Job summary
- Main area
- Radiology
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 199-7780355-NP
- Employer
- Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Croydon University Hospital
- Town
- Croydon
- Salary
- £53,751 - £60,651 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/03/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Deputy PACS Manager
Band 7
Croydon is a busy, exciting and diverse place to work. The borough has one of the youngest populations in London and continues to grow.
Croydon Health Services cares for local people at Croydon University Hospital, Purley Memorial Hospital and in clinics and people’s homes all across the borough.
We are a very close-knit and friendly organisation where everyone of our 3600 members of staff is valued. We strongly believe that our employees are our greatest asset and so through Listening into Action – our way of engaging staff - we empower everyone at any level to initiate and bring about real improvements in our care.
Join us and be a part of the team that is making Croydon proud. #choosecroydon
Job overview
Deputy PACS Manager
Permanent - Band 7, Full Time
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Band 7 Deputy PACS Manager to join the PACS team within the Department of Radiology at Croydon Health Services NHS Trust. The successful candidate will assist the PACS manager in the provision and evolution of all Radiology facing IT systems e.g. Radiology Information System (RIS), Image Exchange Portal (IEP). We have three sites to be supported; Croydon University Hospital (CUH) and two community diagnostics centres at Purley War Memorial Hospital and New Addington.
Croydon University Hospital is a large urban DGH situated in South London, serving the needs of a diverse population of 360,000. Croydon has easy access to both central London and the south coast. It also offers a huge range of social, leisure and shopping venues, with excellent transport links to both Gatwick and Heathrow airports.
The department performs in excess of 300,000 all examinations per annum and has an active Clinical Governance programme. There are currently approximately over 160 WTE Staff in post in the Diagnostic Imaging department. The department also serves imaging in theatres, and the Deputy PACS Manager will aid in ensuring that all
If you would like to be part of a hardworking, friendly department, providing high quality care, please come and visit us and have a chat!
Interview Date potentially 23rd April
Main duties of the job
· To Deputise and support the Radiology PACS Manager
· The post holder will assist in managing the effective implementation, delivery and operation of a Picture Archiving and Communications System (PACS) and Radiology Information System (RIS) to the Trust.
· Provide support to system users and ensuring that the system is functioning correctly across all of the Trust sites, and work alongside IT and the various staff members who ensure the delivery and quality of the system.
· To provide first line support to system users and take the lead responsibility for staff training (radiology and non-radiology staff) Developing training plans and participating in training programmes.
· To deputise for Radiology PACS Manager as the link between Radiology, the Information Technology department, internal and external users, including other PACS Managers within the South West London PACS consortium.
· To provide first line support to system users to deal with day-to-day faults and system / operator errors and problems.
· The post holder will be expected to contribute to the management of the Radiology service through the Senior Management team.
· There is no budgetary responsibility; however, the post holder is responsible for ordering specialist equipment, signing timesheets, travel expenses for the team they manage.
Working for our organisation
Croydon Health Services provides integrated NHS services to care for people at home, in schools, and health clinics across the borough as well as at Croydon University Hospital, Purley War Memorial Hospital and the new Community Diagnostic Centre in New Addington.
CUH provides more than 100 specialist services and is home to the borough’s only Emergency Department and 24/7 maternity services, including a labour ward, midwifery-led birth centre and the Crocus home birthing team.
Purley War Memorial Hospital in the south of the borough offers outpatient care, including diagnostic services, physiotherapy and ophthalmology services run by Moorfields Eye Hospital, alongside an onsite GP surgery.
The New Addington site is based in the south-eastern side of the borough and offers outpatient and GP imaging in x-ray, ultrasound and CT, alongside various respiratory and cardiology outpatient services, alongside an onsite GP surgery.
The Radiology Department is undergoing significant investment in new equipment, with 8 new ultrasound units, a Cone Beam CT dental unit, plain x-ray room and a CT replacement all occurring within 2025/26.
We are a very close-knit and friendly organisation where each one of our 3600 members of staff is valued. We strongly believe that our employees are our greatest asset.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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Person specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree level qualifications or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
- Professions Council or equivalent IT/Healthcare experience
- Diploma or Degree in a Health Sciences or IT related field, or demonstrably work to an equivalent level
- Prince 2 (or equivalent) Foundation level qualification
- Recognised management qualification
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- DCR or BSc in Radiographic Imaging or equivalent and appropriate professional body registration
Experience
Essential criteria
- Few years’ experience post within an NHS Radiology department.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of innovation and achievement in management practice.
- Evidence of successful operational leadership and effective involvement in change management
- Evidence of successful involvement in production of clear business cases.
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of PACS and RIS systems e.g. Sectra PACS/Soliton Radiology+
- Knowledge of Windows operating systems and related MS Office products with the ability to manipulate statistical data using Microsoft Excel or other platforms
- High level of verbal and written communications skills, including the ability in report writing and responding to complaints.
- Well-developed analytical skills with ability to present information clearly, concisely and in a variety of formats.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of an Order communication systems such as Cerner PowerChart
- Knowledge of DICOM, HL7
- Basic knowledge of GP systems
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Ediz Bilal
- Job title
- PACS Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02084014057
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