Radiology Clinical Tutor

Job overview

Are you interested in developing the next generation of Radiographers?  In this 12-month fixed-term role you would be working alongside the radiology management team, placement education facilitators, and representatives from the University to provide a robust and valuable clinical education programme for a range of learners including undergraduate Diagnostic Radiographers and apprentices.  The role requires a dynamic and flexible person who has excellent clinical skills and a desire to pass skills and knowledge on in a manner that is accessible and suitable. You would be responsible for teaching and assessment, creating rotas for students that provide a range of experience, and ensuring students achieve and maintain a high level of clinical knowledge.  The radiology department plays a crucial role in the accurate and timely diagnosis of cancer patients, and our mission is to empower staff to use their best practice, and evidence-based research, to provide the best possible patient-centred care they can. Instilling these values into learners will lead to a future workforce that is committed to delivering exceptional patient care, and a desire to continually improve their knowledge throughout their careers.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for undergraduate students from the University of Cumbria across three years of the degree course. The student rotation includes placement at another hospital and so close liaison with the clinical tutor there is fundamental to the success of the rotation. As well as undergraduate students you will be instrumental in coordinating clinical experience for the apprentice APs and apprentice Radiographers within the department, as well as working with the trust team to facilitate work experience placements, and elective placements.  Within the role you will be creating and managing rotas for the students, ensuring the educational burden on each department is sustainable and that the students receive a diverse, equitable, experience across multiple modalities. Accurate record keeping is essential, as well as having excellent communication skills to be able to liaise between the department and the university. Within this role you will also be responsible for providing pastoral care to the students.  The successful candidate will be an enthusiastic dynamic individual with a commitment to supporting students, visitors and staff. There will be an expectation for you to have some flexibility to attend relevant meetings e.g. at the University of Cumbria, clinical tutor’s forum, to support recruitment and occasional extended day working.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Communication & Relationship Skills •    Communicate data and ideas related to education within the Trust, with the partner university, NHS England, Department of Health or Health Education England personnel/committees. •    Process information received that may be of a sensitive or contentious nature in a professional manner, involving only the necessary parties and providing confidentiality where applicable.  •    Facilitate potentially difficult conversations between multiple parties including student radiographers, other learners, colleagues, senior managers or patients. This may be one to one conversations and with groups.

Knowledge, Training & Experience •    Display a highly specialist level of knowledge in radiography technique and clinical practice.  •    Demonstrate professional clinical knowledge acquired through a BSc (Hons) in Radiography and post graduate (Masters level) qualification or equivalent experience either in a radiography field or in education.  •    Demonstrate significant previous experience in supervision, managing learners, and personal experience in radiography.

Analytical & Judgemental Skills •    Advise the Radiology Services Manager about education and training functions in the service. They will advise senior colleagues on the management of clinical education provision for student radiographers and other visitors to Radiology. This will involve managing competing demands for education within Radiology.

Planning & Organisational Skills •    Plan and organise the rosters for learners and will ensure that the roster is agreed with the partner university for the students in their clinical placements. •    Compile reports and assessments on student progress. •    Contribute to the planning and development of education and delivery to students and staff groups within Radiology.

Physical Skills •    Develop and maintain the technical skills required to perform radiography examinations and able to instruct students who are developing these skills. These skills are complex and require dexterity. •    Undertake moving and handling of patients and equipment.

Responsibility for Patient/Client Care •    Undertake highly specialist clinical technical imaging and duties.

Responsibility for Policy/Service Development •    Collaborate for the development of departmental policies in relation to student education and oversee the implementation of these educational policies across Radiology. •    Manage clinical governance and comply with student learning requirements by the University of Cumbria, HCPC and College of Radiographers.

Responsibility for Financial & Physical Resources •    Safely use expensive and highly complex radiology equipment.

Responsibility for Human Resources •    Take responsibility for highly specialist teaching to student radiographers and qualified staff groups. •    Assist with selection of student radiographers for The Christie and at the partner university. •    Supervise clinical experience within the relevant frameworks. •    Provide pastoral care of student radiographers. •    Facilitate the training of clinical assessors. •    Coordinate work experience placements with the trust team, elective placements and other visitors to radiology (e.g. prospective and medical students). •    Promote careers in medical imaging and actively participate in raising the profile of the profession with the public. •    Participate in performance development review.

Responsibility for Information Resources •    Record personally generated information and ensure a system is in place, compliant with best practice in data management and Trust and University policies, to record, collate, process and store information on the progress of learners. •    Collate specific data for external audit including HEE requirements. •    Update radiology systems patient records and maintain departmental databases as appropriate.

Responsibility for Research & Development •    Support colleagues undertaking research, to maintain an awareness of current clinical trials and ensure this is included in the education of the students, including imaging patients enrolled in clinical trials.

Freedom to Act •    Expected results and outcomes will be defined by the Radiology Services Manager in conjunction with the Programme Lead at the University, but the post holder is expected to apply best practice to achieve these results. Guidance may be provided by peers or academic staff at the partner university.

This job description is not exhaustive and will be reviewed periodically to take into account changes and developments in service requirements. Any changes will be discussed fully with the post-holder