Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical Radiology
- Grade
- AfC Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed term: 6 months (This role is fixed for 6 months until 30.11.2025)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 384-JH-EMF18715-B7
- Employer
- Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Guildford
- Salary
- £48,270 - £54,931 (per annum) pro-rata includes higher cost area supplements (HCAS)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/06/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 01/07/2025
Employer heading
Senior PACS/RIS Specialist and General Radiographer
AfC Band 7
Job overview
The Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust have a very exciting opportunity available for those interested in both the practical and technological side of Radiography. We are looking for an individual to take on the role as our PACSs/RIS Specialist as well as providing radiographer support to the department as needed.
You should have experience working in healthcare application management with experience of IT application service and support a good functional knowledge of IT systems and concepts. Understanding of clinical pathways, multidisciplinary working and the impact of access to medical imaging is essential as well as the importance of data, data structures, confidentiality and the use of data.
The Trust is just beginning the tender process to secure a new RIS system, so experience in change management and procurement processes would be beneficial.
Our Radiographer rotation at Royal Surrey includes CT, Plain film, theatre and trauma imaging. These is also an opportunity to rotate through Interventional Imaging, Fluoroscopy and the Cardiac Catheter Lab.
For further information; please refer to the attached job description and person specification; as any short-listed applicants will be selected and interviewed against these criteria. Overseas applicants with HCPC welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide senior-level support in the administration, configuration, and optimisation of the Trust-wide Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS), Radiology Information System (RIS), and associated radiology IT infrastructure. Working closely with clinical, technical, and operational teams, they will contribute to the effective delivery and continual improvement of digital imaging services.
The main department comprises of 3 general rooms, a 2 room A+E department, 2 MRI scanners, ultrasound department, digital fluoroscopy, Interventional suite and 2 Hologic tomosynthesis units. This year we have installed a new Cone Beam CT scanner into our Maxillo-facial department which has seen a huge improvement in the service we can offer to our patients. We have 4 CT scanners: a Siemens Somatom, a GE Frontier, GE Revolution and GE Evolution.
The job holder will also support the Radiology Digital Lead by providing expertise and operational input into key digital initiatives, including the Trust’s RIS and ICE procurement projects. In addition to their informatics responsibilities, the post holder will maintain clinical competency and participate in image acquisition, providing radiographic support to the department as needed. This ensures the role remains responsive to service pressures and contributes directly to patient care during periods of increased demand or reduced staffing.
Working for our organisation
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.
We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.
Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.
Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
A video about the Royal Surrey - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96pMboIYdo
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) is integral to the storage, distribution, and review of radiology images across the Trust, supporting clinical decision-making in inpatient wards, theatres, outpatient departments, and clinic areas. Imaging modalities include Computed Radiography (CR), Digital Radiography (DR), Mammography, CT, MRI, Ultrasound, and Angiography. PACS plays a critical role in the delivery of timely and accurate diagnostics, particularly in high-acuity areas such as ITU and the Emergency Department.
The Radiology Information System (RIS) underpins the electronic management of patient imaging episodes, including appointment scheduling, procedure tracking, and results reporting. It is used by a wide range of staff across the Trust and is fully integrated into the broader clinical systems infrastructure to support efficient communication with referring clinicians.
The post holder acts as a senior specialist in radiology informatics and will work across all Trust sites, collaborating with clinical, technical, and operational teams to ensure the continuous availability and performance of PACS and RIS. They will support the wider PACS administration team in maintaining system integrity, troubleshooting issues, and enabling access to imaging and reports wherever required for patient management, diagnosis, and treatment.
The role also requires confident and professional engagement with a broad spectrum of stakeholders, including clinical and non-clinical Trust staff, modality service engineers, RIS/PACS vendors, and external NHS bodies. This includes representing the Trust in discussions with equipment suppliers and participating in regional or cross-organisational initiatives.
In addition to their digital responsibilities, the post holder will contribute to clinical service delivery through active participation in image acquisition. This may include work in plain film, emergency imaging, CT, theatre, or interventional radiology settings, ensuring flexibility and responsiveness to service needs.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Hold an appropriate professional qualification recognised by college of radiographers D.C.R or BSc in Diagnostic radiography
- Registered with HCPC
- Portfolio with evidence of CPD
- Competent in use of Microsoft office products e.g. MS Project/Excel etc.
Desirable criteria
- PRINCE2 Qualification (or equivalent experience in project management methodology)
- E.C.D.L.
- Attend specialist short courses/seminars
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Post degree or equivalent qualification
- Knowledge of IR(ME)R
- Understanding of clinical pathways, multidisciplinary working and impact of access to medical imaging
- Knowledge of at least one electronic clinical system
- Experience in change management
- Structured methodologies around process improvement and process redesign
- Quality Control
- Adverse Incident & Risk Management
- Knowledge of National targets and initiatives
- Modernisation agenda
- Protocol development
- Has undertaken audits & acted on findings
Desirable criteria
- Clinical Coding (read codes)
- Experience in working in a complex matrix organisation with multiple reporting lines for different functional areas within the trust
- Data manipulation skills
- Using SQL OR similar Query language
- Familiar with relational database reporting tools e.g. business objects
- Research methodology
- Financial Awareness
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mike Jones
- Job title
- Radiology AI and Digital Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01483571122
- Additional information
For an informal discussion, please contact Mike Jones Radiology AI and Digital Lead: [email protected] or Janine Mace Deputy Services Manager: [email protected]
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Royal Surrey Foundation Trust
- Telephone
- 01483 571122 Ext 2478
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