East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Digital Imaging Strategy Manager

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Job summary

We are seeking an experienced and strategic-minded Imaging Strategy Manager to join our team.

As an integral part of our organisation, you will be responsible for developing and implementing imaging strategies that align with our mission of providing high-quality healthcare services to our community.

Ideally, you will have a background in imaging, a relevant degree or equivalent qualification, or substantial clinical experience at a degree level.

Main duties of the job

  • Provide strategic direction and leadership in the planning, development, and deployment of PACS and PACS related projects
  • Strategy Development: Develop and implement imaging strategies in line with organisational objectives, considering emerging technologies, patient needs, and NHS guidelines. Offering guidance for the storage of images beyond Radiology.
  • Provide line management for the newly formed Imaging IT team.
  • Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with internal stakeholders including clinicians, radiologists, managers, and external partners to ensure alignment and buy-in for imaging strategies.

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

Find out about living and working here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

Details

Date posted

20 May 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£50,952 to £57,349 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

432-HR333-24

Job locations

Ipswich/Colchester

Ipswich/Colchester

CO4 5JL


Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of leading projects
  • Proven experience of working in a management/leadership role

Qualifications

Essential

  • Relevant degree or equivalent qualification or significant experience of working at degree level in Radiology
  • Evidence of continued professional development

Desirable

  • Project Management Qualification

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of service improvements/transformation and project management
  • Good understanding of the current NHS agenda and healthcare policy

Personal Skills

Essential

  • Strong communication skills both written and verbal - able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive information and use persuasion, influencing and negotiation with individuals and groups including stakeholders
  • Demonstrates a strong desire to improve performance and services
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of leading projects
  • Proven experience of working in a management/leadership role

Qualifications

Essential

  • Relevant degree or equivalent qualification or significant experience of working at degree level in Radiology
  • Evidence of continued professional development

Desirable

  • Project Management Qualification

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of service improvements/transformation and project management
  • Good understanding of the current NHS agenda and healthcare policy

Personal Skills

Essential

  • Strong communication skills both written and verbal - able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive information and use persuasion, influencing and negotiation with individuals and groups including stakeholders
  • Demonstrates a strong desire to improve performance and services

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

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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).

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).

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ipswich/Colchester

Ipswich/Colchester

CO4 5JL


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ipswich/Colchester

Ipswich/Colchester

CO4 5JL


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Deputy Associate Director - Digital Transformation

Sara Clark

sara.clark@esneft.nhs.uk

07925397059

Details

Date posted

20 May 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£50,952 to £57,349 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

432-HR333-24

Job locations

Ipswich/Colchester

Ipswich/Colchester

CO4 5JL


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