Ultrasound Modality Manager

Job overview

The Ultrasound Modality Manager will be responsible for providing strong professional and management leadership to the Radiology Directorate for the Ultrasound service. They will be visible, accessible, and an authoritative presence in the Radiology Directorate. The Ultrasound Modality Manager is responsible, in partnership with the Radiology Clinical Leads, Clinical Unit Operational Managers, Directorate Manager and the Clinical Support Services Division, for ensuring the efficient and effective running of the Directorate Ultrasound services across all sites, delivering key quality, performance, and financial plans, achieving key service improvements, line managing designated staff and providing strategic oversight of developments aligned to the Trust values.

Main duties of the job

Overall responsibility for developing the Ultrasound service in partnership with the Radiology Clinical Leads and CUOMs to develop and co-ordinate services.

Lead the development and delivery of a programme of practice and professional development for Ultrasound services ensuring a high quality of care is delivered.

Liaison at senior level with the Directorate and Division to share strategies for service development and evaluation and liaise with all health professionals to ensure that the service delivers high quality compassionate and effective care.

Lead the delivery of high quality, safe and effective care focused on improving outcomes and experiences for patients, families and carers.

Deliver direct patient care, working autonomously and undertaking advanced clinical practice in Ultrasound, acting as an expert practitioner and a role model to the whole team.

Responsible for the Radiology Directorate Ultrasound budget.

Working for our organisation

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

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If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Provide high quality & visible operational and line management, modelling excellent communication and team-building skills to the Ultrasound team to deliver efficient use of resources, high productivity and evidence-based high quality patient care.

To be accountable for the Ultrasound budget within the Radiology Directorate and ensure the achievement of financial balance.

To support the Directorate with the development of an appropriate business plan that will deliver the required efficiencies whilst maintaining quality and service delivery.

Following the monthly finance reviews, highlight any areas of impending adverse financial situations developing mitigation and action plans with the DM, Radiology CUOMs, and Clinical Leads.

Reviewing and ensuring Ultrasound support staff establishment and skill mix are sufficient to meet local and national safe staffing standards, inclusive of daily dependency and staffing reports.

Ensure health rosters are utilised effectively and efficiently to plan staffing to meet the demands of the service and that unplanned shortages are dealt with utilising ingenuity, flexibility and adaptability.

Anticipate potential problems, in particular staffing and capacity issues, taking action to prevent/minimise these, responding to any changes promptly and effectively and developing relevant protocols/guidelines.

Lead and report the outcomes of regular reviews and validation of temporary staffing spend, establishment, skill mix & rostering practices for the Ultrasound team.

To advise the Directorate Manager, Radiology CUOMs, and Clinical Leads regarding the purchase and prioritisation of Ultrasound equipment.

Using benchmarking data support the Directorate Manager, Radiology CUOMs, and Clinical Leads on the development of investment plans to secure the resources required to continually improve the Ultrasound service.

Work with the Directorate Manager, Radiology CUOMs, and Clinical Leads to identify efficiencies and ensure achievement of the Performance & Efficiency programmes.

To implement, monitor and review comprehensive and appropriate induction, orientation, support and mentoring programmes for all staff and students working within Ultrasound across the Trust.

To be accountable for the effective deployment and development of Ultrasound staff within the Radiology Directorate, to support and enable the rotation of Ultrasound staff across the Radiology Directorate.

To identify Ultrasound service requirements and provide the necessary logistic, administrative and technical support.

Have an awareness of RTT and NHS pathway targets/standards of work.

Person specification

• US Post graduate Qualification
• Highly developed, substantial and diverse clinical experience
• Proven and recent experience of advanced clinical practice in Ultrasound
• Experience of managing a large team delivering services in an environment that is complex, rapidly changing and resource constrained
• Awareness of current NHS priorities and its implications to an acute Trust and the radiology service

COVID-19: The COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information at Oxfordshire County Council Website where you can also find out more about how to access vaccination.

Vacancy Closures: Please note, this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications are received.

Probation Period: This post is subject to a 6 month probationary period. If you currently hold a contract of employment with the Oxford University Hospitals, this will not apply. This statement does not apply to Medical staff or Executive Appointments.

Referencing: When providing employment reference details please provide correct work related email addresses so references can be sought promptly when we are looking to progress your application. Your first referee will need to be your line manager, supervisor or clinical lead from your current or most recent post or place of study. Please note that if you have previously worked for the Trust we will require a reference from your last Manager, this information is essential if your offer of employment is to be confirmed.

Next Steps: Please make sure that you read the job description and person specification, and that your supporting statement reflects this as your application will be judged against these criteria. Candidates selected for interview will be contacted after the short-listing process, usually within 2 weeks. (Please note that shortlisting times vary when applying for a Medical position within the Trust). The majority of correspondence will be via the e-recruitment system; therefore you should check your emails regularly including junk mail folders in web-based email products.

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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.

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Please note that this job advertisement will close automatically once the application limit is reached, regardless of whether this occurs before the advertised closing date.

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