PACS and IMS Administrator

Job overview

To provide administrative support to the PACS and IMS Support and to assist with the transfer of images to National and Worldwide PACS Teams. To ensure all clinical staff receive appropriate training on the use of PACS, IMS and Scheduler.  To work closely with all staff to provide and maintain a working system. To identify and develop in conjunction with the Clinical Systems Manager future software development potential of PACS, IMS and changes in clinical practices to meet the Trust’s business needs

Main duties of the job

PROFESSIONAL

• Maintaining user access database and determining the access rights of 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 maintain a record of users and training related to PACS and IMS.
• To monitor the dispatch of images from the PACS system.
• To train other Trust Admin Staff in the basic use of PACS and IMS.
• To work with Trust MDT coordinators to ensure all imaging is available from outside Trusts for planned meetings.
• To import and export images and reports to/from CDs in line with National data Sharing Policies.

Quality Assurance

Maintain strict confidentiality in relation to all patient, staff and workplace information gleaned during work on Clinical Systems.

Report any risks identified with the Clinical Systems, to your line manager initially, and record on the Trust risk and governance reporting systems.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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).

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