Quality and Accreditation Lead
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time
- Posted
- 01/09/2026
- Closes
- 15/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting permanent opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to lead on Quality and QSI accreditation for the Medical Imaging department at ESNEFT. The role involves managing and supervising accreditation processes, ensuring high standards of patient-centred care, safety, and clinical practices across Colchester & Ipswich Hospital locations and Community hospitals. The successful candidate will inspire the team and maintain accreditation post-achievement, with both full-time and part-time hours considered.
Essential criteria
- Educated to degree level or equivalent experience in the workplace
Desirable criteria
- Relevant post grad courses
- Proven experience in a radiology department
- Experience of working at a senior level within a radiology service.
- Current experience of managing a complex area of work and leading a multi-disciplinary team.
- Current experience of staff management in MDT working
- Experiencing chairing meetings
- Involvement with devising and implementing competency frameworks for staff training
- Experience of investigating DATIX incidents and managing outcomes
- HCPC registered
- Knowledge and understanding of Clinical & Radiation Governance relevant to imaging and managing a modality area.
- Awareness of the legal responsibilities of a radiology service to patients, service users, and staff.
- Knowledge of current issues within healthcare and radiography.
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
- Able to demonstrate involvement with implementing new processes, project management or introduction and managing training for implementation of new equipment in clinical working
- Educated to degree level or equivalent experience in the workplace
- Relevant post grad courses
- Proven experience in a radiology department
- Experience of working at a senior level within a radiology service.
- Current experience of managing a complex area of work and leading a multi-disciplinary team.
- Current experience of staff management in MDT working
- Experiencing chairing meetings
- Involvement with devising and implementing competency frameworks for staff training
- Experience of investigating DATIX incidents and managing outcomes
- HCPC registered
- Knowledge and understanding of Clinical & Radiation Governance relevant to imaging and managing a modality area.
- Awareness of the legal responsibilities of a radiology service to patients, service users, and staff.
- Knowledge of current issues within healthcare and radiography.
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
- Able to demonstrate involvement with implementing new processes, project management or introduction and managing training for implementation of new equipment in clinical working
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Quality and Accreditation Lead
The closing date is 15 September 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated person to lead on Quality and QSI accreditation of the ESNEFT Medical Imaging department. You will be required to have a 'can do' attitude and be able to foster excellent relationships with colleague and other departments. This post is permanent. Full time and part-time hours will be considered.
QSI accreditation is available to imaging services across the UK both within and outside the NHS. Accreditation is the formal recognition that an imaging service provider has demonstrated that it has an organizational competence to deliver against key performance measures. These measures require the department to achieve high standard of service in relation to patient centred care and choice, safety, fit for-purpose facilities and clinical practices. The standards are endorsed by the Royal college of radiologists and the Society and College of Radiographers.
You will need to inspire the team and provide confidence that the accreditation process is progressing and will be maintained post accreditation. This is a cross-site role covering both our Colchester & Ipswich Hospital locations and Community hospitals.
Main duties of the job
- To manage and supervise the accre
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