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Competences — radiographer

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/7639a601-6db0-41ed-9fb0-813d9b8beb05).

Essential

  • adhere to organisational code of ethics (skill/competence)
  • analyse X-ray imagery (skill/competence)
  • apply context specific clinical competences (skill/competence)
  • apply organisational techniques (skill/competence)
  • apply radiation protection procedures (skill/competence)
  • apply radiological health sciences (skill/competence)
  • calculate exposure to radiation (skill/competence)
  • communicate in healthcare (skill/competence)
  • comply with legislation related to health care (skill/competence)
  • comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice (skill/competence)
  • conduct cancer screening tests (skill/competence)
  • conduct radiotherapy computer planning (skill/competence)
  • contribute to continuity of health care (skill/competence)
  • deal with emergency care situations (skill/competence)
  • determine imaging techniques to be performed (skill/competence)
  • develop new imaging techniques (skill/competence)
  • empathise with the healthcare user (skill/competence)
  • ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations (skill/competence)
  • ensure safety of healthcare users (skill/competence)
  • evidence-based radiography practice (knowledge)
  • first aid (knowledge)
  • follow clinical guidelines (skill/competence)
  • health care legislation (knowledge)
  • health care occupation-specific ethics (knowledge)
  • healthcare data systems (knowledge)
  • human anatomy (knowledge)
  • hygiene in a health care setting (knowledge)
  • interact with healthcare suppliers (skill/competence)
  • interact with healthcare users (skill/competence)
  • interpret requests for imaging examinations (skill/competence)
  • listen actively (skill/competence)
  • maintain imaging equipment (skill/competence)
  • manage healthcare users' data (skill/competence)
  • manage radiology information system (skill/competence)
  • medical contrast agents (knowledge)
  • medical oncology (knowledge)
  • medical terminology (knowledge)
  • operate medical imaging equipment (skill/competence)
  • paediatrics (knowledge)
  • pathology (knowledge)
  • pharmaceutical products (knowledge)
  • post-process medical images (skill/competence)
  • prepare patients for imaging procedures (skill/competence)
  • promote inclusion (skill/competence)
  • provide health education (skill/competence)
  • provide information (skill/competence)
  • provide psychological support to patients (skill/competence)
  • psychology (knowledge)
  • radiation physics in healthcare (knowledge)
  • radiation protection (knowledge)
  • radiobiology (knowledge)
  • respond to changing situations in health care (skill/competence)
  • scientific research methodology (knowledge)
  • use e-health and mobile health technologies (skill/competence)
  • work in multidisciplinary health teams (skill/competence)

Optional

  • administer radiotherapy (skill/competence)
  • advise on healthcare users' informed consent (skill/competence)
  • conduct health related research (skill/competence)
  • conduct video telemetry (skill/competence)
  • development trends in radiography (knowledge)
  • educate on the prevention of illness (skill/competence)
  • epidemiology (knowledge)
  • human physiology (knowledge)
  • identify progression of disease (skill/competence)
  • implant brachytherapy treatments (skill/competence)
  • inform policy makers on health-related challenges (skill/competence)
  • Interpret diagnostic procedures for vascular surgery (skill/competence)
  • interpret medical images (skill/competence)
  • orthopaedics (knowledge)
  • pedagogy (knowledge)
  • perform clinical research in radiography (skill/competence)
  • perform lectures (skill/competence)
  • pharmacology (knowledge)
  • prepare lesson content (skill/competence)
  • use foreign languages for health-related research (skill/competence)
  • use foreign languages in patient care (skill/competence)
  • use obstetric sonography (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 48 ads, as of 2026-07-19)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

Hard skills

  • patient positioning — 25 %
  • radiation safety — 23 %
  • radiation protection — 21 %
  • patient care — 19 %