To be responsible for the day-to-day running of the Radiology Information Technology (I.T) Systems within the Department. The post holder will assist in the development of the

I.T and the delivery of a high quality I.T service ensuring the provision of the highest standards of patient care in accordance with standards, protocols and procedures. Act as point of contact for all matters regarding the I.T within the department.

Main duties of the job

• To co-ordinate the day-to-day management of the IT systems within Radiology to include the Radiology Information System (RIS) and the Picture Archive Communicating System (PACS), ensuring the smooth efficient running of the systems and their interfaces.
• To set up and maintain masterfiles and coded lists, ensuring consistency between RIS, PACS and the electronic patient record (EPR). Eliminating duplicates and ensuring national and local coding requirements are correctly implemented
• To be responsible for the maintenance and quality control of the image store database and production of accurate and timely radiology reports, including all backup systems, such as the daily reconcile of patient files on the archive manager
• To manage and review the systems utilisation, user privileges, control of user access and interrogation of the system databases for statistical needs.

About us

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.

More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential.

Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information about the role and responsibilities please see the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Desirable

• DCR or BSc ( Radiography)/or equivalent IT qualification
• HCPC registration

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

Essential

• Broad range of IT skills within Radiology and up to date knowledge of current practices
• Ability to provide data to assist in service development And national audit
• Ability to produce high quality work and to problem solve

Desirable

• Able to manipulate excel or SQL data analysis tools

Experience

Essential

• To be able to develop protocols/ operational policies.
• Good general experience and understanding of patient flow through a radiology department.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines

Employer details

Employer name

Wye Valley NHS Trust

Address

Hereford County Hospital

Hereford

HR1 2ER

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