Senior PACS & RIS Imaging Systems Leader

Liverpool University Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust; Sydney; On-site; AUD 175,000 - 233,000; Full time

Job summary

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced PACS & RIS Manager to lead the design, implementation and operation of radiology and cardiology imaging systems across its digitally supported services. This senior role combines technical leadership with service management and change delivery to ensure safe, resilient systems and efficient workflows.

The post holder will liaise with external stakeholders, NHSE/I and NHS Digital, manage projects and oversee training

Responsibilities

• Plans, allocates resources and monitors the work of the PACS & RIS team, reporting progress as required. Plan the teams projects and allocates tasks to team members.
• Carries out projects, alone or as part of a team, applying knowledge, skills and experience. Demonstrates and understanding of the issues of interest to the organisation and proposes viable solutions within the scope of own expertise, taking into account the needs to those affected.
• Recognises needs outside own areas of knowledge, recognises how these areas relate, calls for and works effectively with additional expertise as necessary.
• Provides technical leadership to the PACS & RIS team.
• Provides technical leadership and control of resources required to provide an efficient and cost-effective PACS & RIS infrastructure delivery service to users, customers and clients.
• Matches hardware, software, PACS & RIS and overall system capability and capacity to meet current and predicted requirements for information system services in a cost effective manner.
• Provides direct line management to the PACS & RIS team.
• Designs, creates, develops and maintains overall PACS & RIS plans, to underpin IT strategies in the support of the organisation's business strategy. This includes participation in the planning of all aspects of infrastructure necessary to ensure the secure provision of PACS & RIS services to meet business needs.
• Is responsible for the day-to-day support, operation and control of all equipment within an organisation's PACS & RIS infrastructure.
• Actively identifies problems within processes designed to ensure customer satisfaction. Takes responsibility for investigating. Advise the Head of Operations, offering solutions in conjunction with relevant colleagues.
• Ensures completion by following up and monitors using reporting tools, checking progress against targets within Service Level Agreements, report as necessary, taking action to resolve or exceptions. Delegating where necessary.
• As the senior member of the team, mentors colleagues to improve their skills and become effective team players. Encourages effective use of resources and actively promotes skill mix within the team
• Instigates, contributes and leads project based activities, providing team resources and leadership, as required.

Job description

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced PACS & RIS Manager to lead the design, implementation and operation of radiology and cardiology imaging systems across its digitally supported services. This senior role combines technical leadership with service management and change delivery to ensure safe, resilient systems and efficient workflows.

The post holder will liaise with external stakeholders, NHSE/I and NHS Digital, manage projects and oversee training