Head of Radiology Operations

Job description

Be part of our BHT family

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.

We care for over half a million patients every year:

• Provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
• Nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
• Regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
• Deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients' own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.

More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.

We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.

If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact [email protected] or phone 01494 734868.

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work and invite you to join our BHT family.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and dynamic leader to join Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust as Head of Radiology Operations. As the operational lead for radiological services across our Trust, you will drive the strategic development and day-to-day management of a high-quality, patient-centred Radiology service spanning our Stoke Mandeville, Wycombe and Amersham sites, including our Community Diagnostics Centre. Working closely with Radiology Clinical Leads, senior managers and consultants, you will play a pivotal role in shaping service improvements, delivering business and project plans, and ensuring performance targets and strategic objectives are met - all while championing our Trust values of Collaborate, Aspire, Respect and Enable.

Main duties of the job

This post will be the operational lead of radiological services for the Trust.

The Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust has hospital sites at Stoke Mandeville, High Wycombe and Amersham, primarily serving Mid and South Buckinghamshire. There are radiology services situated at the Stoke Mandeville, Wycombe hospital and Buckingham hospitals and a Community Diagnostics Centre at Amersham Hospital. There is a Divisional Management Structure in place and Radiology is a clinical delivery unit (CDU) within the Specialist Clinical Services Care Group.

The Head of Radiology Operations is required to work in a way that facilitates and supports the strategic development of the service delivery units, empowers clinicians and frontline staff in decision-making in a way that supports service improvements and provides a patient centred focus.

The post holder will be responsible for developing business and project plans ensuring implementation and that performance targets and strategic objectives are met.

The post holder will work closely with Radiology Clinical Leads, senior radiology managers, all consultants and the Care Group Director of Operations.

The post holder must deliver a high-quality, cost-effective service and through collaborative and constructive working facilitate improvements through change as determined by best practice/service developments.

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