Rotational Diagnostic radiographer
| Posting date: | 25 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £42,471.00 to £50,364.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £42471.00 - £50364.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 May 2024 |
| Location: | Chelsea, SW3 6JJ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9282-24-0453 |
Summary
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification. To provide a high quality diagnostic imaging service To comply with accurate patient identification procedures To perform imaging examinations within Royal College of Radiologists(RCR) and Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations (IR(ME)R) guidelines while adhering to local radiation protection guidelines To give advice to patients and clinicians regarding the preparation required for specialised imaging examinations and to gain verbal/written consent from patients undergoing imaging examinations/intravenous contrast administration To give advice on aftercare following interventional procedures and bruising/ extravasations post intravenous contrast injection To communicate effectively and empathetically with patients and their escorts prior to, during and after an examination. Patient presentation will include the unconscious, uncooperative, incapacitated, incompetent, disorientated and those with physical and mental disabilities. To accurately record/retrieve data on patients allergy status with particular reference to intravenous contrast To operate image data archives and to, record, store, retrieve and transmit image data with particular reference to digital data generated by digital mammography, and cross-sectional imaging. To be familiar with the use of computer keyboards and VDUs which are used in all imaging modalities within the department. To ensure validity of general x-ray imaging requests.