How was it for you? What factors influence job satisfaction for band 5 and 6 therapeutic radiographers

Perceptions about the implementation of physiotherapist prescribing in Australia: a national survey of Australian physiotherapists

“…To guarantee quality development of physiotherapists across the profession, participants called for the creation of a contemporary career development framework into which prescribing would be integrated to safeguard mastery of traditional skills, govern quality practice and maintain the ‘physiotherapy brand’. This appeal concurs with literature reporting that career frameworks within healthcare help the public understand different clinicians’ knowledge, skills and roles within one profession, as well as providing purpose and direction for professionals, promoting engagement and job satisfaction 30 31. Further, academic qualifications and increased clinical responsibility should lead to enhanced remuneration if physiotherapists are to adopt prescribing into their clinical practice, as a lack of remuneration has been recognised as a barrier to NMP across other professions 32–34.…”

Opportunities for radiographer reporting in Ghana and the potential for improved patient care

“…International evidence demonstrates that radiographer role extension can contribute to improved access to healthcare via reduced workload of radiologists, consequential shorter waiting times for patients, and improved rates of reporting and accuracy of reports, as well as increased job satisfaction for radiographers and, health service cost reduction. [15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26] It is vital for the profession that the case for cost saving is not at the expense of patient outcomes. International evidence suggests that morbidity has not increased with the introduction of radiographer reporting of trauma MSK radiographs, although in some instances there has been a reduction in the number of false negative diagnosis and subsequent patient recalls.…”

“…[6][7][8] Sustained implementation of extended radiography roles in the UK 9 and other developed countries [10][11][12][13][14] has demonstrated latent benefits to healthcare in terms of reduced patient waiting times, reduced healthcare costs, enhanced job satisfaction for practitioners and increased accuracy of reports. 7,[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26] Despite such benefits, professional divisions endure between radiography and radiology regarding the appropriate scope of practices. [15][16][17]27 Developing countries share the generic workload drivers for role extension, but face additional resources constraints 28 and a particular historical development of professional power hierarchies or political/social systems that favour the status quo.…”

Audit of the job satisfaction levels of the UK radiography and physics workforce in UK radiotherapy centres 2012

“…The literature reveals that organizations and leaders can significantly influence an individual's satisfaction. 58,59 Roles within radiotherapy provided a source of satisfaction for all professional groups. A minority (10.7%) reported low levels of job satisfaction; a precursor to withdrawal behaviours.…”