Community Diagnostic Centre Accreditation & Quality Manager

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With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 14,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

Job overview

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 Community Diagnostic Centre Accreditation & Quality manager for a fixed-term position who would like to join the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust team within our newly established Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) in Wembley and Willesden. You will primarily be working across the CDC's with requirements to go to the main sites where necessary. This is a fixed term position that will cover for Maternity Leave of the current post holder.

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 successful 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

Working for our organisation

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 are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Detailed job description and main 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 criteria

• Current registration with The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
• Relevant first degree or equivalent qualification.
• Proven experience of management within a health care environment or a similar complex organisation.

Desirable criteria

• Project management experience or qualification.
• Imaging Quality Management Qualification

Skills/Knowledge/ Experience

Essential criteria

• Ability to make decisions on behalf of department involving complex issues.
• Demonstrate an understanding of topical NHS issues and standards.
• Evidence of ongoing personal professional development.
• Knowledge of the QSI, QSIN & IQIPS and NHS performance targets and standards.

Desirable criteria

• Up to date knowledge of NHS issues.

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

• Negotiation skills
• Ability to work with a range of multi-disciplinary groups
• Ability to identify and implement solutions to complex problems.
• Presentation skills

Desirable criteria

• Experience of managing a Document Control IT software system
• Experience working with database information.

Please ensure you check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process. If you are shortlisted you will be contacted by email and text message (if you provide a mobile contact number).

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Documents to download

• Job description (PDF, 538.1KB)
• Functional Requirement Form (PDF, 368.6KB)
• Our Strategy 2023-25 (PDF, 230.4KB)