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Diagnostic Radiographer

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, Plymouth

Diagnostic Radiographer

£32073-£39043

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, Plymouth

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 1 week ago, 7 Sep | Get your application in now before you're too late!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

Job ref: f354c29bd38f4ff6b65cc33bed0f28d0

Location ref: Plymouth

Full Job Description

  • A commitment to the out-of-hours rota at the DGH and Newton Abbot Hospitals is expected.
  • To work within all mandated Regulatory guidelines and comply with all Trust and Departmental, Policies Protocols and Guidelines, ensuring high quality, safe working practices in a safe working environment
  • Provide highest quality of care, treating all patients equally
  • You will be responsible for the safe and efficient use of expensive and complex technical equipment
  • To work as part of the wider TSDFT team, supporting patient pathways for all patient types, assuring that patients receive the most effective and efficient service
  • You will supervise and advise trainees and students., Entitled as Operator under IRMER (IonisingRadiation (medical exposure) Regulations) Have detailed evidence of appropriateongoing professional development (professional portfolio).
  • Annual attendance in the Directoratesmandatory training programme.
  • Provide clinical and professional advice and be able to cope with multiple tasks.
  • Self-organiser able to work under own initiative within proficiencies achieved.
  • Team working skills.
  • Basic knowledge of IT skills.
  • Must have good interpersonal skills as they will have contact and working relationships with patients/public, a wide variety of staff,including all radiology personnel, medical staff, nurses, healthcare professionals, support staff, and visiting equipment engineers.
  • Working with ionising radiation
  • Radiographers must have awareness at all times of radiation protection as both staff and patients must be protected frominappropriate irradiation.
  • You will be required to position & manoeuvre patients and equipment on a daily basis. In any booked or ad hoc list patients may be ambulant; wheel chair bound; or on a stretcher or bed.Transfer to a couch may be necessary. Use of a hoist may be necessary.
  • There is regular exposure to distressing or emotional situations on a daily basis e.g. badly injuredpatients and intoxicated, aggressive or abusive patients and relatives and occasional exposure (fewtimes per month) to highly distressing situations e.g. severe trauma cases, cardiac arrest
  • Frequent exposure to bodily fluids e.g. blood, urine etc, infection risks and occasional exposure to fleas/lice and intoxicated, aggressive or abusive patients and relatives.
  • Ability to prioritise workload as radiographers often work single handed out of hours; stress levels are increased.
    • Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.

  • oEntitled as Operator under IRMER (Ionising Radiation (medical exposure) Regulations)
  • oHave detailed evidence of appropriate ongoing professional development (professional portfolio)
  • oAcknowledgement that the role is based at TSDFT, oBSc Radiography or DCR (+CPD/experience)
  • oCurrent HCPC registration
    • Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

    Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust is an Integrated Care Organisation where Hospital and Community services are managed as one . This contributes substantially to improving our patients care locally with the intention to have less reliance on acute bed-based care and to provide services closer to patients' homes. The Trust serves a population of 260,000 with a catchment area covering Torbay and South Dartmoor. The population increases by approximately 100,000 in the summer as a result of tourism. Torbay Hospital is ideally situated in the town of Torquay, famed for its sandy beaches and water sports. For those who prefer dry land, Dartmoor is close by and can be viewed from the staff room window! The cities of Exeter and Plymouth are located approximately 18 and 35 miles away.

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