Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities

Key results from the job holder

§  Have high visual skills for imaging interpretation

§  To perform radiography as required in keeping with Departmental protocols.

§  To set high standards of radiography as determined by Standard Procedures and Directorate Policies

§  To be responsible for the correct care of patients attending for diagnostic imaging.

§  It is an essential requirement to participate in out of hours on-call service.

§  To act in a responsible way in matters of radiation protection for staff and patients. To seek help from Radiation Protection Supervisor when required. To follow the local rules at all times. To fully observe the Ionising Radiation (medical Exposure) Regulation 2017

§  To report all equipment faults.

§  To ensure high standards of image quality.

§  Conduct oneself in a professional manner.

§  To be responsible for ensuring that the correct staff to patient ratio is maintained within existing resources at any given time across all four sites when operating as the senior in charge

§  To liaise with other lead radiographers across one or all four sites to maintain adequate and safe staffing levels on a daily basis

§  To be flexible to changes in service demands, undertaking from a range of possibilities, any combination of the following duties: -

§  Rotation into other imaging modalities

§  RED DOT – image interpretation

§  Quality Assurance

§  Student Training / Assessing

§  Exercise judgement based on knowledge and experience in order to assess and interpret patient condition and amend technique/protocol from a range of alternatives.

§  To ensure Picture Archive Communication Systems (PACS) images are in keeping with standards required in department protocols.

§  To assess a radiological referral is relevant in keeping from Ionising Radiation Medical Exposure Regulations (IRMER) 2017

§  Have a high level of dexterity, correlation and sensory skills and a high level of co-ordination in order to do complex physical skills to manipulate patients safely for positioning and equipment with precision on a daily basis.

§  To be able to demonstrate a high degree of physical co-ordination in order to be able to use keyboard skills to manipulate images and for data entry.

§  Have high visual skills for imaging interpretation.

§  To raise and highlight any issues/problems within the Department to the appropriate person.

Planning and Organisational Duties

§  To plan and prioritise own workload, taking into account clinical and service needs across all modalities and all sites

§  To maintain quality control procedures.

§  To co-ordinate department demands for portering services.

§  To participate in an effective patient appointment system.

§  To provide cover for colleagues as directed by the line manager.

§  To become familiar with the location of departmental resources.

§  To co-ordinate efficient running of the Radiology Department.

§  To know protocols/procedures should a breakdown or a fault occur related to the Department.

Communications and Key Working Relationships

§  Must demonstrate good communication and interpersonal skills in order to exchange information with patients who may have a variety of barriers to understand, often in distressing or emotive circumstances.

§  To assist and offer advice to clinicians, wards and departments on the practical application for IRMER 2017 x-rays and IRR2017

§  To assist and offer advice to clinicians, wards and departments on the administration of the PACS system.

§  To maintain a professional demeanour, attitude and outlook at all times with all colleagues within the Trust.

§  To deal with potentially malicious conversations liable to undermine the service or an individual.

Responsibility for Finance

§  To ensure the responsible use of all radiology equipment and resources

Responsibility for Human Resources

§  To support the department induction process for new work colleagues.

§  To supervise junior members of trust in the performance of their duties.