Band 6 Senior Radiographer

• Act under the IR(ME)R Radiation Regulations and assess the clinical justification of referrals to ensure that the benefit to the patient outweighs the radiation risk associated with the examination. • Act as patient and staff advocate minimising their exposure to radiation. • Provide timely, efficient and courteous provision of radiographic services to the agreed standards of the department taking account of the patient/clients clinical, physical and cultural needs. • Perform out of hours duties as part of the departmental shift system, without supervision and acting as team leader where necessary. • Monitor and adjust work priorities in conjunction with other professionals to take into account changing demands on the diagnostic services due to emergencies or increased demand from A&E, particularly during out of hours duties. • Assess and treat own workload of patients/clients, also communicates work priorities, organising workload and encouraging collaboration in the respective work area. • Responsible for the safe use and maintenance of imaging equipment, reporting faults to senior staff or directly to the manufacturer. • Participate in the departmental rota, being flexible in responding to service needs. • Be responsive to change management issues and understand the implications for the Radiology service. • Ensure all adverse incidents are reported in line with trust policies • Participate in clinical audit to improve quality of service and support the continual development of services in line with best, evidence based practice. • Participate in multiple site rotation as and when necessary Job description Job responsibilities • Act under the IR(ME)R Radiation Regulations and assess the clinical justification of referrals to ensure that the benefit to the patient outweighs the radiation risk associated with the examination. • Act as patient and staff advocate minimising their exposure to radiation. • Provide timely, efficient and courteous provision of radiographic services to the agreed standards of the department taking account of the patient/clients clinical, physical and cultural needs. • Perform out of hours duties as part of the departmental shift system, without supervision and acting as team leader where necessary. • Monitor and adjust work priorities in conjunction with other professionals to take into account changing demands on the diagnostic services due to emergencies or increased demand from A&E, particularly during out of hours duties. • Assess and treat own workload of patients/clients, also communicates work priorities, organising workload and encouraging collaboration in the respective work area. • Responsible for the safe use and maintenance of imaging equipment, reporting faults to senior staff or directly to the manufacturer. • Participate in the departmental rota, being flexible in responding to service needs. • Be responsive to change management issues and understand the implications for the Radiology service. • Ensure all adverse incidents are reported in line with trust policies • Participate in clinical audit to improve quality of service and support the continual development of services in line with best, evidence based practice. • Participate in multiple site rotation as and when necessary