Job Overview
The role of a Clinical Specialist Radiographer CT is crucial in delivering high-quality radiology services to patients.
Key Responsibilities
1. Support the operational management of the CT service by working closely with and under the direct guidance of the Radiology Services Manager.
2. Provide a quality radiology service to all patients attending, in line with professional best practice and hospital guidelines, policies and procedures.
3. Share their in-depth knowledge obtained from experience and postgraduate training in all aspects of CT radiology department.
4. Understand, implement, and support the documentation to manage legislation related to the use of ionising radiation in CT.
5. Continually develop the CT service.
6. Oversee the training, development, and maintaining of competence for the CT team.
7. Liaise closely with the RSM, CSRs, and Radiologists at Aut Even to develop and maintain an efficient cross-site service for stakeholders.
8. Support the facilitation of optimisation of patient pathways in conjunction with the Radiology Management team.
9. Actively participate in all clinical components of the roster.
10. Consistently demonstrate leadership skills in line with the Hospital Values.
11. Support and deputise for the RSM as required.
12. Participate in all aspects of the CT service.
13. Demonstrate expertise and specialist knowledge of technique and processes involved in the production of consistent high-quality imaging.
14. Support the development and embedding into practice protocols and guidelines ensuring consistency in service provision.
15. Manage the day-to-day provision of the CT service.
16. Be able to constantly adapt staffing and service provision to the demands of the workload at short notice.
17. Develop and promote the Radiology department focusing on quality of service and optimising patient pathway within the service provision available.
18. Supervise and train Radiographers in all required aspects of CT scanning.
19. Be responsible for facilitating safe working practices in line with SI 30/IRR19.
20. Act as liaison between the Clinical Leads and clinical teams to improve image quality.
21. Actively participate and support team development in optimisation and development of quality.
22. Act as facilitator to disseminate knowledge within the clinical team in regard to image quality and changing/developing practice.
23. Manage resources efficiently.
24. Be accountable to the RSM for the direct delivery of the CT service.
25. Maintain records to ensure safe operation of equipment, record staff training and competence, assist budgetary control in the management of staffing rosters, bank staff usage, and overtime allocation, and record activity.
26. Maintain the equipment performance and take relevant corrective action if faults are noted.
27. Assist in the recruitment of new staff for the cross-sectional team.
28. Respond to verbal complaints from patients or carers.
29. Participate in departmental audits.
30. Liaise with clinical teams to ensure effective communication and multi-disciplinary working.
31. Actively contribute to the overall business plan for the Radiology department - identifying staff and resource requirements and forward planning to meet these.
32. Actively participate in the governance requirements and assurance for the CT team including risk management, incident investigation, and documentation.
33. Actively support the consistent implementation of Human Resources Policies.
34. Maintain personal Continued Professional development and Code of Conduct in line with the CORU requirements.
35. Regularly liaise with the RPO and Medical Physics on safety issues and other operational issues as appropriate.
36. Effectively communicate with the Radiography Services Manager and advise on significant changes in referral patterns, clinical workload, waiting times, etc.
37. Effectively communicate with all members of the radiography staff in assisting the department to achieve KPI targets and developments.
38. Undertake and participate in team building and training of Radiography Staff.
39. Notify the Radiography Services Manager of any leave in accordance with hospital policy.
40. Maintain an environment conducive to learning and development.
Qualifications & Experience
* BSc Diagnostic Radiography qualification must be recognised and validated by the Irish Institute of Radiography.
* CORU registration.
* A minimum of 6 years post-graduation clinical experience.
* A minimum of 3 years' experience working at a senior level in a CT department is essential.
* A postgraduate qualification is desirable.
* Experience in a hospital environment is essential.
* Up-to-date BLS certification.
Benefits
Competitive pay for the work employees do. Fully paid maternity and paternity leave for new parents. Competitive Pension Plan. Company-funded Death in Service Benefit x 3 times. Critical Illness cover for all employees up to the age of 66.
About UPMC
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