We are offering an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, self-motivated Clinical Technologist or Radiographer to join our small, but friendly team providing a Bone Densitometry (DXA) service for Bradford and the surrounding districts.

The department is currently open Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 5pm and there will be some flexibility as to how the working hours of this post sit within this period.

The department has a brand-new state of the art DXA scanner.

Main duties of the job

The DXA scanner is based in St Luke's Hospital and currently carries out osteoporosis screening on around 4,000 patients per annum.

The key responsibilities of this post are to carry out all routine aspects of bone densitometry scanning, processing results, and assisting the section head with the implementation of service developments. The post holder may also undertake report generation as part of this role. Experience in reporting DXA scans would be advantageous. Once familiar with routine scanning, the successful applicant would undertake training to be able to report DXA scans.

About us

Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:

• We value people
• We are one team
• We care

We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post-holder will be a member of a team providing clinical services within the Medical Physics Department carrying out Bone Densitometry (DXA) scanning.

Bone densitometry is a specialist, patient-orientated and appointment driven service with associated time constraints. The post-holder will exhibit independent judgement and take action after consultation with senior staff, sometimes in complex and non-routine situations. The post-holder is required to work to extremely high standards of accuracy, safety and accountability.

Bone densitometry provides a screening service for osteoporosis to approximately 4000 patients per annum. The work is carried out independently following agreed protocols and is routine in nature. Strict attention to detail is essential.

The workload covers both in-patients and out-patients, from inside and outside the Bradford region. The services must respond to rapid changes in demands.

The post-holder will undertake the routine aspects of the bone densitometry service. Common activities relating to the services will include scanning patients, processing results. The post-holder will also be expected to carry out DXA reporting once training has been completed.

The post holder liaises with technicians, consultant radiologists, clinical scientists, clerical staff, and consultants within the Trust, and referring clinicians from a wide geographical area. Communication with relevant external agencies is also required.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience within Bone Densitometry, Nuclear Medicine, or another Radiology imaging modality
• Experience of working with ionising radiation

Skills

Essential

• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent command of English verbal and written
• Able to cope under pressure
• Able to communicate effectively with patients, carers and clinical colleagues.
• Works to a high level of accuracy and attention to detail

Desirable

• IT skills - Bone Densitometry processing software

Knowledge

Essential

• Practical knowledge of medical imaging using radiation
• Knowledge of IRR/IR(ME)R Regulations

Desirable

• Knowledge of current bone densitometry techniques including computer aided acquisition and processing
• Regular attendance of relevant short courses, seminars, conferences and self-study
• General understanding of Infection Control

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualified to Degree level in a Science or Healthcare discipline or equivalent *
• Qualified to Degree level in a Science or Healthcare discipline or equivalent *

Desirable

• National Certificate in Bone Densitometry (DXA or DXA module)
• Post Graduate Diploma or equivalent in Bone Densitometry/DXA reporting

Employer details

Employer name

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Lukes Hospital

Little Horton Lane

Bradford

BD5 0NA

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