Whittington NHS Trust, with their outstanding reputation in safe, personal, coordinated care for their local community, are seeking an enthusiastic Diagnostic Radiograher to join their committed team in a flexible and rewarding role.
Known for being one of the safest hospitals in England, Whittington Health provides expert care for more than 500,000 local people and is valued by its local community. Alongside the main Whittington Hospital, they have 30 community locations in the north London boroughs of Islington and Haringey. A fantastic team of more than 4,400 specialist staff also support the boroughs of Barnet, Enfield and Camden, maintaining a professional and highly personable approach to all their patients.
The Role:
- To prioritise patients to ensure optimum efficiency and service quality.
- Act independently in the assessment of referrals for X-Ray examinations, taking full responsibility for the justification of general X-Ray examinations (under guidance of Imaging Protocols) to reduce unnecessary ionizing radiation exposure of patients in accordance with IR(ME)R 2017.
- Maintain a high level of expertise in the safe operation of X-Ray equipment and manage faults effectively and in accordance with guidance given in induction.
- To comply with and contribute to the implementation of departmental and professional policies and procedures such as
- Health and Safety including risk assessment and COSHH
- Radiation Protection Procedures IRR 2017
- Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposures) Regulations 2017 (IR(ME)R 2017).
- Quality Assurance Program
- To ensure that all data inputs are accurately recorded to maintain the integrity of data for both patients and service.
- To provide professional support to colleagues, medical and nursing staff and all other staff groups.
- To ensure professional practice is maintained and extended through participation in Continuous Professional Development.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Assess a referral or request form and justify it under radiographic regulations and locally agreed protocols.
2. Prioritise patients to ensure optimum efficiency and service quality.
3. Ensure that the protocol used for an examination is suitably matched to the clinical indications for the procedure.
4. Liaise with referring clinicians to clarify or discuss requests for complex radiographic procedures.
5. Act as a point of advice for referrers, other clinical staff, patients and their relatives.
6. When permitted by information governance, effectively communicate and reassure patients, relatives, and staff about discussions concerning patient procedures.
7. Assess the physical, mental and communication abilities and needs of individual patients and respond appropriately.
8. Document that patients have consented to procedures and to issue and ensure they understand any instructions they need to follow.
9. Enter accurate patient examination data into Imaging Information Systems i.e. RIS and PACS.
10. Accurately position patients for examinations, adapting standard techniques as necessary to accommodate their individual abilities, needs, and limitations, ensuring appropriate radiographic procedures are conducted.
11. Undertake radiological procedures (i.e. multi-faceted, multiple trauma), utilising skills, knowledge and experience, setting exposure parameters.
12. Participate in patient monitoring or administration of oxygen.
13. Visually be able to discriminate subtle differences between images to ensure there are no artefacts.
14. Assess outcomes following procedures and ensure that any necessary additional procedures are undertaken within a single patient attendance where possible.
15. Assess and respond to adverse treatment responses.
16. Ensure that unexpected abnormalities seen are brought to the attention of the medical staff of the department, and the referring clinician, and that the patient is managed in an appropriate and supportive manner.
17. Work unsupervised, seeking advice from colleagues and senior radiographic or medical staff when required.
Requirements:
- BSc or MSc in Diagnostic Radiography or Diploma of the College of Radiographers
- Evidence of relevant continuing professional development
- HCPC Registration
- Demonstrate awareness of advocacy for patients
- Evidence of ability to assess the needs of the patient
- Ability to critically analyse Radiographs
- Ability to use own initiative
- Ability to safely use a wide range of manual handling equipment as provided by the Trust
- Excellent written communication skills
- Evidence that knowledge of general radiographic techniques is up to date
- Range of radiographic experience gained as a student or in first post
- Previous experience of emergency duties (possibly as a student)
- Good Understanding of Legislation relating to Health & Safety and Radiation Protection
- Evidence of working as part of a team, including multi-professional teams
- Evidence of understanding or participation in QA Programme
- Demonstrates professional approach, in demeanour, appearance and time keeping
- Willingness to undertake teaching and assessment of students
Bank Staff are invaluable to us and in return for their dedication and commitment, we offer the following benefits:
- Priority of shifts over an agency worker, accommodating your availability
- A dedicated recruitment team to ensure you can work as quickly as possible
- A dedicated compliance team that ensures you remain compliant to work
- Free annual Core Skills training
- A bookings team to ensure you work when and wherever you want to
Apply now for this fantastic opportunity by uploading your CV, and a member of our recruitment team will be with you shortly.
Bank Partners is an employment agency/employment business (as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003) and is acting on behalf of its client in relation to this vacancy.