diagnostic radiographer
ISCO: 2269. Skills: 71. Essential: 55.
Essential skills
- adhere to organisational code of ethics
- analyse X-ray imagery
- apply context specific clinical competences
- apply medical imaging techniques
- apply organisational techniques
- apply radiation protection procedures
- apply radiological health sciences
- assess radiation response
- calculate exposure to radiation
- communicate in healthcare
- comply with legislation related to health care
- comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
- conduct cancer screening tests
- conduct preoperative investigations
- contribute to continuity of health care
- deal with emergency care situations
- determine imaging techniques to be performed
- determine medical images' diagnostic suitability
- determine patient's exposure factors
- empathise with the healthcare user
- ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations
- ensure safety of healthcare users
- evaluate delivery of radiation treatment
- evidence-based radiography practice
- first aid
- follow clinical guidelines
- health care legislation
- health care occupation-specific ethics
- human anatomy
- human physiology
- hygiene in a health care setting
- interact with healthcare users
- listen actively
- maintain imaging equipment
- manage healthcare users' data
- manage radiology information system
- medical contrast agents
- medical oncology
- medical terminology
- operate medical imaging equipment
- paediatrics
- perform bronchoscopy
- perform diagnostic imaging procedures
- pharmaceutical products
- post-process medical images
- prepare for diagnostic imaging procedures
- prepare patients for imaging procedures
- provide psychological support to patients
- radiation physics in healthcare
- radiation protection
- radiobiology
- respond to changing situations in health care
- undertake post-examination activities
- use treatment verification systems
- work in multidisciplinary health teams
Supporting skills
- administer contrast media
- conduct health related research
- conduct radiotherapy computer planning
- conduct video telemetry
- determine eye disease progression
- development trends in radiography
- identify progression of disease
- Interpret diagnostic procedures for vascular surgery
- interpret medical images
- perform clinical research in radiography
- perform ultrasound
- psychology
- report on radiological examinations
- use foreign languages for health-related research
- use foreign languages in patient care
- use obstetric sonography