Head of Nuclear Medicine and Imaging

NHS; City Of London; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London seeks a Head of Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. This pivotal role supports leadership for the CSD Diagnostics Directorate, emphasizing patient safety, team collaboration, and operational excellence. Ideal candidates will have a Master's degree, significant management experience, and a passion for healthcare innovation.

Qualifications

• Experience in leadership and management at a senior level.
• Proven experience of managing significant service budgets.
• Up-to-date knowledge of NHS system reform policy.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for operational management of the department.
• Ensure safe, efficient, and quality services.
• Lead a multi-disciplinary specialty team.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical management

Budget management

Patient safety

Team collaboration

Education

Education to Masters level or equivalent

Postgraduate management diploma

Registration with relevant clinical body

Job description

The Head of Nuclear Medicine and Imaging role works closely with the Senior Leadership Team, to support leadership for the CSD Diagnostics Directorate. The role will be pivotal in fostering a cohesive multidisciplinary team and a culture of learning and innovation, underpinned by the Trust's WeCare Values.

This role will support a multi-disciplinary specialty team of staff in strategically delivering the priorities, goals and objectives agreed with the Clinical Lead and the Barts Clinical Support Service Director across the following domains:

Well Led - Leadership, governance, and promoting learning and innovation

Responsive - Services are well organised to meet the needs of patients

Safe - Protecting staff and patients from abuse and avoidable harm

Effective - Care, treatment and support achieves great patient outcomes

Caring - Patients are treated with compassion, kindness, dignity and

respect

The postholder will be accountable for the operational management of the department, overall performance of the team and services in delivering national and local health care priorities, ensuring safe, efficient and quality services, and improving patient experience.

Main duties of the job

The Head of Nuclear Medicine and Imaging role will be ideal for emergent and established leaders who are interested in management and leadership in a healthcare system which serves a globally unique population in one of the most dynamic and diverse areas of London.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Education to Masters level or equivalent qualification and or experience.
• Postgraduate management diploma or equivalent or In-depth knowledge in a number of management disciplines acquired through training and experience to degree level or equivalent.
• Evidence of further professional academic studies, preferably in healthcare leadership, management, business strategy or project management
• Registration with a relevant clinical professional body (or suitable eligibility for registration)

Experience

• Worked clinically or as a manager at a senior level
• Experience of leadership and management
• Proven experience of managing a significant service budget.
• Up-to-date knowledge of NHS system reform policy and other key policy drivers.
• Experience of clinical governance and of the measures to ensure patient safety
• A record of partnership working
• Experience in the provision of advice to consultant radiologists and other professional staff
• Track record of managing and developing staff
• Track record of addressing poor performance
• Understands and supports the vision and values of the Trust
• Acts as a role model for colleagues and other staff members
• Behaves as a team player who is able to develop a culture that values colleagues and enables them to engage in problem-solving and decision-making
• Demonstrates a real commitment to working with, involving and consulting patients and other stakeholders in decisions about service delivery and improvement
• Demonstrates a commitment to the highest ethical and professional values and a belief in government funded healthcare
• Draws upon own relevant experience and is positive about own ability to succeed.
• Is able to maintain and communicate an optimism about achieving goals even when the role is challenging

Skills & Knowledge

• A strong understanding of the current context of health and social care, and of clinical learning and research
• A good understanding of the specific issues in East London relevant to health and social care
• A broad understanding of the systems for primary care, social care and commissioning
• Knowledge of the Trust priorities
• In-depth professional knowledge in a number of management disciplines e.g. performance mnanagement, staff managemet acquired through training and experience over extended period
• Knowledge of the use of ionising and non-ionising radiation in healthcare
• High level of understanding of patient and staff risks arising from equipment and procedural failures.
• Knowledge of national policies and initiatives in imaging services.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.