Job summary
- Main area
- Radiology
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Weekend shifts, late shifts, 12 hour shifts, other sites)
- Job ref
- 151-JLM377
- Employer
- Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wexham Park Hospital
- Town
- Slough
- Salary
- £24,873 per annum INCL HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/01/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Radiology Department Assistant
Band 2
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity to work in a multi-disciplinary team and develop new skills in the world of Radiology. The successful candidate will involve working on a rota, some extended days and weekends.
You will support the work of the Radiology Department to assist Radiologists and Radiographers in performing a range of Radiological procedures, including Ultrasound and CT.
We have a new state of the art Emergency Department which opened in April 2019 with dedicated DR X Ray rooms, Ultrasound and a CT scanner. The successful applicant will be expected to rotate into this area from the main X-Ray department, US and CT
Main duties of the job
- To assist in all aspects of patient care with in the Radiology department.
- To assist with housekeeping duties i.e. cleaning specialist equipment.
- To make up slides of biopsy samples for microscopic examination by Histology / Pathology.
- To work cross-site between Wexham Park hospital in Slough, Heatherwood Hospital Ascot , King Edwards VII in Windsor and St Marks in Maidenhead as and when required.
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.
We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.
Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.
We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical, and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To maintain privacy and dignity of all patients in the department.
- To ensure patient care needs are recognised and addressed while in Radiology department e.g.: reassurance, toilet requirements
- To assists patients with undressing and preparation for Radiological examinations.
- To act as a chaperone for patients as required.
- To clean radiological equipment as per departmental procedures.
- To assist patients and staff with the specific tests and examinations carried out in the Radiology department.
Please see Job Description and Job Specification for further information
Person specification
Skills, Experience & Competencies
Essential criteria
- To be able to care for patients.
- Ability to work in a Team.
- Be able to work to strict deadlines in a busy clinical environment
- Able to input accurate data on Information Systems.
- Able to communicate with a wide range of people
- To be sympathetic and caring to patient needs
- To be able to talk to patients and listen empathetically whilst working in a busy clinical environment.
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience in a similar post or dealing with the public in a caring environment.
Qualifications
Desirable criteria
- NVQ in Care or equivalent relevant caring experience.
- Previous experience of X-Rays and Radiological procedures.
Qualifications
Desirable criteria
- NVQ in Care or equivalent relevant caring experience
- Previous experience of X-Rays and Radiological procedures.
Experience
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience in a similar post or dealing with the public in a caring environment.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sanaa Jan Mohammed
- Job title
- Senior Radiographer
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 03006155953
- Additional information
Anuradha Neupane
Senior Radiographer
0300 6155953
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