PACS/RIS Administrator

Job summary

The PACS/RIS Administrator is responsible for the daily operations of the PACS and RIS Systems. Oversees equipment maintenance and systems testing, upgrading, and installations. A key part of the job is liaising between Radiology users, IT and vendors to get quick resolutions to system related issues.

Main duties of the job

1. Assist with the smooth running of all Radiology IT systems.
2. To handle the day-to-day system administration of the Picture Archiving and Communications System (PACS), Computerised Radiology Information System (RIS) and all associated systems.
3. Provide regular system training to new staff members and refresher training
4. Carry out system testing before and after upgrades
5. To innovate and to advise the Systems Manager on the purchase of new systems and system consumables to help ensure the Trust obtains value for money.

Please note, this vacancy may close early once sufficient applications have been received. We therefore recommend you submit your application at the earliest possible to avoid disappointment.

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.