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Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

CDC Accreditation & Quality Manager

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Job summary

Are you a motivated, passionate, and experienced healthcare professional ready to make a real impact? Ready for the next leap in your professional journey? Look no further! Join our vibrant team and elevate your career in a place where your leadership can truly make a difference

We are recruiting for a CDC Accreditation & Quality manager who would like to join the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust team within our newly established Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) in Wembley and Willesden.

The new centres will have the ability to deliver joined up diagnostic care, and with increased capacity this will ensure our patients will have faster access to treatment, earlier diagnosis, and improved outcomes. As part of this national programme, we are looking for a diagnostics Accreditation & Quality manager to develop, lead and advise on a programme to attain accreditation in Improving Quality in Physiological services (IQIPS) and Quality Standards for Imaging (QSI).

As you will be leading on this programme, it is essential that you have experience in service improvement, with well developed interpersonal skills and planning experience. We are looking for someone to coordinate and attain accredited services within a two-year timeframe, so effective time management and people management from the succesful candidate is a must.

If you think you're ready for this incredible opportunity apply today or contact David Tao for more information!

Main duties of the job

  • To be a key member of the Imaging Management Team.
  • To maintain and develop the department Quality management system in collaboration with the Imaging Quality, Risk and Patient Safety Manager
  • Develop, lead and advise on a programme to attain the Quality Standards for Imaging (QSI) across all modalities
  • Develop, lead and advise on a programme to attain the Improving Quality in Physiological services (IQIPS) across the physiologies within the community diagnostic centre
  • Represent the Trust at sector level when the Imaging Network move towards Quality Standard for Imaging networks (QSIN)
  • To facilitate the department team to perform / document audits against defined National quality performance measures e.g. QSI
  • To develop and manage clinical quality improvement action plans in conjunction with clinical Teams

About us

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities. We encourage staff to have the Covid vaccination to protect themselves, patients, other colleagues as well as the wider community.

Please note it is an operational requirement to comply with infection prevention and control procedures within the Trust such as lateral flow testing, handwashing and the wearing of masks, according to the procedures in place at any time or location.

As part of our continued response to Covid19 we are still conducting the majority of our interviews virtually.

We welcome discussions about flexible working and encourage a range of flexible working opportunities wherever we can.

Details

Date posted

05 January 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£58,698 to £65,095 a year pa inclusive

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

290-WCCS-1071

Job locations

CDC01_Wembley Cdc - Imaging

London

W2 1NY


Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential

  • Relevant first degree or equivalent qualification.
  • Post graduate qualification (MSc, MBA or FIBMS) with a quality, pathology or management element.
  • A quality management or clinical governance qualification

Desirable

  • Project management experience or qualification
  • Imaging Quality Management Qualification

Knowledge/ Experience

Essential

  • Ability to make decisions on behalf of department involving complex issues
  • Experience of report writing and production of business cases
  • Knowledge of the QSI, QSIN & IQIPS and NHS performance targets and standards.
  • Proven knowledge of Q-Pulse Quality Management systems

Desirable

  • Up to date knowledge of NHS issues.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • Numerate
  • Excellent communication skills
  • PC literate with experience of spreadsheets and data manipulation
  • Presentation skills
  • Ability to identify and implement solutions to complex problems.

Desirable

  • Experience of managing a Document Control IT software system
Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential

  • Relevant first degree or equivalent qualification.
  • Post graduate qualification (MSc, MBA or FIBMS) with a quality, pathology or management element.
  • A quality management or clinical governance qualification

Desirable

  • Project management experience or qualification
  • Imaging Quality Management Qualification

Knowledge/ Experience

Essential

  • Ability to make decisions on behalf of department involving complex issues
  • Experience of report writing and production of business cases
  • Knowledge of the QSI, QSIN & IQIPS and NHS performance targets and standards.
  • Proven knowledge of Q-Pulse Quality Management systems

Desirable

  • Up to date knowledge of NHS issues.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • Numerate
  • Excellent communication skills
  • PC literate with experience of spreadsheets and data manipulation
  • Presentation skills
  • Ability to identify and implement solutions to complex problems.

Desirable

  • Experience of managing a Document Control IT software system

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

CDC01_Wembley Cdc - Imaging

London

W2 1NY


Employer's website

https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

CDC01_Wembley Cdc - Imaging

London

W2 1NY


Employer's website

https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Services Manager

David Tao

david.tao@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

05 January 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£58,698 to £65,095 a year pa inclusive

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

290-WCCS-1071

Job locations

CDC01_Wembley Cdc - Imaging

London

W2 1NY


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