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Due to the creation of two new Community Diagnostic Centre's (CDC), located at Eltham Community Hospital and Queen Marys Sidcup ,we are seeking to appoint an Accreditation and Quality Manager. Both centres are in the process of being developed and are expected to be fully operational by March 2025.

As part of this National Programme, the Accreditation and Quality Manager will develop, implement and embed a programme to attain accreditation in Improving Quality in Physiological Sciences (IQIPS) and Quality Standards for Imaging (QSI).

You will also ensure the implementation of Trust, Directorate and Departmental policies, procedures and standards as agreed by the Trust Board and Senior Management Team, also ensuring all clinical areas have systems in place to support monitoring and compliance of standards of practice.

As the programme lead, it is essential you have experience in service improvement, with well developed interpersonal and project management experience. Effective time management is a must to ensure accreditation is achieved within 2 years of CDCs going live.

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 working closely with Clinical leads on the acute sites.

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) National quality performance measures e.g., QSI.

About us

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:

Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development

Widening access (anchor institution) and employability

Improving the experience of staff with disability

Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development

Making equalities mainstream

Job description

Job responsibilities

Develop and manage an effective Quality Management and Clinical Governance system for Division in accordance with Trust policies and QSI and IQIPS standards to ensure continuing accreditation and participation in appropriate external reviews.

Develop and implement strategies for Imaging & Clinical Physiological Sciences to gain accreditation in line with the Trusts Clinical Governance programme and Clinical Risk Management System ensuring a consistent, Imaging and community diagnostic centre wide approach that will ensure the continual improvement of the quality of patient care and the patient experience.

Monitor and co-ordinate the implementation of Trust Risk Management and Quality Assurance policies and systems ensuring a consistent and proactive approach to reduction of clinical risk, to promote clinical effectiveness and a safe and healthy environment in line with the Quality strategy.

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If you think you are ready for this incredible opportunity apply today or contact Kirti Patel for more information via email: kirtipatel@nhs.net.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential

• Qualified to Masters level/ Postgraduate Management Qualification or able to demonstrate specialist knowledge within this field through practical experience
• First level Registered AHP with HCPC
• Evidence of strong and recent commitment to continuous development

Desirable

• Previous/current QSI assessor

Experience

Essential

• Extensive senior clinical and management experience
• Experience of working across other NHS organisations (or beyond) for benchmarking purposes or to identify best practice/areas for improvement
• Experience of overseeing Trust-wide initiatives leading successful change management service redesign processes leading cost improvement programmes
• Experience of providing clinical advice to, and liaising with, managers and staff at all levels, including working with Executive Directors and senior clinicians
• Experience of QSI/ accreditation bodies
• Leadership of multidisciplinary teams
• Evidence of Service Transformation/ Quality
• Improvement activities spanning professional boundaries.

Desirable

• Have successfully led Trusts through the QSI accreditation previously

Knowledge

Essential

• A broad and highly developed understanding of Radiology policy and its implications for the workforce and future health care delivery
• Robust knowledge of radiology specific legislation for example Ionising Radiation Regulations (IRR) and Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations (IRMER)
• Knowledge of the QSI accreditation process and steps needed to gain accreditation.
• Knowledge of NHS practices, policies and procedures and experience of implementing new policies across multiple services
• Knowledge of quality improvement, system change, and change management models

Skills

Essential

• Highly developed analytical and problemsolving skills capable of interpreting and evaluating complex, multi-faceted information ability to summarise complex information ability to make judgements and advise on the best course of action
• Ability to present highly complex/controversial information to a wide range of audiences, with differing levels of understanding, in a suitable format and with appropriate explanation
• Ability to influence, persuade and motivate others
• Ability to collaborate constructively with all key stakeholders (internal and external) and to create the conditions for successful partnership working
• Ability to provide a clear vision for change which is a source of inspiration and motivation for others. Skilled in all aspects of managing change, including supporting staff
• Ability to monitor and act to improve and deliver performance and establish high levels of quality and to hold others to account for delivery
• A strong commitment to openness, honesty and integrity

Employer details

Employer name

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Eltham Community Hospital, 30 Passey Place, SE9 5DQ

London

SE18 4QH

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