Radiographer & team of the year
The Radiographer of the Year and Radiography Team of the Year annual awards, which are organised by the Society of Radiographers and sponsored by FUJIFILM, are an opportunity to recognise the hard work and dedication of radiographers across the country. They also provide the perfect opportunity to raise the profile of both the profession and your department, with many previous winners appearing in local newspapers and professional magazines.
Nominations are submitted in summer in time for presentation of the award in November each year.
Why should I nominate someone or a team for the awards?
Radiographers often talk of their frustration that the profession is not better recognised. How many times have you heard colleagues complain: “The health service is not just about doctors and nurses! We’re essential too!”
The profession’s profile has been raised significantly over recent years thanks to these annual awards. Coverage in newspapers local to award winners is immense - readers like to know about people who have ‘done good’, particularly if they are health professionals who work at the local hospital or higher education institution.
It gives patients and families a good feeling if they are being looked after by award-winning practitioners.
But it doesn't just have to be someone in clinical practice. Any individual or a team which is part of the radiography workforce or involved in radiography education can be nominated, as long as they are a member of the Society (or at least one member of the team is a member).
But it's not fair to highlight one individual or one team above everyone else. We're all doing a good job.
The vast majority of practitioners and educators do an excellent job, day in, day out. But the awards are the opportunity to let them know that their work and dedication is appreciated and should be recognised by both their peers and the public.
There is no greater tribute than for your work to be acknowledged by your colleagues and the public know this. That’s why the Society’s awards are so highly regarded by non-radiographers. Practitioners are nominated by other members of the profession, who will choose those that they perceive to be the best.
Why else should I nominate?
A highlight for many winners is the presentation at the House of Commons before an invited audience of the ‘great and the good’ of radiography, plus members of parliament and a high profile guest who presents the awards.
Another benefit is that the profile of the individual’s or team’s department increases dramatically.
But aren't the awards only for the profession's 'high flyers'?
No, they aren’t. The majority of winners over the years have been down-to-earth clinical practitioners and educators carrying out the same kind of work as most of their colleagues. Yes, the judges are also interested in a candidate or a team who are doing something a bit special, or being innovative. Everyone knows a colleague who stands out for the contribution they make at work. This is the sort of person that deserves to be nominated.
The Society of Radiographers Radiographer of the Year and Team of the Year awards are kindly sponsored by Fujifilm.