Join our team as a Radiology Day Case Unit Manager!

We are seeking a passionate and experienced professional to lead our newly created Radiology Day Case Unit to facilitate and support GM Cancer's Targeted Lung Health Check follow-on diagnostics programme.

As the Radiology Day Case Unit Manager you will lead a dedicated team to ensure the seamless operation of our day case unit. Your leadership will be instrumental in delivering high quality care to our patients, optimising workflow efficiency and facilitating a positive patient experience through their journey.

If you're are visionary leader with a passion for improving patient outcomes, we would like to hear from you! Join us in this exciting opportunity to shape the future of our radiology nursing service.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of this role are as follows, but not limited to:

• Oversee daily operations in the Radiology Day Case Unit
• Ensuring excellent patient care from admission to discharge, following all trust and local policies and procedures
• Act as a role model, providing clinical leadership to all staff, maintain morale and promote effective team working
• Provide specialist nurse advice where required.
• Facilitate optimum standards of care, initiating, implementing and evaluating programmes of ongoing improvements.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care , appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Job description

Job responsibilities

This vacancy is open to those who have a current NMC PIN to practice as a Registered Nurse or Midwife in the UK, or those who are currently enrolled on a course which means they expect to receive their full NMC Pin within the next 2-3 months. Please note an NMC PRN Pin is not a full NMC Pin and would not fulfil the essential criteria for this role.

The NCA can no longer accept applications from International Nurses and Midwives who are yet to complete all competencies needed to receivea full NMC PIN to practice in the UK as we have paused our OSCE programme indefinitely. To learn more about how you can gain a full NMC PIN to be eligible to apply for our vacancies in the future, please see the NMC website:https://www.nmc.org.uk/registration/joining-the-register/register-nurse-midwife/trained-outside-uk/how-to-guide/

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Person Specification

Qualifications and Registration

Essential

• BSc or Diploma in Adult Nursing
• NMC Registration
• Leadership Qualification

Knowledge and training

Essential

• Experience of nursing at a senior level
• Knowledge of governance, policy and audit processes
• Knowledge and experience of service development

Desirable

• Evidence of working in a radiological setting
• Knowledge of radiological procedures

Skill and abilities

Essential

• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure and manage a demanding workload
• Basic IT skills
• Conflict resolution skills

Employer details

Employer name

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Salford Care Organisation

Stott Lane

Salford

M68HD

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