Quality and Research Lead Radiographer

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Supporting and managing Imaging's risk management processes working alongside other CareGroups and departments to ensure that completed incident investigations are of a high standard and are managed in a timely manner as required by the Trust. Identifying trends and working with modality teams to develop quality improvement processes to reduce risk and improve quality of care for patients. The post holder will also support the audit programme presenting this in a format that that meets QSI (Quality Standard for Imaging) standards, supporting modality teams with the development of KPI's (key performance indicators) to ensure that local processes are regularly audited to assess the quality of services.

Working closely with the Research and Innovation (R&I) Department to assess feasibility of new trials ensuring all governance checks are complete before authorisation. To manage the research budget liaising with the Divisional Finance Department to ensure spend plans are produced and submitted in a timely manner each year. To lead on providing research and audit evidence as required for QSI external assessments and to support internal assessment site visits.

Person specification

Person Specification/Knowledge

Essential criteria

• HCPC registered
• 3 years post qualification experience

Desirable criteria

• Have experience and knowledge of developing/peer reviewing documentation pertaining to a specialist area
• Knowledge of research ethics/standards
• Experience of Datix and risk management
• Previous participation or contribution to research trials/projects and/or audits
• Previous participation or contribution to internal/external assessments
• Knowledge and experience of local and national regulatory compliance

Experience

Essential criteria

• Leadership experience

Important information about your application

1. All correspondence will be sent to you via the email address you applied from. Please ensure you check your emails regularly.
2. References - please ensure you provide email addresses for all referees for the last three years of employment.
3. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender, age, faith or sexual orientation. Appointment will be based on merit alone.
4. Flexible working will be considered in line with Trust policies
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