Deputy Research and IRMER Lead

The post holder will act as the deputy radiographic lead for Research and Radiation Protection across the organization, ensuring that all sites adhere to IR(ME)R 2017 and IRR 2017 regulations. The post holder will establish and maintain systems for the management of research activities in imaging that support wider research across the Trust. Participating in the wider management of research across the Trust, including participation in research management committees. They will also support the lead in the implementation of specific service developments identified as a result of research projects or evidence based medicine. The post holder will be required to help support the leadership and organization of the local Radiation Protection Supervisors in each site, ensuring that services provided are safe and meet regulatory standards., They will provide leadership support for their team and work together with the lead with the lead on quality and radiation protection service improvements.

The post holder should thrive in an environment of constant change, whilst being able to deliver objectives and targets within quality standards and resource constraints. The post holder should be able to champion professional standards and have experience in leading large clinical teams.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.

The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.