Communication and working relationships Demonstrates high level of team working and flexibility within a diverse multi-disciplinary team Communicate effectively with all levels of Trust staff, carers, and relatives to provide best patient care Recognise that radiographers are part of the wider healthcare team supporting all patient pathways, acute patient flow and day-to-day hospital management Communicate effectively with external support staff/engineers as required Always represent the Trust and Department in a professional manner Analytical and judgement Interventional procedures can be high pressure and stressful, the post holder must be able to deliver a high level of care and decision making. Assess each individual patient and adapts technical aspects of an examination to provide the highest quality diagnostic imaging with lowest possible dose. Assess and maintain imaging quality, performing all necessary processing functions to achieve good quality images. As an Operator, assess request details against departmental protocols and provide the appropriate examination. Assess the requirements of each individual patient and adapt any part of the visit or examination to give the patient the best experience possible. Participate in any preliminary clinical evaluation process (also known previously as red dot) or extension of that, whilst recognising any limitations in their knowledge or experience. Planning and organisation As a member of the interventional team, you will work autonomously from the service lead and will be required to provide the imaging once the training period is complete. Contribute to the efficient and effective delivery of the workload. Supports junior and senior staff in day-to-day provision of service. Independently manage workload appropriately when working in other departments or out of hours, seeking advice when necessary. When working outside of working hours, prioritise workload appropriately, considering requirements of all patients and referrers. Pro-actively seeks fill time between patients in the most effective way for the service and in whichever part of the service requires support Physical skills Possess a high degree of dexterity and coordination for the safe operation of the imaging equipment. A large proportion of your working hours will be wearing lead PPE. Moving and transferring of patients in all departments. Patient and client care Demonstrate a thorough understanding of physiological, social, and psychological needs of all patients and their careers, responding appropriately to the care needs of all patients. Communicate appropriately and effectively, utilising verbal, non-verbal and written means as required. Proactively work with service users and the public to develop and enhance the services they deliver. Contribute towards any urgent or emergency care that is required (e.g. resuscitation) where they have been trained to do so. Work autonomously within a given scope of practice and the scope of IR(ME)R (Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations) entitlement. Deliver high-quality medical imaging with ability to apply knowledge and practical experience to undertake a wide range of diagnostic techniques and examinations, modifying technique as required. Demonstrate optimisation of the delivery of radiation exposures in line with the principles of as low as reasonably practicable (ALARP). Give advice to other healthcare workers and professionals on general radiation protection issues and be able to explain the general risks of radiation to patients. Adhere to IRR 2017 and ensure radiation protection of all employees. Work in line with current professional body guidance and document reasons for decisions when practice deviates from this. Use knowledge of anatomy and pathology to recognise the need for urgent interventions for optimal patient care and take appropriate actions. Policy and service development Shares knowledge & experience with other practitioners, student radiographers and other professionals. Will support service development to provide the most efficient service whilst maintaining highest levels of quality and care. Will support creation and maintenance of any documentation as appropriate and when required. Will highlight potential service improvements or efficiencies via the appropriate route. Be proactive in raising concerns about patient care and service improvement suggestions, following these up as a duty of care. Take responsibility to feedback gaps, omissions or errors in any radiology documentation or procedures, including opportunity for improvement. Follows departmental policies, contributes to discussions on service/policy development, provides comments. Finance, equipment and other resources Responsible for safe use of all equipment used within the remit of the role. Must highlight own training deficiencies in relation to any equipment. Shared responsibility to monitor equipment during day-to-day activity and to report any issues at the earliest stage. Shared responsibility for appropriate care of equipment, including day-to-day housekeeping. There are no financial responsibilities. People management and training Supervise trainees/students proactively offering training and guidance related to tasks and roles that are within the post holders scope of practice. Mentor new starters during preceptorship. Recognise that when supervising trainees/students, responsibility for patient activity remains with the post holder. Contribute to feedback to trainees/students. Proactively support work experience and other similar programmes. Information technology and administrative duties Be familiar with all IT systems that support the radiology/cardiology service and workflows. Data quality will be maintained by compliance with all data entry requirements in the IT systems relevant to the role. Comply with the Trusts Information governance policies. Responsibility to report data entry errors that have been saved against a patient record. Research and development The post holder will support any research and development activity as required. Actively contribute towards and support a research centric culture through engagement and support of research activities. Participate in quality management, including quality control, quality assurance, audit, clinical governance, and the use of appropriate outcome measures within scope of practice. Freedom to act Entitled as an IR(ME)R (Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations) Operator with statutory responsibilities inherent in role. Undertake work as a diagnostic radiographer within scope of practice, in line with HCPC and SoR codes of conduct, and local guidelines and policies. Regular feedback given by a range of supervisors. Share knowledge & experience with other practitioners, assistant practitioners, student radiographers and other trainees. Entitled as a non-medical referrer for requesting post-pacemaker Chest X-rays to aid the patient pathway. Training provided.