PACS & RIS Manager

NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group; Liverpool City Region; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group is seeking an experienced PACS/RIS Manager to lead the design, implementation and operational management of radiology and cardiology imaging systems across its digitally supported services.

The post holder will interact with external stakeholders and regional networks to drive projects and national data collections, ensuring safe and resilient services across multiple hospital sites.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, implementation, configuration and day-to-day management of radiology and cardiology PACS, RIS and associated imaging systems.
• Design and improve clinical imaging workflows, including electronic requesting, results reporting and image exchange across organisations.
• Manage complex projects, business cases, suppliers, risks, budgets, plans, benefits realisation and reporting to governance groups.
• Maintain reliable, secure and resilient services through effective support arrangements, asset management, access controls, backups, disaster recovery and contingency planning.
• Use DICOM, HL7 and related technologies to integrate modalities and systems, improve data quality and enable innovative workflows.
• Develop data warehouse and reporting solutions to support business intelligence, performance, waiting-times compliance and mandatory reporting.
• Lead service redesign and change, working with clinical teams, digital colleagues, consortium partners and suppliers.
• Line manage and develop PACS/RIS administrators, provide expert advice and oversee training, guidance and user support.

Tools

PACS/RIS Tools

DICOM

HL7

Data Warehousing

Job description

We are looking for an experienced and forward-thinking PACS/RIS Manager to lead the design, implementation and operational management of radiology and cardiology imaging systems and associated workflows across our digitally supported services at University Hospital Liverpool Group.

This is a senior, highly visible role combining technical leadership, service management, project delivery and change leadership. You will ensure that PACS, RIS and related imaging solutions are safe, resilient, well governed and continuously improved, enabling high-quality clinical care and efficient workflows across multiple hospital sites.

The post holder would be the contact for external stakeholders including PACS/RIS providers, NHSE/I and NHS Digital as well as also being main link for the regional network, leading on any project work and wider national data collections and bench marking.

The post holder is required to additionally be responsible for:

• Lead the planning, implementation, configuration and day-to-day management of radiology and cardiology PACS, RIS and associated imaging systems.
• Design and improve clinical imaging workflows, including electronic requesting, results reporting and image exchange across organisations.
• Manage complex projects, business cases, suppliers, risks, budgets, plans, benefits realisation and reporting to governance groups.
• Maintain reliable, secure and resilient services through effective support arrangements, asset management, access controls, backups, disaster recovery and contingency planning.
• Use DICOM, HL7 and related technologies to integrate modalities and systems, improve data quality and enable innovative workflows.
• Develop data warehouse and reporting solutions to support business intelligence, performance, waiting-times compliance and mandatory reporting.
• Lead service redesign and change, working with clinical teams, digital colleagues, consortium partners and suppliers.
• Line manage and develop PACS/RIS administrators, provide expert advice and oversee training, guidance and user support.

NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHL Group) was formed on 1 November 2024, born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our communities.

We are one of the largest employers in region, with over 18,900 colleagues who are dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services that extend to more than two million people in the North West.

We operate from five hospital sites: Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside, and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to several elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital provide specialist services in cardiothoracic surgery, cardiology and respiratory medicine, both in the hospital and out in the community. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single en-suite bedrooms and mainly focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Clare Cartwright Job title: Head of Digital Systems Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01515292623