Reporting Radiographer

We are seeking an experienced and qualified Reporting Radiographer to join our team at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust. As a Reporting Radiographer, you will play a crucial role in the advancement of our Reporting Service, ensuring that scans are reported with the utmost excellence within the appropriate time frame.

• Provide independent, timely, accurate, and appropriate clinical reports for a range of radiography examinations (plain film/MRI/CT) from a range of referral sources as appropriate to your scope of practice.
• Practice at the standards and following the responsibilities expected of a reporting radiographer according to local reporting radiographer policy and procedures.
• Practice safely in a radiation working environment in accordance with IR(ME)R 2017 legislation.
• Be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of your own work. Act as an independent radiographic practitioner and maintain professional standards defined by the HCPC and College of Radiographers (Registration and Code of Conduct).
• Assess the clinical justification of Radiography referrals, in line with national regulations IR(ME)R 2017 and local guidelines, where appropriate.
• Autonomously carry out radiographic imaging using ionising radiation, acting as an operator under IR(ME)R 2017, and/or high strength magnetic field, ensuring the production of high-quality images to enable accurate diagnoses while minimizing radiation.
• Liaise with the referral source where clarification is needed and act as a point of advice for referrers.
• Monitor and maintain a safe working environment with specific regard to quality assurance, Infection control, and general health and safety issues.
• Provide an efficient and effective service to both patients and other staff, while maintaining a high standard of patient care.
• Ensure appropriate infection control measures are undertaken, including personal protection, appropriate cleaning of equipment (including blood and other body fluids) and changing of linen.
• Ensure equipment is maintained in good working order, troubleshoot equipment faults, liaise with equipment manufacturers in the event of equipment failure, and ensure records concerning these events are completed, informing the modality lead superintendent and service users as appropriate.
• Ensure all examinations have been recorded accurately, as per protocol, on the radiology information systems and relevant trust-wide platforms, adhering to the data protection act.
• Support the radiation protection lead, alongside radiation protection supervisors, to continuously evaluate monitoring systems and practices according to local rules.
• Work as part of the Imaging workforce as required.
• Provide detailed written and/or verbal reports to the referring clinicians on the interpretation of images and adapt technique where appropriate.
• Act as a source of information and advice for peers, junior staff, students, referrers, and medical staff within the department.
• Establish, implement, maintain, and develop an appropriate level of professional knowledge and understanding to enable the safe delivery of practice.
• Authorise and vet requests for specialist areas, using departmental guidelines, efficiently managing any requests not suitable for authorisation.
• Work closely with doctors and other medical staff to ensure protocols are adhered to.
• Maintain close links with non-medical referrers and, at the request of the modality lead superintendent and consultant radiologist, ensure they receive adequate training regarding their role as referrer and documented evidence is kept regarding the same for audit purposes.
• Have appropriate clinical knowledge to prioritize patient workload in order of clinical need.
• Prioritize your workload and that of junior staff.
• Act as a point of advice for patient inquiries regarding their referral.
• Professionally judge the quality of the images you and junior staff produce and ensure that it is fit for purpose, acting on any images that do not meet the required standard.

Qualifications

• BSc(Hons) Radiography, DCR(D) Diploma of the College of Radiographers or Equivalent.
• PgCert/PgDip/MSc (or equivalent) plain film reporting.

Desirable

• Management training.

Experience

• Relevant post-qualification experience as a senior radiographer in multiple modalities as demonstrated by portfolio.
• Experience of monitoring junior staff.

Desirable

• Previous experience in a reporting radiographer role.
• Experience of teaching and supervision in radiology.

Knowledge

• Knowledge of standards and responsibilities expected of a reporting radiographer according to local reporting radiographer policy and procedure.