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Diagnostic Radiographer

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London, Greater London, United Kingdom North Middlesex University Hospital Full time
Job Overview

The Diagnostic Imaging department at North Middlesex University Hospital is a dynamic and fast-paced environment that requires a skilled and experienced Diagnostic Radiographer to join our team. As a Diagnostic Radiographer - Band 7, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality diagnostic imaging services to patients, working closely with other healthcare professionals to ensure the best possible outcomes.

Main Responsibilities
  • Clinical Responsibilities:
    • Assess and clinically authorize referrals to radiology in line with national regulations and local protocols.
    • Act as an Operator and Practitioner, within your scope of practice, to clinically justify imaging requests from clinical information provided.
    • Undertake comprehensive assessments and examinations of patients, including those with diverse, complex, or multi-pathological presentations.
    • Expedite the reporting of images where an abnormality that would affect patient management has been detected.
    • Accept clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of patients within this specialist field and organize this effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical priorities and allocation of resources.
    • Work effectively to provide the optimum level of service, with an unpredictable workload.
    • Liaise with the referrer when clarification regarding the selection of the most clinically appropriate imaging examination is required.
    • Ensure a high standard of clinical care for patients within the department, including monitoring the standard of care delivered by colleagues.
    • Provide clinical guidance, advice, and assistance relating to specialized radiographic techniques and procedures to medical staff, junior radiographers, student radiographers, and helpers/assistants, developing their clinical knowledge and skills.
    • Provide advice to patients regarding their referral and their hospital attendance, for example, radiation protection issues, Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS), interpretation services, and freedom of information services.
    • Assess individual patients' understanding of the diagnostic procedure, ensuring valid consent to the procedure is obtained, working within the legal framework for patients who lack the capacity to consent to treatment.
    • Apply a high level of manual dexterity in the acquisition of accurate, high-quality diagnostic images, while accommodating a full range of patient presentations and adapting standard technique when necessary.
    • Match the clinical indications presented by the referrer to the most appropriate departmental protocol and act as a source of advice to others in the request and selection of the most appropriate imaging series.
    • Liaise with appropriate bodies in matters of patient safety, for example, the child protection team.
    • Operate advanced software on specialist radiological equipment, requiring excellent hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity.
    • Review images (own and others') to ensure that appropriate additional images are taken prior to the patient leaving the department.
    • Demonstrate and encourage reflective practice based on knowledge and skills.
    • Ensure that images are presented for reporting purposes in a timely and accurate manner.
    • Recognize and act upon radiographic abnormalities detected and those brought for advice, within the appropriate system of work.
    • Have full team-leader responsibilities within the clinical area/department.
    • Provide advice to radiographic staff, clinicians, and radiologists with regard to specialized radiographic techniques within their area of expertise. Work, without supervision, taking legal responsibility and accountability for all aspects of work.
    • Ensure relevant infection control measures are implemented and utilized where necessary, using appropriate personal protective equipment; including the safe management of equipment and linens contaminated by bodily fluids. Where necessary, seek professional advice.
    • Ensure that workload is scheduled to minimize the infection risk to others.
    • Be responsible for the care, comfort, and clinical well-being of the patient, during their examination while in the X-ray department. This includes the use of monitoring equipment, or the administration of oxygen or suction as required.
    • Ascertain from the patient, patient's guardian, or the referrer, the patient's suitability for receipt of intravenous contrast media.
    • Use evidence-based practice to enhance the radiographic service.
  • Operational Responsibilities:
    • Contribute to the quarterly Image Optimization Group, liaising with modality leads to further improve imaging quality and explore methods of dose optimization.
    • Responsible for the management of workflow, responding to changes in demand for radiology services, this may include liaising with other clinical and non-clinical departments within and outside the hospital to provide a service.
    • Day-to-day organization of staff and workload to provide an effective and efficient service.
    • Act as liaison between the team and other staff members.
    • Be able to solve problems, using the resources available in unforeseen circumstances, able to address and provide solutions to service delivery problems in unforeseen circumstances, using the available resources effectively to maintain smooth delivery of service/patient care.
    • Provide guidance to external users of the service regarding the deployment of radiographic resources, e.g., theatre and ward usage.
    • Participate in the safe transfer of patients and equipment within the department and hospital, using Trust manual handling guidelines and risk assessments.
    • Responsible for the management of change which affects the specialist services.
    • Devise, supervise, and monitor systems of work, reporting/notifying areas for improvement to the head of diagnostic imaging.
    • Organize, attend, lead, and contribute to regular departmental meetings.
    • Disseminate information to others in specialist clinical areas.
    • Report deficits in the data integrity of IT systems in use within Radiology and the Trust.
    • Undertake first-line fault investigations within the department for system and equipment faults.
    • Ensure (including the monitoring of others) that the input of patient data into Radiology IT systems within the specialist area is accurate.
    • Support and assist in the training of radiology, clerical, and medical staff on Radiology IT systems.
    • Be able to implement backup measures in times of system failure, ensuring that accurate patient and examination data is recorded.
    • Be able to retrieve photographic and digital images, including image manipulation/recovery from radiology systems.
    • Ability to maneuver equipment in confined and/or sterile environments.
    • Initiate remedial action to address equipment faults/malfunctions. Notify and take appropriate action where necessary.
    • Liaise with teams which are not part of radiology to manage workflow effectively; for example, portering, domestic services, A&E floor managers, and contractors.
    • Required to draft policies and change working practice dependent on service need.
    Core Knowledge and Understanding
    • An understanding of the organizational structure and working practices of the organization with regard to the provision of high-quality radiography services, and trust policies relevant to the specialist area.
    • To possess a high degree of personal and professional autonomy with the ability to make sound clinical judgments and critical decisions regarding the patients' welfare.
    • To have a working knowledge and be guided by broad professional/clinical policies and standards, e.g., those set by the College and Society of Radiographers, the Healthcare Professions Council, and the National Institute for Clinical Excellence.
    Person Specification

Education and Qualifications:

  • BSc. (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography.
  • HCPC registration.
  • PGCert or PGDip in Plain Film Reporting.

Desirable Criteria:

  • Leadership qualification.

Skills and Abilities:

  • Working knowledge of radiation governance and legislation.
  • Able to supervise the work of others and sensitively communicate areas for improvement.
  • Ability to write SOPs or other guidance.

Desirable Criteria:

  • RPS course.

Experience:

  • Adept in plain film, CT, cardiac, and interventional imaging.
  • Able to manage equipment maintenance.

Desirable Criteria:

  • Experience in delivering training and embedding new techniques or technology.
  • Use of Soliton RIS, Sectra PACS, and CareFlow.

Personal Qualities:

  • Excellent interpersonal skills. Ability to demonstrate empathy and to communicate with people from all backgrounds.
  • Able to explain complex matters in simple terms.
  • Willingness to collaborate and to work as part of an MDT.

Other Requirements:

  • Willingness to work flexibly.
  • Friendly, caring, and approachable to patients and staff.

Trust Values:

  • Demonstrable ability to meet Trust values.