Job summary
- Main area
- Service Lead
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (some flexible working supported - reporting from home possible)
- Job ref
- 276-7164483-AfC
- Employer
- Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Queen Victoria Hospital
- Town
- East Grinstead
- Salary
- £53,755 - £60,504 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
DXA Service Lead and Autonomous Reporter
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Welcome to Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and thank you for your interest.
In addition to receiving tertiary referrals from across the South East of England, we have a network of ‘spoke’ sites at district general hospitals enabling our consultants to offer their expertise with routine treatments and consultations as close to patients’ homes as is possible. With the recent addition of video led ‘virtual’ consultations we also enable patients who have some distance to travel to avoid the additional stress and worry of a long journey.
Working at QVH combines the excitement, challenge and career opportunities of many larger organisations with the satisfaction of delivering excellent patient care that really does re-build our patients’ lives.
We also offer attractive benefits such as
- tailored personal development to support career aspirations, including accredited clinical and management development programmes
- flexible working arrangements for a work-life balance that suits you and your needs
- a dedicated reward programme, offering a range of national and local discounts, cashback and tax relief schemes
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Sustainability
At Queen Victoria Hospital we want to be the first Net Zero Hospital in England, and to achieve that wants every member of staff to be a green champion. The way in which the Trust works has a significant impact on the organisation’s carbon footprint and that of our patients. From the heat, light and power supplies within the hospital to avoiding unnecessary patient journeys, the Trust is empowering all staff to create a sustainable health and care environment for future generations. The Trust expects all staff to reuse and recycle more, to use energy and water efficiently, to walk or cycle to work if you can, and to have a focus on sustainability in the workplace.
You can view our Green Plan here: Green Plan - Queen Victoria Hospital (qvh.nhs.uk)
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced DXA service lead or deputy service lead / reporter to support expansion of our new service within QVH. The lead will need to work with CDC and radiology colleagues to develop patient pathways, patient information and develop the appointment service. We went live with the service in April 2025 and are looking for a dynamic lead to move the service forward.
This role may also suit an individual who wishes to up-skill into reporting but has all the service leadership skills required. This type of applicant should contact the department for more information as to how this would work.
Main duties of the job
Main duties include:
- Service lead duties including equipment QA/ maintenance schedule
- Expansion of referral pathways/ research
- Development and maintenance of patient literature/ staff training documentation etc.
- Direct clinical care of patients
- Supporting internal and external referrers with queries.
- Vetting scans
- Liaison with medical physics
- Autonomous reporting of scans
- MDT / reporting governance/ REALM meetings
- Teaching and mentoring
- Line management
Working for our organisation
Rated GOOD overall with outstanding care by the CQC. A specialist NHS hospital providing life-changing reconstructive surgery, burns care and rehabilitation services across the South of England and beyond.
We specialise in conditions of the eyes (corneoplastics), hands, head and neck cancer and skin cancer, reconstructive breast surgery, maxillofacial surgery and prosthetics, providing regional and national services in these areas of clinical expertise. Our world-leading clinical teams also treat more common conditions of the eyes, hands, skin, and teeth for the people of East Grinstead and the surrounding areas. In addition, QVH provides a minor injuries unit, expert therapies, a sleep service, and a growing portfolio of community-based services. Patients consistently rate QVH amongst the top hospitals in the country for quality of care.
Our success is underpinned by the skills and enthusiasm of our staff and a strong culture of partnership. We are fully committed to training and development of the workforce with support for continuing education and learning.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see description above and also refer to the job description within the Job advert. Any further queries, please contact the department.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BSc or equivalent in diagnostic Radiography
- Relevant Postgraduate qualification in Dexa
- Registered HCPC or hold professional registration
Desirable criteria
- Leadership courses
Experience
Essential criteria
- Worked as service lead or deputy in Dexa service
- Experience of creating patient literature
- Experience of waitlist management
- Staff training and mentoring
Desirable criteria
- Service development for DEXA
- Pathway development e.g. frailty / NMR referral
- Audit/ CPD
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
- Jennifer Harvey
- Job title
- Operational & Quality Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01342 414249
- Additional information
Sarah Solanki
Radiology Manager
01342 414249
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Holtye Road
East Grinstead
RH19 3DZ
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