CPD Officer

New IIRRT CPD Officer Appointed

We are pleased to announce that, we have appointed Sinead O Sullivan as the new IIRRT CPD officer.  Sinead is taking over from Margaret Mulligan who retired in July 2012.

Sinead qualified in 2000 in Kingston University, London with BSc. in Diagnostic Radiography. She has worked in a number of departments since qualifying such as Waterford Regional Hospital, Blackrock Clinic, St Vincent’s Private Hospital and Breast Check. She has General, CT, MRI, Angiography and Mammography experience and has worked in Breast Screening for the past seven years. She is the Quality Assurance Radiographer for Breast Check and has completed a post graduate Certificate in Mammography and a Diploma in Health Care Management.

Sinead outlines her vision of CPD for IIRRT members below:

‘In my role as National CPD officer, I would like to emphasise the importance of all Radiographers/Radiation Therapists’ participation in CPD activities. Following each CPD event, all Radiographers/Radiation therapists should demonstrate what the learning outcomes were from this CPD activity.  It is also essential that each Radiographer/ Radiation Therapist is constantly reflecting on their practice in their clinical settings. Each CPD activity should enhance the professionals’ knowledge and skills and ultimately enhance a better quality service for the service users.

In conjunction with Axia Interactive, the IIRRT are currently developing an innovative on-line CPD portfolio. This CPD portfolio will enable all Radiographers/Radiation Therapists to record all their CPD events and link CPD activities with their individual Personal Development Plans. I aim to introduce a National Framework for the recording of all CPD activities. I will also encourage all Radiographers/ Radiation Therapists to seek endorsement and funding of CPD events. The ability to demonstrate an active commitment to CPD will be a pre-requisite for the State Registration of all Radiographers/Radiation Therapists. For this reason I anticipate that all Radiographers and Radiation Therapists will be ready to present their CPD activities in electronic format, when requested.

Please feel free to email me on iirrtcpdofficer@gmail.com should you have any CPD enquiries or wish to organise a CPD event. I will be working as CPD officer on a part-time basis from Wednesday to Friday’.

There are a number of reasons why this post was created and funded by the HSE. Very shortly a Radiography Board will be created under CORU (Regulating Health & Social Care Professionals). All radiographers and radiation therapists must be registered in order to practice. It is anticipated that CPD will be mandatory and there will be a requirement to produce evidence demonstrating that you are keeping up to date with your practice. This evidence will be in your CPD portfolio. It is also anticipated that this evidence will be audited so that failure to provide this evidence could result in deregistration.

The aim objective of the CPD officer therefore is to help you to identify CPD opportunities and document these appropriately.

The position is a part-time one and Sinead can be contacted via email @ iirrtcpdofficer@gmail.com or 087 1759040