1. MEDICAL PHYSICS DEPT All about us MEDICAL TECHNICAL OFFICER (MTO)

2. MEDICAL TECHNICAL OFFICER healthcare scientist work in hospitals – speciality areas usually 9 to 5 5 grades – MTO 1 to MTO 5 (34) + training grades

3. MTO specialties pathology * nuclear medicine * cardiology * clinical measurements (bladder,oesop,rectal ) electro-mechanical engineering renal dialysis * medical illustration * bone densitometry * neurophysiology * operating dept practitioner pharmacy * vascular laboratory * vascular laboratory * audiology * = patient contact

4. ENTRY requirements 2yr training grade for BTEC medphys,phy meas/NVQ 3 healthcare phys meas – 4 GCSE (A-C) Eng, Maths, 2 sciences BTEC/A levels sciences/adv.GNVQ 3 science HNC/HND/BSc.Degree relevant science most depts. prefer staff to take higher specialist qualifications ( BSc./Pgrad.) in specialist areas

5. MTO (vascular technologist) qualifications 9 O, 3 A – BSc. Hons degree Pure and Applied Physics Dip Rad Imaging – nuclear medicine PGrad Cert Medical U/S – vascular technologist

6. MTO (vascular technologist) duties running, quality and development of vascular laboratory services- manage/train staff perform routine/complex u/s scans teach vascular u/s Leeds/Brad/Hudd Universities clinical supervisor – in/ext students external assessor – practical exam

7. VASCULAR TECHNOLOGIST perform, interpret and report non - invasive diagnostic tests on patients with arterial and venous disease colour flow ultrasound to assess blood flow pressure measurements

8. COLOUR FLOW ULTRASOUND codes and displays velocity RED - ARTERY BLUE - VEIN

9. PRESENTATIONS severe cramp on walking - due to narrowing in arteries of legs

10. COLOUR ULTRASOUND SCANNING

11. PRESENTATIONS VARICOSE VEINS locate and mark on the skin weak valve sites of the veins

12. The Good right balance between technical challenge and patient contact finding the answer that makes a difference – prevent strokes, heal ulcers, save a limb autonomy – YOU scan, YOU report, surgeons act on YOUR results and knowing they have faith in you nice, pleasant grateful patients great team, non threatening friendly atmosphere in a multi-discipline dept. teaching, seeing skill develop

13. The Bad stressful – need high quality results quickly, outcome is great difficult patients telling patients bad news limitations from external restraints – time, equipment

14. The Ugly