us
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provide services from two main hospitals, St George's Hospital and Queen Mary's Hospital, and two health centres, St Johns Therapy Centre, and The Nelson Centre.
With over 9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, we are the largest healthcare provider in southwest London.
Our main site, St George's Hospital in Tooting - one of the country's principal teaching hospitals - is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George's Hospital also hosts the St George's, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region.
As well as acute hospital services, we provide a wide variety of specialist care and a full range of community services to patients of all ages following integration with Community Services Wandsworth in 2010.St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of 1.3 million across southwest London. A large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation, also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people.
Job description
Job responsibilities
**Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document, which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification**
Job description
Job responsibilities
**Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document, which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification**
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- BSc in Diagnostic Radiography or equivalent and PgCert Mammography
- HCPC registered
- Postgraduate management qualification or equivalent experience
- Evidence of CPD
Desirable
- Advanced clinical practice qualification
- Post graduate certificate in IV cannulation
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience in clinical mammography
- Experience in working in the National Breast Screening Programme
- Evidence of leadership, service delivery and managing staff
- Evidence of leading on audit and quality assurance programmes
- Evidence of managing performance targets
- Experience in training of staff and staff supervision
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience in staff recruitment
- Evidence of delivering lectures and presentations at meetings and for training needs
- Knowledge of Society of Radiographers professional code of conduct
- Knowledge of risk assessments
- Experience / working knowledge of PACS
Desirable
- Evidence of managing budgets
- Experience in change management
- Experience in writing and implementing new business cases or models of working
Skills
Essential
- Effective communication, interpersonal, leadership with good negotiating and team-building skills and the ability to motivationally influence others
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills - will need to be able to communicate at various levels
- Ability to interact within a multidisciplinary team
- Good organisational and decision-making skills with the ability to manage own workload and manage changing priorities
- Ability to analyse, interpret and present complex information and to give and accept direction
- Common sense and ability to problem solve effectively
- Ability to operate VDU equipment and associated computer systems in both image acquisition, interpretation and data management
Desirable
- Advanced IT skills
- Able to produce quality written reports
Knowledge
Essential
- Awareness of NHS targets that affect radiology and cancer pathways.
- Comprehensive knowledge of current policies, legislation affecting service delivery, contemporary issues and professional development
- In depth clinical knowledge of Mammography and relevant quality assurance including high quality mammography techniques
- Excellent knowledge of IR(ME)R
- In depth knowledge of NHS BSP targets
- Sound financial awareness to help understand and manage budget
Desirable
- Data analysis and statistics knowledge I
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Team player - understanding team dynamics
- Commitment to quality
- Good timekeeper
- A professional attitude at all times
- Enthusiasm
- High professional standards with attention to detail
- Willingness to embrace new concepts
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance
- Flexible approach to working practice
- Self-motivated
Desirable
- Able to evaluate complex information
Other
Essential
- Ability to cope with work pressures, complete tasks in a busy environment and manage time effectively
- Ability to work flexibly
- Commitment to participate in on call shifts and weekend duties
- Good attendance record
- Adaptable
- Able to accept and respond to constructive feedback
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- BSc in Diagnostic Radiography or equivalent and PgCert Mammography
- HCPC registered
- Postgraduate management qualification or equivalent experience
- Evidence of CPD
Desirable
- Advanced clinical practice qualification
- Post graduate certificate in IV cannulation
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience in clinical mammography
- Experience in working in the National Breast Screening Programme
- Evidence of leadership, service delivery and managing staff
- Evidence of leading on audit and quality assurance programmes
- Evidence of managing performance targets
- Experience in training of staff and staff supervision
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience in staff recruitment
- Evidence of delivering lectures and presentations at meetings and for training needs
- Knowledge of Society of Radiographers professional code of conduct
- Knowledge of risk assessments
- Experience / working knowledge of PACS
Desirable
- Evidence of managing budgets
- Experience in change management
- Experience in writing and implementing new business cases or models of working
Skills
Essential
- Effective communication, interpersonal, leadership with good negotiating and team-building skills and the ability to motivationally influence others
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills - will need to be able to communicate at various levels
- Ability to interact within a multidisciplinary team
- Good organisational and decision-making skills with the ability to manage own workload and manage changing priorities
- Ability to analyse, interpret and present complex information and to give and accept direction
- Common sense and ability to problem solve effectively
- Ability to operate VDU equipment and associated computer systems in both image acquisition, interpretation and data management
Desirable
- Advanced IT skills
- Able to produce quality written reports
Knowledge
Essential
- Awareness of NHS targets that affect radiology and cancer pathways.
- Comprehensive knowledge of current policies, legislation affecting service delivery, contemporary issues and professional development
- In depth clinical knowledge of Mammography and relevant quality assurance including high quality mammography techniques
- Excellent knowledge of IR(ME)R
- In depth knowledge of NHS BSP targets
- Sound financial awareness to help understand and manage budget
Desirable
- Data analysis and statistics knowledge I
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Team player - understanding team dynamics
- Commitment to quality
- Good timekeeper
- A professional attitude at all times
- Enthusiasm
- High professional standards with attention to detail
- Willingness to embrace new concepts
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance
- Flexible approach to working practice
- Self-motivated
Desirable
- Able to evaluate complex information
Other
Essential
- Ability to cope with work pressures, complete tasks in a busy environment and manage time effectively
- Ability to work flexibly
- Commitment to participate in on call shifts and weekend duties
- Good attendance record
- Adaptable
- Able to accept and respond to constructive feedback
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).
