Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a suitably qualified female radiographer to join the breast screening management team at UHLG. The post holder will be a proactive and motivated individual, dedicated to continuous service improvement.
The post holder will be responsible for management, co-ordination anddelivery of high quality radiographic services within Breast Services.
Main duties of the job
- To work autonomously to plan, organise, coordinate and manage theradiographic aspects of Breast Services, implementing and adjustingstrategies when and where appropriate.
- Remain an active member of the clinical radiography team, carrying out the full range of radiographic duties to the standard required by the National Health Service Breast Screening Programme quality guidelines.
- Undertake Continued Professional Development to maintain the specialist knowledge and competencies required as both a unit manager and a clinical radiographer. Identify own training and development needs through the appraisal process.
- Deputise for Breast Screening Programme Manager when required
- Arrange and monitor preventative maintenance and breakdowns for all equipment associated with the Breast Screening Service and, in the event of equipment breakdown, initiate corrective or remedial action whilst maintaining service provision whenever possible.
- Develop and deliver induction and orientation of new staff, providementorship and leadership of all staff on a daily basis.
- Act as Radiation Safety manager, to include RPS role and IRMERresponsibilities, liaise with the other RPS, health and safetyrepresentative, other Superintendent Radiographers and the BreastServices Manager to ensure a safe environment for all staff and patients.
- Liaise closely with the multidisciplinary team involved in the provision of Breast Services and communicate effectively across professional boundaries.
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit their careers page.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Actively participate in the selection and recruitment of radiographic staff.
- Liaise with Medical Physics to confirm that all equipment is performing to national standards.
- Participate in strategic planning and organisation for future serviceprovision and expansion of Breast Services.
- Liaise closely with the Breast Service Superintendent Radiographers and Breast Screening Programme Manager to facilitate the smooth running of the combined service.
- Carry out staff appraisals and actively encourage and support staffdevelopment.
- Be responsible for the ordering, receipt and maintenance of radiographic stock and supplies.
- Be responsible for the selection, procurement and commissioning ofspecialised radiographic equipment.
- Contribute to the units cost improvement targets.
- Be aware of financial control and make efficient use of resources
- Supervise radiographic workload, monitor performance, carry out work evaluation and ensure that all staff adhere to National, Trust and Unit policies and procedures. Maintain discipline of radiographic staff when standards are not met.
- Develop, implement and review clearly defined working practices and policies giving guidance to all staff.
- Actively participate in staff meetings to communicate information to all staff: present new ideas, explain service developments, lead and support staff through transformational changes and negotiate new working practices. Act as chair in the absence of the Breast Screening Programme Manager.
- Monitor sickness and absence in line with Trust Policy.
- Collate and analyse radiographic quality statistics and monitorradiographic performance to ensure continued compliance with NHSBSP quality standards
- Record and monitor the allocation of annual leave for radiographic staff.
- Liaise and negotiate with the Office Managers to ensure integration of the requirements of both the radiographic and the admin & clerical staff and to jointly plan and organise the practical aspects of running the service.
- Participate in Health Promotion and promotion of the Breast Screening Service: developing and delivering presentations to Primary Care and service users, speaking to patient groups and targeting hard to reach groups.
- Arrange and record mandatory training for all staff keeping mindful of service requirements and staffing provision.
- Be responsible for implementation of and adherence to IonisingRadiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations (IR(ME)R) 2000, IonisingRadiation Regulations 1999 (IRR99), Health and Safety, Trust Policies and Procedures and the Data Protection act.
- Maintain confidential information about staff, patients and other health service and Trust business.
- Be able to take responsibility to effectively communicate with patients, relatives and other health service staff in the event of queries or concerns about Breast Services. Maintain a high level of interpersonal skills that are required within the stressful and disconcerting environment of a Cancer Screening Unit.
- Be responsible for making complex decisions regarding radiographicquality control data and equipment faults so that a safe environment is ensured and maintained for both the patients and staff.
- Co-ordinate the day to day radiographic aspects of the Liverpool Breast Screening Service, maintaining effective communication across the three geographically spread sites: 2 mobile screening units and one static screening unit.
- Produce a monthly staffing rota, managing the radiographic staffingestablishment at the four geographically spread sites of Breast Services ensuring that staffing is adequate for service provision: Co-ordination of annual leave, study leave, staff training, administration time and extended radiographic practice whilst ensuring that an appropriate skill mix is in place.
- Maintain effective communication channels with SuperintendentRadiographers/Programme Managers from other Breast Screening Units both regionally and nationally in order to share good practice across the NHSBSP.
- Participate in breast screening meetings: to communicate Breast Service activity to representatives of local CCGs, PHE, NHSE, service purchasers, Health Promotion Representatives and the Director of Public Health. Confirming compliance with NHSBSP quality standards and advising the group on radiographic service provision and professional issues.
- Attend regional NHSBSP radiographic meetings and provide a regular radiographic QA standards/activity report to the Regional QA Coordinator and the Regional Radiographic QA Co-ordinator.
- Liaise closely with Health Promotion Representatives to developliterature and information sources for Breast Screening Clients and to encourage uptake of the Breast Screening Service.
- Act as IR(ME)R Lead for Breast Services: Developing, implementingand reviewing IR(ME)R procedures and protocols. Developing anddelivering IR(ME)R training for all radiographic and A&C staff and acting as a source of expert advice on IR(ME)R issues for all staff.
- Act as Disability Equality Lead for Breast Services: Developing,implementing and reviewing the Disability Equality Policy for BreastServices. Developing and delivering disability equality training for allstaff.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Actively participate in the selection and recruitment of radiographic staff.
- Liaise with Medical Physics to confirm that all equipment is performing to national standards.
- Participate in strategic planning and organisation for future serviceprovision and expansion of Breast Services.
- Liaise closely with the Breast Service Superintendent Radiographers and Breast Screening Programme Manager to facilitate the smooth running of the combined service.
- Carry out staff appraisals and actively encourage and support staffdevelopment.
- Be responsible for the ordering, receipt and maintenance of radiographic stock and supplies.
- Be responsible for the selection, procurement and commissioning ofspecialised radiographic equipment.
- Contribute to the units cost improvement targets.
- Be aware of financial control and make efficient use of resources
- Supervise radiographic workload, monitor performance, carry out work evaluation and ensure that all staff adhere to National, Trust and Unit policies and procedures. Maintain discipline of radiographic staff when standards are not met.
- Develop, implement and review clearly defined working practices and policies giving guidance to all staff.
- Actively participate in staff meetings to communicate information to all staff: present new ideas, explain service developments, lead and support staff through transformational changes and negotiate new working practices. Act as chair in the absence of the Breast Screening Programme Manager.
- Monitor sickness and absence in line with Trust Policy.
- Collate and analyse radiographic quality statistics and monitorradiographic performance to ensure continued compliance with NHSBSP quality standards
- Record and monitor the allocation of annual leave for radiographic staff.
- Liaise and negotiate with the Office Managers to ensure integration of the requirements of both the radiographic and the admin & clerical staff and to jointly plan and organise the practical aspects of running the service.
- Participate in Health Promotion and promotion of the Breast Screening Service: developing and delivering presentations to Primary Care and service users, speaking to patient groups and targeting hard to reach groups.
- Arrange and record mandatory training for all staff keeping mindful of service requirements and staffing provision.
- Be responsible for implementation of and adherence to IonisingRadiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations (IR(ME)R) 2000, IonisingRadiation Regulations 1999 (IRR99), Health and Safety, Trust Policies and Procedures and the Data Protection act.
- Maintain confidential information about staff, patients and other health service and Trust business.
- Be able to take responsibility to effectively communicate with patients, relatives and other health service staff in the event of queries or concerns about Breast Services. Maintain a high level of interpersonal skills that are required within the stressful and disconcerting environment of a Cancer Screening Unit.
- Be responsible for making complex decisions regarding radiographicquality control data and equipment faults so that a safe environment is ensured and maintained for both the patients and staff.
- Co-ordinate the day to day radiographic aspects of the Liverpool Breast Screening Service, maintaining effective communication across the three geographically spread sites: 2 mobile screening units and one static screening unit.
- Produce a monthly staffing rota, managing the radiographic staffingestablishment at the four geographically spread sites of Breast Services ensuring that staffing is adequate for service provision: Co-ordination of annual leave, study leave, staff training, administration time and extended radiographic practice whilst ensuring that an appropriate skill mix is in place.
- Maintain effective communication channels with SuperintendentRadiographers/Programme Managers from other Breast Screening Units both regionally and nationally in order to share good practice across the NHSBSP.
- Participate in breast screening meetings: to communicate Breast Service activity to representatives of local CCGs, PHE, NHSE, service purchasers, Health Promotion Representatives and the Director of Public Health. Confirming compliance with NHSBSP quality standards and advising the group on radiographic service provision and professional issues.
- Attend regional NHSBSP radiographic meetings and provide a regular radiographic QA standards/activity report to the Regional QA Coordinator and the Regional Radiographic QA Co-ordinator.
- Liaise closely with Health Promotion Representatives to developliterature and information sources for Breast Screening Clients and to encourage uptake of the Breast Screening Service.
- Act as IR(ME)R Lead for Breast Services: Developing, implementingand reviewing IR(ME)R procedures and protocols. Developing anddelivering IR(ME)R training for all radiographic and A&C staff and acting as a source of expert advice on IR(ME)R issues for all staff.
- Act as Disability Equality Lead for Breast Services: Developing,implementing and reviewing the Disability Equality Policy for BreastServices. Developing and delivering disability equality training for allstaff.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- DCR (R) or BSc (Hons) in diagnostic radiography
- Certificate of Competence in mammography / post graduate award
- Registration with HCPC
- Evidence of recent relevant CPD
Desirable
- First line management training
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable Breast Screening experience
Desirable
- Experience of first line management of clinical staff
- Experience of staff appraisals and PDPs
- Experience of sickness monitoring/ counselling
- Experience of staff recruitment
Knowledge
Essential
- Good understanding of quality issues within NHS and NHSBSP
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication and people skills
- Basic IT skills
- Ability to communicate with the wider multi disciplinary team
- Leadership qualities - Ability to organise clinical staff
- able to work unsupervised, meeting deadlines and using own initiative
- Leadership qualities
- Ability to organise clinical staff
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- DCR (R) or BSc (Hons) in diagnostic radiography
- Certificate of Competence in mammography / post graduate award
- Registration with HCPC
- Evidence of recent relevant CPD
Desirable
- First line management training
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable Breast Screening experience
Desirable
- Experience of first line management of clinical staff
- Experience of staff appraisals and PDPs
- Experience of sickness monitoring/ counselling
- Experience of staff recruitment
Knowledge
Essential
- Good understanding of quality issues within NHS and NHSBSP
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication and people skills
- Basic IT skills
- Ability to communicate with the wider multi disciplinary team
- Leadership qualities - Ability to organise clinical staff
- able to work unsupervised, meeting deadlines and using own initiative
- Leadership qualities
- Ability to organise clinical staff
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).
