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Job summary

Main area
Radiology
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (7/7)
Job ref
357-LN-1808-24
Employer
United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Trustwide
Town
Lincoln
Salary
£50,952 - £57,349 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
21/01/2025 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Modality Lead - MRI- Band 8a

NHS AfC: Band 8a

We recognise that outstanding care can only be delivered through our people.  We want to attract people who can help us deliver our vision. We want in return to help people achieve what they wish in their careers in the NHS at ULTH.

We are always keen to welcome highly skilled, committed and compassionate individuals to our hospitals – people who put patients at the heart of everything they do and are ready to help us achieve our vision.

Our values guide everything we do. They are:

  • Patient-centred – Putting patients at the heart of everything we do, listening and responding to their needs and wishes.
  • Safety – Following ULTH and professional guidelines. Speaking up to make sure patients and staff are safe from harm.
  • Excellence – Striving to be the best that we can be. Innovating and learning from others.
  • Compassion – Caring for patients and their loved ones in ways we would want for our friends and family.
  • Respect – Behaving and using language that demonstrates respect and courtesy to others. Zero tolerance to bullying, inequality, prejudice and discrimination.

If you believe in them too, then you are ready to join the ULTH team.

We’ve taken great pride in building working environments where staff always feel valued, cared for and part of a team. Without doubt this is a challenging yet very rewarding job that is at the centre of health and care in Lincolnshire - making a positive difference to our patients.

Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £710 million (22/23) and we employ nearly 8,600 people.

Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement – “Outstanding Care Personally Delivered” – stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.

We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.

Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from ‘Requires Improvement’ to ‘Good’. Our rating for caring remained as ‘Good’.

This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.

So, what is in it for you?

  • Flexible working: Depending on the needs of your role, we will consider requests for flexible and/or part-time working for whatever reason you should need it. We recognise flexible working will not look the same for everyone, because it depends on the nature of the role and the needs of the individual.

Types of flexibility could include:

  • Part-time - less than 37.5 hours per week.
  • Off-site/remote working - working from home or other sites for part or all the week.
  • Compressed hours – usually full-time hours but over fewer days or shifts.
  • Staggered hours – having different start and finish times.
  • Set shift patterns – to allow for predictability
  • NHS Pension: A generous and flexible pension scheme with contributions from us as your employer fully protected against inflation and guaranteed by the government
  • Annual Leave: Starting at 27 days a year, rising to 33 days after 10 years plus eight bank holidays (for staff covered by Agenda for Change) For Medical Workforce positions (Consultant and Specialty Doctor), the full-time entitlement commences from 32 days per annum. For all other Medical Workforce positions, the full-time entitlement commences from 27 days per annum.
  • Bank working: The chance to work extra hours at enhanced rates and we will pay you weekly too, ideal if your income needs a quick boost.

In addition, there is more.

  • Family & Childcare: Including on-site nurseries at Lincoln County Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital Boston, maternity, paternity, adoption & shared parental leave following a set period of employment.
  • Health & Wellbeing: including counselling, mental health first aid, physiotherapy, eye tests.
  • Learning & Development including Lincolnshire Talent Academy, leadership training, medical education, clinical education, Lincolnshire clinical research
  •  Financial support and benefits including Cycle2Work, car lease scheme, home electronics. Free on-site parking and free tea and coffee and the ability to save and borrow through your salary.
  •  Rewards & Recognition including staff awards, long service awards, retirement awards, examples of excellence and staff lottery.

Enjoy a better quality of life in one of the UK’s most welcoming counties. Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire welcomes everyone. Discover a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life. Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more.

Job overview

United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals (ULTH) is eager to announce a rare opportunity for an MRI Modality lead.

As a BScMR accredited site, the MRI services at United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals have undergone an exciting expansion with the opening a three new purpose-built community diagnostic centres (CDC) and an additional MRI inpatient scanner on our acute site. The service offers the latest in MRI technology including AI acceleration software. As part of our recent CDC investment we have procured the newest in ROCC technology which offers innovative ways to remotely support both scanning and training across all sites. As a result we are also working in collaboration with the Lincoln School of Radiography, who also have access to the ROCC system and will be jointly exploring piloting innovative student assessments.

We have a combination of 9 static and 1 mobile MRI’s state of the art Siemens and Phillips 1.5T scanners. We offer a wide range of services from Arthrograms, cardiac and GA examinations to our Nationally recognised specialist paediatric work using our three new kitten scanners. At United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals we pride ourselves on role development and have an established team of Knees, Spine and Cardiac MRI reporting advanced practitioners led by our newly appointed MRI clinical specialist.

 

This is a deferment, the candidate will start no earlier than May 2025

Main duties of the job

Working closely with the Operational team and MRI clinical specialist this post will provide professional, operational and strategic vision/leadership for ULTH MRI services.

This role will direct and construct business plans, translating and considering potential conflicts within standards, expectations and information to effect National and Local targets and service objectives. Taking responsibility for the effective and efficient running of MRI service, this post will support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service, all staff are expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work and consistently demonstrate ULTH values.

Working for our organisation

From the rolling Wolds in the north, 30-mile stretch of golden sands on the east coast and the agricultural Fenlands of the south; The United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals is one of the largest hospital Trusts in the country. Providing a comprehensive range of hospital based medical, surgical, paediatric, obstetric, and gynaecological care to over 900,000 people across the rural county of Lincolnshire. Operating 11 hospital sites we deliver services in a range of other settings employing over 8,500 staff.

 

Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from ‘Requires Improvement’ to ‘Good’. Our rating for caring remained as ‘Good’.

This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

With the operational team and MRI clinical specialist the post holder will be responsible for the effective and efficient running of MRI across the Trust

To lead, manage and assess processes within the context of procurement, evaluation and selection of imaging equipment, including setting specifications and the writing of business cases to support service development.

To direct and construct business plans, translating and considering potential conflicts within standards, expectations and information to effect National and Local targets and service objectives

To identify imaging service development opportunities through the analysis of complex patterns of service delivery and clinical developments and trends, investigating and assessing the conflicting clinical and financial constraints and outcomes of different models of healthcare delivery.

Responsible for radiology services input into workforce planning within local and national recruitment programmes. Taking into account and considering local and national aims and policies which are unpredictable and contain conflicting expectations and objectives. 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • HCPC Registration
  • Relevant Professional qualification to degree level
  • Management qualification Post Graduate degree at Master’s level (or working towards)
Desirable criteria
  • Project management course
  • Teaching courses/qualifications

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Substantial experience in leading and managing diagnostic services.
  • Substantial experience of the acute healthcare setting
  • Experience of implementing policy, service planning and development
  • Experience of budget management Experience of service monitoring and evaluation
  • Experience of workforce planning, staff recruitment, development, appraisal and performance management
  • Experience of chairing meetings
  • Experience of managing complaints
Desirable criteria
  • Presentation of own work at conference level
  • Experience of organising/delivering learning opportunities at under graduate and post-graduate level
  • Participation in post-graduate research
  • Involvement in Regional professional group

Knowledge - Skills - Aptitudes

Essential criteria
  • Contemporary knowledge of Diagnostic Services
  • Good understanding of contemporary issues for the other profession and knowledge of where to seek advice and support.
  • Knowledge of current issues in Health and Social care
  • Detailed understanding of Clinical governance .
  • Very well-developed communication skills, including effective negotiating and influencing skills
  • Well-developed analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Time-management skills with proven ability to meet conflicting demands, targets and deadlines
  • Ability to produce accurate analyses of statistical data and reports
Desirable criteria
  • Project management skills

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Sarah Clapham
Job title
Deputy Operations Manager - Radiology
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01522573229
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