Detailed job description and main responsibilities

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Communication requirements

• To assist in ensuring there is effective communication between the various teams who have input into the Scanning service such as Diagnostic Radiology Staff, students, Medical Physics Staff, Clinicians, Nursing staff and others.
• To ensure that patients understand complex information related to their examination and to encourage patients to cooperate fully in the examination process. This may involve patients with learning difficulties or other disabilities.
• To take part in departmental research and audit and report as necessary.
• Accurate input of patient data into any Trust computer system.

Teaching / Training requirements

• Take an active role in the training of qualified radiographers, radiography students and students from other disciplines including visiting engineers and clinical trainee staff
• Maintain expertise in intravenous cannulation techniques.
• To participate in the departmental continuing professional development programme, including participating in appraisal and personal development planning.
• To participate in the Trust’s mandatory training.
• To adhere to the College of Radiographer’s Professional Code of Conduct.

Analytical skills

• Assess patient’s clinical condition with relation to the level of risk of giving intravenous contrast medium examination protocols.
• Adapt radiological techniques and protocols in accordance with the condition of the patient.

General duties

• Supervision of junior radiographic staff, students and radiographic aides as required.
• Ordering of equipment and consumable items.
• Provision of specialist care of patients to ensure their comfort and safety in the department.
• Checking patient details prior to examination and ensuring all relevant details are on the request card as per the IR(ME)R regulations. Ensuring pregnancy is excluded in female patients of childbearing years.
• Maintenance of the standards of imaging set by the department
• Ensuring that any faults in equipment, fixtures, fittings or fabric of any of the departments are recorded and notified to the appropriate persons, and complying with, and enforcing current Health and Safety and Moving and Handling regulations.
• Ensure that all relevant radiation protection measures for each department are adhered to, e.g. local rules, ionising radiation regulations, IR(ME)R, departmental dose reduction strategies etc
• Maintaining practices in keeping with departmental and Trust Board policies, e.g. fire regulations, patient confidentiality etc.
• To work with the Radiologists, Clinical Specialist Radiographers and other senior staff in the department to review working practices and identifying new ways of working and finding solutions to problems.
• Clinical supervision of radiography students
• There is a contractual requirement to participate in extended day and weekend working, and on-call. 

Any other duties, which after discussion might be reasonable requested to maintain the smooth running of the department.