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Diagnostic Radiographer (CT/MRI based)
| Posting date: | 23 May 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: | 06 June 2024 |
| Location: | Cavendish Square, London, W1G 0PL |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9282-24-0556 |
Summary
To ensure protocols and standards are maintained and improved to produce best diagnostic information and patient care. To perform imaging examinations as an operator under the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations 2017. To follow the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) guidelines, local rules, and the departmental standard operating procedures. To comply with accurate patient identification procedures To ensure referrals are justified correctly and booked in a timely manner. To give advice where appropriate on the validity of requested examinations. To be aware of Radiation safety when undertaking CT examinations and ensure the safety and protection of patients, staff and carers are adhered to. To perform standard equipment Quality Assurance (QA), record results accurately and alert the Superintendent radiographer/medical physics as required. To assess specific communication needs of individual patients and to ascertain from the patient, patients guardian or the referrer, patients suitability and consent for receipt of intravenous contrast media. To anticipate where communication difficulties might make completion of the CT checklist impossible and to implement alternative methods to ensure that patient safety is maintained.