Duties of section leader
9.  A licensee must ensure that every section leader appointed under regulation 8 does all of the following in relation to the imaging modality or specified service for which the section leader is appointed:
(a)assist the relevant Clinical Governance Officer in the day‑to‑day technical management of the imaging modality or specified service;
(b)supervise, train and guide each personnel under the charge of the section leader in conducting tests or radiological examinations under that imaging modality or specified service;
(c)assess and ensure the competency of each personnel deployed to perform tasks for that imaging modality or specified service;
(d)evaluate any test or equipment before it is used in the provision of the applicable service;
(e)monitor the performance of all tests or radiological procedures carried out under the imaging modality or specified service that the section leader is appointed for, including ensuring the implementation of quality control measures;
(f)establish and review policy and procedures for the safe and effective performance of all tests or radiological procedures carried out under the imaging modality or specified service for which the section leader is appointed;
(g)resolve any technical issues that arise from the performance of all tests or radiological procedures carried out under the imaging modality or specified service that the section leader is appointed for;
(h)review all service records in relation to the tests or radiological procedures carried out under the imaging modality or specified service for which the section leader is appointed.
[S 417/2023 wef 26/06/2023]