Senior Radiographer - Circle Health Group - Mount Alvernia Hospital - Guildford, UK
(2023-04)
Work as Senior Radiographer with core duties and values of a medical professional. Quality control lead working closely with line manager.
- Cover CT, General X-ray, Theatre imaging, Dexa scans and imaging as needed
- Strongly follow IRMER Regulations and HCPC code of ethics and professional conduct
- Skilled to do all X-ray equipment and units for QA tests as mandatory requirements
- Streamline all mandatory training and documents needed for CQC inspection
- Flexible to cover 8 to 8 shifts and move in modalities as per HR need
Senior Radiographer - HCA Healthcare - UK (2 sites)
(2021-06 - 2023-03)
Worked at 2 sites of HCA Healthcare with flexible shifts from 8am to 8pm.
- Check and receive General X-ray and IR requisition for proper examination, dated, signed, and valid diagnosis
- Understand workflow for inpatients and outpatients
- Prepare room for patients and make patient ready for radiology procedure
- Confirm patient ID and pregnancy status (if examining female)
- Perform X-ray abiding with ALARA principle and following company protocol
- Document each exposure in line with IRMER
- Help lead for preparing all CQC inspections for both sites with knowledge of documents review and update
- Well aware of CQC compliance including protocols, policies, quality and safety, infection control, IRMER incidents, radiation protection, safeguarding, mental capacity act, pause and check and audits
- Perform QA tests for all radiology equipment including 2 X-ray equipment, 2 mobile machines and 2 C-arm units
- Safeguarding champion in radiology team
- Receive and keep stock for radiology procedures
- Perform all weekly and monthly tasks assigned to radiology team
- Help team for IEP transfers
Medical Radiation Technologist (MRT) - Mayfair Diagnostics - Calgary, Canada
(2016-05 - 2021-02)
Worked at 7 clinic sites within Mayfair Diagnostics as a Medical Radiation Technologist.
- Check x-ray requisition forms for proper examination information including history
- Understand workflow
- Prepare room for patient and make patient ready for X-ray
- Confirm patient ID and pregnancy status (if examining female)
- Perform X-ray abiding with ALARA principle and following company protocol
- Give instructions to patient for report (Stat or routine imaging)
- Send patient images for reporting to assigned Radiologist
- Maintain quality work and always striving for more improvement
- Deliver quality services and dedicated patient care while adhering to professional ethics
- Maintain patient confidentiality and dignity at all times
- Well aware of down time procedures
- Well experienced with range of demographics from paediatrics to geriatrics
- Ability to work independently or in a team
- Speak three different languages other than English: Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu
Warehouse Administrator - Pet Valu Distribution Centre - Calgary, Canada
(2015-08 - 2016-04)
- Receive store orders and distribute among pickers
- Check right quantity and items sent to orders
- Check all items and register orders in company's dedicated online system
- Completed Payroll training EZYLabour
- Maintain employee hours and manage team
Senior Radiographer - InHealth Diagnostic and Imaging - High Wycombe, UK
(2007-02 - 2012-01)
Worked on mobile as well as on static units based in London area. Lead radiographer of one of the mobile sites.
- Work on mobile and static units based in London area
- Lead radiographer of one of the mobile sites (St. George Hospital Hornchurch)
- Work as mobile radiographer for X-ray and Dexa
- Dexa postings - 12 hr shift, 32 patients in one clinic
- Work in CT, X-ray and Dexa shifts (8 or 12 hrs)
- Work in coordination with manager and other colleagues to setup new mobile sites
- Understand all policies and procedures
- Do Quality assurance checks required for units
- Help in infection control audits
- Deliver quality services and dedicated patient care
- Regular use of PACS and RIS
- Maintain quality work and always thriving for more improvement
- Work in CT as well as PET CT for some time
Medical Technologist (X-Ray) - Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research - Sector 12, Chandigarh, India
(1999-01 - 2007-02)
Worked with comprehensive diagnostic imaging services including general radiography, special procedures, CT, fluoroscopy, angiography, and supervision of student radiographers.
- Undertake all general radiography
- Receive patients for diagnostic imaging and confirm IDs to ensure diagnostic procedure is appropriate
- Use ALARA principle while performing procedures
- Perform special radiographic procedures (contrast and non-contrast) and Fluoroscopic investigations
- Work in mammography unit on rotational basis with experience of performing stereotactic mammography
- Work as dedicated CT Radiographer for more than 2 years
- Perform whole body non-contrast and with contrast investigations for Thorax, abdomen and pelvis, neuro CT
- Perform CT angiography, virtual colonoscopy and Bronchoscopy, CT Cisternography, CT myelography, Bone mineral studies (BMD), 3D CT and CT reformations/Volumetric studies, MIP
- Perform various Angio and venography's in DSA
- Work with intervention teams performing Angioplasty, Embolization, stenting
- Perform meticulous patient care while maintaining patient confidentiality
- Maintain Quality work by continuous improvement
- Supervise duty and train student radiographers
- Work on rotational basis in all areas of Diagnostic imaging department
- A&E X-rays (round the clock) and OPD patients
- Work in Mammography posting (40-45 weeks in 8 years)
- Ward radiography including ICUs
- Theatre radiography
- Special radiography investigations (Barium, IVP, HSG, MCU)
- Digital subtraction angiography
- Pediatric radiography
- Mobile X-ray units
- Work in CT as well as PET CT for some time
