Southern Adelaide Health Service
JOB AND PERSON SPECIFICATION
(NON-MANAGERIAL)
TITLE OF POSITION:
ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT:
Senior Supervisor – Main General X-ray
Southern Adelaide Health Service
Classification: PO3
Health Unit: Repatriation General Hospital
Division: Radiology
Classification Reviewed:
Department / Section:
Position No:
Position Created:
Job and Person Specification Approval
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CEO or Delegate
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Date
JOB SPECIFICATION
1. PREAMBLE
The Southern Adelaide Health Service (Southern Health) was established in 2004. It brought
together Flinders Medical Centre, Noarlunga Health Services and Drug and Alcohol Services
Council. It includes Population & Primary Health Care, Southern Mental Health and Southern
Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services, and works closely with other health providers in the
southern area. Repatriation General Hospital, a public teaching hospital, formally joined
Southern Health in July 2008, further consolidating the working relationship formed over the past
four years.
With an annual budget in excess of $500M, Southern Health provides care for around 330,000
people living in the southern metropolitan area of Adelaide as well as providing a number of statewide services, and services to those in the regional areas.
More than 7,000 skilled staff provide high quality patient care, education, research and health
promoting services.
2. SUMMARY OF THE BROAD PURPOSE OF THE POSITION and its responsibilities/duties
The Senior Supervisor of the Main General X-ray Department is responsible for allocating and
determining work priorities of the Radiographic team to ensure operational standards and
efficiencies are met having regard to the needs of patients.
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3. REPORTING/WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
(to whom the person reports, staff for whom the person is
responsible, and other significant connections and working relationships within the organisation)
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Accountable to the Chief Radiographer.
Responsible to the Head of Angiography and General X-ray.
Liaises with referring clinicians, other specialist, nursing staff and Radiologists regarding
the Medical Imaging service provided to the Main General X-ray Department.
Exercising professional direction Medical Imaging Professional Officers demanding
professional judgement.
Team leadership responsibilities when working in the Main General X-ray Department.
Reporting to the PACS Administrator regarding PACS Master User duties (General Xray).
4. SPECIAL CONDITIONS (such as non-metropolitan location, travel requirements, frequent overtime, etc)
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Job and Person Specifications are reviewed regularly as part of the ongoing Performance
Development process.
May be required to work within other locations of the Southern Adelaide Health Service.
Required to wear the Repat Radiology Corporate Uniform.
Support values consistent with the aims of the Region, including honesty, respect and
integrity.
Will be required to undertake a health assessment prior to commencement.
Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Offender History Check.
Comply with the Principles of the Code of Fair Information Practice, adopted by the
Department of Health, which regulate the collection, use, disclosure, storage and transfer of
all personal patient/client information within the Department and throughout its funded service
providers.
Will work mostly in the Main General X-ray Department and may be required to work in other
areas within the Radiology Department as per roster.
Some out of hours work may be required which shall also include participating in the after
hours oncall roster.
Intra or interstate travel may be required from time to time.
4. STATEMENT OF KEY OUTCOMES AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES
(group in to major areas
of responsibility / activity and list in descending order of importance).
Provide an effective and efficient General x-ray service to clients in the MAIN X-ray
Department by:
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Accepting personal professional responsibility for the provision of medical imaging
services within the Main General X-ray Department and is required to integrate theoretical
knowledge with advanced clinical skills.
Independently identifying problems during the process of a General X-ray imaging
procedure that may indicate the need for further investigations.
Operating with a high level of professional independence within the Main X-ray
Department.
Independently performing diagnostic medical imaging examinations and interventional
procedures appropriate to the setting in which they work using specialised equipment.
Assessing request forms and patients’ previous clinical history.
Consulting with the patient or patient’s guardian to document patient history regarding
location and incidence of patients’ presenting symptoms or to determine the mechanics of
an injury.
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Communicating any unusual findings of the examination, which the Radiologist may use,
together with the images to form the basis of a report, which is then available to the
referring clinician.
Liaising directly with the Radiologist if, based on their examination, they judge that a
different type of examination or technique will provide more complete results.
Provide Professional Leadership to Radiographic staff in the Main General X-ray
Department by:
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Allocating and determining work priorities of the team to ensure operational standards and
efficiencies are met having regard to the needs of patients.
The Main General X-ray areas include:
 3 General X-ray rooms,
 Digital Fluoroscopy suite,
 Five Operating Theatres including 2 Imaging Intensifiers and 1 mobile x-ray unit,
 Theatre Recovery
 Mobile x-ray coverage of all RGH Hospital inpatient wards including ICU/CCU, Medical
Wards 1-8, ARU, Mental Health and Rehab wards.
Allocating requests from referring clinicians and specialists to determine the work priorities
of the team to ensure operational standards and efficiencies are met having regard to the
needs of patients.
Providing training to Medical Imaging Professional Officers.
Contributes to an exemplary Main General X-ray Department service for clients by:
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Assuming responsibility for external staff entering the Main General X-ray Department to
ensure all staff and patients adhere to the medical imaging safety protocols.
 Involvement in research projects that supplement existing specialised knowledge and may
contribute to the development of new or improved General X-ray methods and policy.
Maintain records of service provision for the RGH Main General X-ray service and
generate reports for management including:
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Equipment faults and service reporting
Productivity
Responsible for General X-ray PACS Master User duties, which include:
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Assisting with PACS training.
Monitoring data quality and integrity
Performing patient and exam merging tasks.
Liaise with Radiologists and other Medical Officers regarding General X-ray Imaging data
presentation on the PACS network.
Contribute to a safe and healthy work environment, free from discrimination and harassment by
working in accordance with legislative requirements, the Code of Conduct and departmental
human resource policies, including the OHS&W requirements.
Acknowledged by Occupant:______________________________ Date:_____/_____/_____
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PERSON SPECIFICATION
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ESSENTIAL MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS (those characteristics considered absolutely necessary)
Educational/Vocational Qualifications
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Appropriate national or international tertiary qualifications which provide eligibility for the
Statement of Accreditation of the Australian Institute of Radiography and for licensing under the
Radiation Protection and Control Act SA (1982).
Personal Abilities/Aptitudes/Skills
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Well developed communication skills, both written and oral.
Ability to relate effectively with patients, fellow medical professionals, support staff, and people in
general.
Ability to lead a team including the ability to plan, prioritise, schedule and coordinate work to
provide a professional service.
Ability to provide professional direction to professional officers.
Ability to use significant initiative to analyse situations and identify opportunities and needs to
develop and progress the value, contributions and effectiveness of medical imaging services
within the Main General X-ray Department.
Proven commitment to the principles and practise of:
 EEO, Ethical Conduct, diversity and OHS&W;
 Quality management and client oriented service;
 Risk management.
Experience
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Have high levels of proven medical imaging experience and expertise.
Demonstrated ability to competently perform more complex radiographic procedures.
Has attained professional expertise, competence and experience to perform all standard and
complex professional tasks within General X-ray Imaging.
Knowledge
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A detailed knowledge of all standard and complex professional tasks in the application of
established General X-ray work practices and procedures.
Specialised professional knowledge in selecting and adapting methods best suited to performing
General X-ray examinations and presenting the imaging data on the Radiology Departments
PACS network.
The attainment of skills and knowledge through participation in further training by way of an
accredited continuous professional development (CPD) program (AIR) or by holding postgraduate qualifications relevant to Medical Imaging.
Knowledge of the principles of EEO, Occupational Health and Safety policies and procedures,
personnel management standards and employee conduct standards and their application in the
workplace.
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2. DESIRABLE CHARACTERISTICS (to distinguish between applicants who meet all essential requirements)
Personal Abilities/Aptitudes/Skills
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Post degree studies relevant to Medical Imaging.
Experience
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Ability to recognise and determine professional development needs and priorities.
Knowledge
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Demonstrated team leadership qualities with the ability to organise and coordinate
departmental workflow in any situation.
Educational/Vocational Qualifications (considered useful in carrying out the responsibilities of the position)
Other details
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