Service Development Lead

We are looking for a proactive and commercially minded individual to come and join us as our Service Development Lead, taking on the task of designing and delivering a new accreditation service that evaluates the quality of clinical radiology and clinical oncology training outside of the UK and supports continuous quality improvement.

As part of the wider Professional Practice and Quality Improvement team, the successful applicant will design our offer from scratch, developing a quality improvement and accreditation methodology that addresses the needs of our potential customers and the requirements for the commercial attractiveness, financial sustainability and viability of our service. Whilst creating our offer, you will work with key stakeholders tapping into their expertise and securing and sustaining their support for the scheme. All if this will be delivered within our end goal in mind: supporting the development of the global workforce in our specialties and cementing the RCR’s leadership of training and workforce development standards globally.

To be successful in the role you will utilise your experience of quality assurance, quality improvement, or standards development along with your exposure to financial modelling or budget setting to create an attractive and financially viable offer that will make a positive difference to our target audience. 

• Lead the development of clear, outcomes-based training accreditation standards that reflect UK specialty training requirements, which can be applied flexibly to complex, non-UK healthcare and training systems.
• Evaluate the options and make recommendations for formal, proportionate governance of our training accreditation activities.
• Plan and manage a pipeline of future work that anticipates changing demands, and prepare a timeline and project plan to support future rollout.
• Oversee and actively participate in the recruitment, training and recognition of doctors to work with us on delivery of the service.
• Develop a financially sound fee structure for the global training accreditation service, and work with Finance colleagues to keep it under regular review to ensure it appropriately reflects the cost and benefits of undertaking our activities to a high standard, and is commercially attractive.

• Experience of quality assurance, quality improvement, or standards development.
• Experience of identifying revenue opportunities and achieving income against targets.
• Significant commercial acumen, including the ability to balance customer-centric service design with financial sustainability.
• Effective negotiating, influencing and interpersonal skills, including the ability to bring together, motivate and coordinate a team of volunteers.
• Excellent project management skills, with the ability to lead on a range of tasks and ensure they are completed on time to a high standard, and with appropriate consultation with the relevant stakeholders.

How to apply

To find out more about any of the vacancies advertised, please download the candidate pack for the post you are interested in. Complete the diversity monitoring form and send a CV and covering letter to jobs@rcr.ac.uk by the stated closing date, explaining concisely how you match the requirements of the role.

Alternatively, you can send your application by post to arrive by the closing date. Please address your application to:

HR Manager
The Royal College of Radiologists
63 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London
WC2A 3JW

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