Clinical Imaging Facilities Manager
Location: Edinburgh Scotland
Description: University of Edinburgh is currently seeking to employ Clinical Imaging Facilities Manager right now, this occupation will be placed in Scotland. More details about this occupation opportunity kindly see the descriptions. An exciting opportunity to help steer clinical research imaging within the University of Edinburgh.
The post holder will be responsible for the operation! al management of two clinical research imaging facilities, the Clinical Research Imaging Centre (CRIC) and the Brain Research Imaging Centre (BRIC) and will play a key role in developing and implementing shared management and administration mechanisms to ensure an appropriate degree of integration and operational consistency between the Centres.
The post holder will work between BRIC, based at the Western General Hospital and CRIC, based at the Royal Infirmary, Little France site. The facilities are home to a strong team of clinical researchers, image analysts and software developers.
The applicant must have significant experience within a supervisory or managerial role with financial, technical and HR responsibilities gained in a clinical research facility. Detailed knowledge and understanding of work processes and practises, analytical and problem solving capabilities, as well as experience of managing budgets and staff are essential. Direct experience o! f imaging research management would be an advantage.
! For further information please contact the department by email â€" bric@ed.ac.uk.
Job Purpose
The post holder is responsible for the operational management of two clinical research imaging facilities (CRIC and BRIC) and will play a key role in developing and implementing shared management and administration mechanisms to ensure an appropriate degree of integration and operational consistency between the Centres.
Main Responsibilities
Facilities Management (40% of time)
Day-to-day facility management of the research imaging facilities at CRIC and BRIC, including management of staff and related HR activities, health and safety management, finance and accounts,
Ensure facilities and equipment remain functional and properly maintained. Oversight of facility use and booking systems to ensure each Centre is operating effectively.
Interaction with core management team members at both sites, plus coordination of activities with facili! ty management groups including local building management, UoE and NHS Estates and Buildings departments.
Implement efficient, validated practices for facilities and data management where not already in place. Maintain and improve these operational practices as the facilities evolve.
Financial Management (20% of time)
Responsible for the effective management of centre level finances and budgets; requiring the preparation of budget statements and the coordination of year-end processes. Contribution to long term financial planning and formulating scan rates. Ensuring timely invoicing and purchasing processes are implemented.
Researcher Support (20% of time)
Along with the Business Manager for Imaging, act as a point of contact for researchers requiring access to imaging research facilities and expertise; ensuring enquiries are dealt with in a professional and timely manner.
Centre Development (20% of time)
Establish effective relation! ships with Centre staff at all levels, assessing needs and requirements! ; monitoring and managing performance and planning and implementing new and/or improved processes to increase the operational efficiency of each Centre as well as helping develop team members.
Planning and Organising
Oversee Centre resources and contribute to the resource planning processes for BRIC and CRIC to ensure that finances are appropriately and efficiently managed.
Work closely with the Centre Administrators to ensure financial information, e.g. monthly budget statements, year-end processes is available to College Accounts, the Business Manager for Line Imaging or other senior managers within required timescales.
Lead short-term imaging group projects as directed by Centre Directors and core management team, plus contribute to larger university-wide projects as part of a project team, to support the achievement of project objectives e.g. assist with the design, planning, and implementation of the new BRIC facility at Little Franc! e.
Contribute to the long term vision for clinical imaging in Edinburgh.
Develop and determine workflow and activity scheduling of the Centre Administrators in order to meet targets and/or turnaround times.
Attend internal and external meetings to ensure that operational activity is proceeding as planned.
Coordination of activities with a number of internal stakeholders (e.g. HR, College Accounts, Finance from both NHS and University of Edinburgh, School and College level administration and many diverse imaging research groups) plus may interact with external organisations alongside the Business Manager and Centre Directors.
Problem Solving
The postholder will be required to deal with and resolve a wide range of operational problems including those related to the scheduling of appointments, equipment failure, responding to requests from researchers, local staffing issues. In addition to responsive problem solving the pos! tholder will also be pro-active in analysing local management processes! and putting forward recommendations through the provision of briefings, presentations or written reports, to facilitate the improvement of processes or interpretation of issues/problems and support decision making by higher Centre Management
Provide a suitable environment for conducting clinical imaging research across facilities at the University of Edinburgh ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and the regulations and guidance laid down by the University and NHS. Ensure records/reports meet NHS/University of Edinburgh requirements plus clinical research regulations and requirements (e.g. principles of GCP) through monitoring, maintenance and troubleshooting.
Decision Making
Working with the Centre Directors and the Business Manager for Imaging the post holder will be responsible for planning and organising much of their own work plus utilising the centre administrators to meet the local management requirements of the imaging faciliti! es.
The postholder will make the majority of decisions relating to the operational needs of the Centres’. To support decision making the postholder will be expected to seek advice and information from colleagues in other departments such as HR, Finance and Estates & Buildings to discuss options or proposals for action.
Key Contacts/Relationships
The postholder will need to establish and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues within the Centres’, the College and wider University and external to the University, particularly within the NHS, Key contacts include
Directors of CRIC and BRIC
Business Manager for Imaging
College Accounts
Centre Administrators
Facilities Management (UoE and NHS)
HR departments (UoE and NHS)
Finance departments (UoE and NHS)
Health and Safety officers for Little France site (UoE) and NHS equivalents
The postholder will be required to interact with a wide range o! f individuals and groups from a very diverse range of backgrounds; find! ing the most appropriate channel for communication and understanding their needs in the greater context of the overall imaging research process will be critical to the success of the Centres
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Essential
Educated to degree level or equivalent
Significant experience within a supervisory or managerial role with similar financial, technical and HR responsibilities gained in a clinical research facility.
Detailed knowledge and understanding work processes and practises in a clinical research facility, ideally gained within a clinical imaging facility.
Proven analytical and problem solving capabilities
Experience of managing and controlling budgets
Experience of managing and developing staff
Fluent communication skills both written and verbal
Proven ability to develop effective working relationships with a diverse range of colleagues and contacts.
Desirable
Professional administration / ! management qualification
Experience in project management
Experience of working within higher education
Dimensions
BRIC has a staff number of between 30 and 40 full and part time staff, which fluctuates due to short term visiting researchers and students plus many PhD students and longer-term researchers housed within the facility. Along with the Centre Administrator for BRIC, the job holder will be the primary point of contact for management of BRIC staff and students; with a responsibility for the administration of these people. BRIC currently houses a single MRI scanner plus significant image analysis and data management equipment. The expectation is that this will be expanded to two MRIs (one at WGH, one at RIE) in the near future running concurrently. Long term, BRIC will consolidate presence onto the RIE site, but only once the existing WGH scanner is obsolete and no longer financially viable
CRIC has a staff number of around 40 peop! le, which also fluctuates due to short term visiting researchers and st! udents. Along with the Centre Administrator for CRIC and the administration of the research Centres within the QMRI and Chancellor’s Building, the job holder will be the primary point of contact and has a responsibility for the administration of CRIC staff and students. CRIC houses a Cyclotron/Radiochemistry facility, a PET/CT scanner, a CT scanner, a MRI scanner and the Image Analysis Core of the Edinburgh Clinical Research Facility.
Job Context and any other relevant information
The post holder will work flexibly at both the CRIC and BRIC facilities, expecting to spend about half their time in each overall, although work prioritisation may mean focus on one particular centre at any one time. These imaging facilities provide researchers with access to imaging equipment and the expertise to perform high quality clinical research using imaging. An important facet of the post is to see that research teams properly utilises the equipment and generates relev! ant data to address specific research questions
The imaging facilities at CRIC and BRIC are income generating research facilities. However, the facilities are measured on the quality of the research supported. Therefore the management of the facilities has to always balance income generation with quality and innovative research; the research undertaken has to be evaluated on many varied criteria. The quality of the research carried out is vital in terms of meeting regulatory requirements, ethical considerations and reputational enhancement; this role is central to achieving the required level of quality research across the imaging facilities of the University.
NHS Honorary Contract
An Honorary NHS contract will be sought for the successful post holder. You therefore must be eligible to hold an honorary contract with NHS Lothian, and must also be registered with the General Medical/Dental Council or Nursing & Midwifery Council if appropriate to the role! .
It should be noted that the offer of appointment is subject to Oc! cupational Health clearance prior to commencement of duty.
Salary
The role is grade UE07 and attracts an annual salary of £30,424 to £36,298 for 35 hours each week. Salary is paid monthly by direct transfer to your Bank or Building Society account, normally on the 28th of the month. Salaries for part-time staff are calculated on the full-time scales, pro-rata to the Standard Working Week.
Pension Scheme
This role is grade UE07 and therefore the post holder is automatically included in membership of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), subject to the USS membership criteria, unless they indicate that they choose not to join the Scheme.
Hours to be Notified (HTBN) will automatically become a member of the USS scheme if their monthly earnings are deemed to be ‘qualifying earnings’ (equivalent to the HMRC monthly threshold above which their earnings are taxable). If the post holder’s earnings are not deemed as “qualifying ea! rnings†and therefore will not automatically become a member they can opt in to the USS Scheme.
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Eligibility to Work
In accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 the University of Edinburgh, as an employer, has a legal responsibility to prevent illegal working and therefore must check that all employees are entitled to work in the United Kingdom (UK).
To do so, the University of Edinburgh requires to see original documents evidencing right to work in the UK before commencement of employment and this is normally carried out at interview. Details will be provided in any letter of invitation to interview.
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This post meets UK Border Agency criteria for sponsorship by the University of Edinburgh. Even if you are not currently eligible to work in the UK, it may be possible for the Univers! ity of Edinburgh to sponsor you to obtain a Tier 2 (General) visa to en! able you to take up the appointment should you be successful at interview.
For applicants interested in sponsorship information is located here
However, if you have previously been sponsored by an employer within the UK but your leave has expired or lapsed and you are no longer in the UK, according to UK Border Agency rules you can cannot apply for sponsorship under any category of Tier 2 for a period of 12 months after the date your leave has expired or lapsed.
Application Procedure
All applicants should apply online at www.ed.ac.uk/jobs . The application process is quick and easy to follow, and you will receive email confirmation of safe receipt of your application. The online system allows you to submit a CV and other attachments.
Closing date: Friday 2nd August 2013 at 5pm.
You will be notified by email whether you have been shortlisted for interview or not.
The University reserves the right to vary the ca! ndidate information or make no appointment at all. Neither in part, nor in whole does this information form part of any contract between the University and any individual.
The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336.
School of Clinical Sciences ( http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/clinical-sciences )
The School of Clinical Sciences (Head, Professor Hilary Critchley) has an international reputation in clinical based research through the combination of basic, clinical and translational science and epidemiological studies, and as a part of the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, offers unparalleled opportunities for groundbreaking interdisciplinary research in the bio-medical sciences.
The School comprises 5 interdisciplinary Research Centres: the University of Edinburgh/BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Sciences (Director, Professor Brian Walker), the MRC Centr! e for Inflammation Research (Director, Professor John Iredale), the MRC! Centre for Regenerative Medicine (Director, Professor Charles ffrench-Constant), the Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences (Director, Professor Siddharthan Chandran), the MRC Centre for Reproductive Health (Inaugural Director, Professor Philippa Saunders); plus a Division of Health Sciences (Head, Professor Peter Hayes) incorporating 7 clinical specialties; and the Postgraduate Dental Institute (Acting Director, Dr Tony Anderson).
Clinical Sciences employs around 600 members of academic and support staff and has over 550 Honorary members who contribute significantly to teaching and research. The School is a major contributor to the undergraduate MBChB curriculum and has approximately 800 registered post graduate students studying a range of PhD, MD, taught and research MSc and on-line distance learning programmes. The School can be found at the Little France site (Queen’s Medical Research Institute, Chancellor’s Building, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh the Scottish! Centre for Regenerative Medicine in the Bioquarter), the Royal Hospital for Sick Children, the Lauriston Building, Lauriston Place, the Western General Hospital and the Royal Edinburgh Hospital.
In the most recent UK Research Assessment Exercise, Clinical Medicine was rated top out of 28 submissions in the whole UK.
The College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
The College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine ( http://www.mvm.ed.ac.uk ) traces its origins back nearly 500 years (Darwin, Simpson and Conan-Doyle were students here) and is internationally renowned for its research and teaching. Headed by Professor Sir John Savill, the only conjoint Medical and Veterinary Medical School in the UK employs over 2300 academic and support staff within the College and the four Schools; Biomedical Sciences ; Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences; Clinical Sciences and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies.
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The undergraduate medicine teaching programme in the College enjoys a very high reputation nationally and internationally, with over 1,300 students enrolled on the MBChB and Intercalated courses and nearly 1000 on the Veterinary Sciences BVS and related programmes. In addition, approximately 2000 students are currently enrolled in the College’s taught and research post-graduate courses, including an extensive range of online distance learning diplomas and degrees. They are trained by over 1000 outstanding academic staff. Details of PhDs, research programmes and studentships are available through our major interdisciplinary research institu! tes and centres (http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/medicine-vet-medicine/research/institutes/centres).
The academic disciplines within Medicine are largely concentrated in the two teaching hospital campuses in Edinburgh, the New Royal Infirmary at Little France and the Western General Hospital. Both have extensive new infrastructure with major new research institutes and state of the art research facilities on clinical sites. Edinburgh hosts a number of prestigious MRC and BHF Research Centres. The approach is interdisciplinary, with basic and clinical researchers working together at the laboratory bench and in our clinical research facilities to address major themes in basic, clinical and translational medicine.
The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Science on the new Easter Bush campus houses outstanding teaching and clinical facilities as well as the splendid Roslin Institute, one of the world’s leading veterinary research centres. The College i! s the UK’s only conjoint medical and veterinary school which affords ! outstanding opportunities to address ‘One Health’ and Global Health problems of the highest international priority.
Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) 2008
In RAE 2008, the College was placed first of 28 submissions in the UK, in Hospital-Based Clinical Subjects. Of all those submitted at the international level 80% of the submission were judged world-leading (4-star, 40%) or internationally excellent (3-star, 40%) levels.
The College was placed fourth in Agriculture, Veterinary and Food Science, but was the first-placed veterinary school (by 4*) and delivered the largest volume of 4* research in the whole UK. The College was also sixth in the UK in Psychiatry, Neuroscience and Clinical Psychology, an area further reinforced by the advent of Edinburgh Neuroscience to coalesce the University’s neuroscience activities.
The University of Edinburgh
For more than four centuries, our people and their achievements have rewritten histor! y time and again. They’ve explored space, revolutionised surgery, published era-defining books, paved the way for life-saving medical breakthroughs and introduced to the world many inventions, discoveries and ideas from penicillin to Dolly the sheep. We have believed that anything is possible.
We still do. The latest Research Assessment Exercise highlighted our place at the forefront of international research. This adds to our international reputation for the quality of our teaching and our student experience excellence.
As a member of staff you will be part of one of the world's leading universities, with 22 Schools spread over 3 Colleges that offer more than 500 undergraduate and 160 postgraduate courses to over 30,000 students each year. Professional services are critical to this success as well as our world-class teaching, research and student facilities. In fact, we are one of the top employers in Edinburgh, with over 11,700 people spread across a w! ide range of academic and supporting roles.
As a world-changin! g, world-leading university we are an exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent, develop and reward success and integrate academic, professional and personal career goals, as well as give your career the benefit of a great and distinguished reputation.
The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336.
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