To provide administrative support to the ICT PACS and Clinical Application Support Team and to assist with the transfer of images to National PACS Teams. To work closely with all staff to provide and maintain a working system.

Job information

To provide day-to-day support to the Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) and Imaging Management System (IMS) and its users.

Act as a first line response for PACS and IMS queries relating to the PACS & IMS Systems. Redirect or answer telephone calls and e-mail correspondence as appropriate.

Administration of the PACS and general system housekeeping. This is a complex daily task to ensure patients receive a high level of service from PACS e.g. ensuring all images entered accurately with appropriate reports as within RIS/IMS.

To enter data onto the IMS system to facilitate the storage of external images. This often requires considerable investigative skills finding patient demographics from national Systems

To transmit and receive images/reports nationally in line with national data sharing agreements.

To monitor the dispatch of images from the PACS system.

To import and export images and reports to/from CDs in line with National data Sharing Policies.

To input data onto the Trust IMS system for clinicians from a wide variety of specialties

To become fully conversant with the Trust IMS and PACS system and maintain IMS records and files.

Be versatile and adaptable to the demands of the team. Work with supervision and take the initiative as and when required.

To rotate through all departments utilising PACS and IMS to maintain skill set across all specialties

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families.

Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas. Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.

When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).

Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.