Senior Rotational Radiographer

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Orpington; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust is seeking a Senior Radiographer to provide high-quality radiographic services while ensuring patient safety. The role will involve managing a workload effectively, acting as an advocate for patient care, and collaborating with various professionals. Ideal candidates will have necessary qualifications, NHS experience, and the ability to work under pressure.

Qualifications

• BSc Radiography or equivalent qualification required.
• HCPC registration is essential.
• Recent NHS experience is crucial.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the safe use and maintenance of imaging equipment.
• Act as patient advocate, minimizing radiation exposure.
• Provide timely and efficient radiographic services.

Skills

Communication

Conflict Management

Clinical Justification Assessment

Education

BSc Radiography

HCPC Registration

Job description

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Service Delivery

• 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

Communication

• Receive and welcome patients and staff to the relevant Radiology reception areas and deal with any enquiries in a kind and courteous manner.
• Communicates with the referrer any changes to referrals after assessing the clinical justification for an x-ray examination against IR(ME)R and local protocols.
• Deal sensitively with patients or carers under emotional stress, including the terminally ill and bereaved.
• Be able to manage conflict.
• Communicate information relating to conditions and procedures to staff, patients and carers and ensure informed consent for examinations.
• Communicates effectively on a daily basis with patients with communication difficulties and cognitive impairment.
• Anticipate and interpret patients' needs, defining the level of patient care required on an individual basis.
• Communicate effectively with staff within and outside of the department to ensure the smooth operation of the service. Including liaison with ward staff and GPs.
• Give factual information to patients, including children, regarding examinations and understand the necessary preparations.
• Lead other radiographers and health care professionals in a defined work area, to assist them with diagnostic examinations and other procedures.
• Ensure the safety and wellbeing of patients, staff and visitors within the department.
• Ensure patients receive timely and accurate information about their examination, and ensure urgent findings are communicated in the appropriate way to referrers (e.g. red-dot system).

Person specification

Person specification

Essential criteria

• BSc Radiography (or equivalent)
• Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration.
• Recent & Relevant NHS experience
• Demonstration of equipment competencies in general, mobile, theatre and fluoroscopy equipment.

Desirable criteria

• Awareness of NHS targets that affect Radiology.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Senior Radiographer Job Description (PDF, 264.4KB)
• Princess Royal (PRUH) Site map (PDF, 1.4MB)