Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.
About The Organisation
Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.
We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.
The Role
In this role, the Specialist Radiographer will justify/authorise and perform Radiographic examinations,
providing direct care and a high quality diagnostic imaging service for the management of patients referred from clinicians and other referrers in NHS Lanarkshire. You will also Supervise Radiographers and SHCSW ensuring continuity of service delivery.
In This Key Role, You Will
- Act independently in the assessment of referrals for x-ray examinations, taking full responsibility for the authorisation of general x-ray examinations in order to reduce unnecessary ionising radiation exposure of patients in accordance with IR(ME)R.
- Supervise Radiographers, Assistant Practitioners and SHCSW
- Be actively involved in the implementation of radiographic procedures.
- Assess patient condition whether that be physically, mentally and/or emotionally prior to and during each examination in order to provide the best possible image
- Clinically evaluate images in order to assess quality, and to determine the need for additional images to further aid patient diagnosis.
- Maintain a high level of expertise in the safe operation of x