Job responsibilities
Job Title:Clinical Imaging Assistant
Main Place of Work:Cheltenham Imaging Centre, Thirlestaine Road, Cheltenham GL53 7AS & The Quays Community Diagnostic Centre, Gloucester GL1 2TZ.
Responsible to:MRI and PET/CT Superintendent and Clinical Imaging Assistant Team Lead
Accountable to:Chief Executive
Line management
There is no line management responsibilities associated with this role
Job Purpose:
To work as part of the team within the diagnostic imaging services, to include clerical, technical and caring duties as allocated under the direction and supervision of the team lead, manager or superintendent in charge.
To provide support for patients attending the Cheltenham Imaging Centre and Gloucester sites for diagnostic imaging examinations.
Key Relationships
Cobalt staff team lead, Cobalt staff, patients, logistics, and support engineers
Key areas of responsibility will include:
Operational Duties
- Assisting radiographers and radiologists in imaging procedures
- Chaperoning patients for intimate examinations, procedures
- Patient cannulation (training will be provided)
- Clinical audit
- Stock control and ordering
- Preparation of clinical areas
- Managing busy patient lists
- Patient queries and reception duties
- Provide physical and emotional support to patients throughout their attendance to the Imaging Centre and on the mobile units.
- Support, welcome and assist friends and relatives accompanying patients to the department.
- Provide information to patients about their examination and any follow up where necessary.
- To help patients prepare for an examination including undressing, reassurance and explanation, portering duties for those in wheelchairs or on stretchers.
- Conducting screening safety checks with patients prior to examination to ensure their suitability for imaging examinations or procedures and to ensure that any contraindications are brought to the immediate attention of the supervising radiographer or line manager.
- Chaperone patients during examinations where necessary
- Support the radiographers with the positioning and set up of patients on the scanners, operating safely in accordance with all health and safety policies.
- Data entry using various radiology administration systems, data sharing and image distribution using Picture Archive (PACs), Image Exchange Portal (IEP) and other associated information systems ensuring accurate, legible, comprehensive records are maintained.
- Help to maintain cleanliness of accessory equipment such as wheelchairs, stretchers, couches and beds.
- To undertake, following appropriate documented competency training, IV cannulation for the safe administration of contrast agents if deemed appropriate.
- Undertake annual self-audit for IV insertion accuracy and provide audit data to clinical managers for review at appraisal.
- Remove IV cannula in accordance with departmental procedures and policy and infection control practice.
- To ensure the timely and accurate ordering of stock and medicines, maintaining appropriate inventory levels to support safe, efficient, and continuous service delivery while minimising waste and ensuring compliance with relevant regulations
Specific Duties
- To understand and support the duties of the clinical department managers, superintendents and senior radiographers through regular communications and/or meetings and to use this knowledge effectively in planning of daily responsibilities within the radiographic assistant team.
- To assist the clinical department managers or superintendents with the development of and implementation of workflow/processes within the clinical imaging assistant team.
- Participate in monthly clinical imaging assistant team meetings.
- Identify training needs, source appropriate training course providers, seek approval from clinical managers, book training programs ensuring clinical support is not compromised.
- Maintain up to date and accurate personal CPD records.
- Provide clinical support to the One Stop Clinics in liaison with the one stop clinic co-ordinator, including support of visiting Consultants attending the One Stop Clinics.
- Liaise with the Infection Control Lead to monitor and maintain environmental and patient equipment cleanliness and complete necessary checklists.
- Responsibility for stock checking contrast media and maintaining accurate monthly records.
- Any other duties in accordance with the level of the role.
Management of Resources
Monitor and maintain sufficient and appropriate supplies to support the clinical function of the Imaging Centre and rapid access clinics to include laundry management, patient robes, clinic room stock and consumables
Monitor and maintain beverage/refreshment supplies in the waiting areas.
Teamwork
This will involve:
To work collaboratively with other departments within Cobalt.
Taking an active part in team meetings.
Champion the professional integrity of the organisation.
Adhere to corporate policy and procedure.
Advise and mentor staff members, particularly junior staff members.
Confidentiality
Under no circumstances either during or after the end of your employment (however it is terminated) may you divulge to any unauthorised person confidential information relating to the Charity. This includes, but is not limited to, information covering patients,individual staff records, industrial relations, financial affairs, contract terms and prices or business forecasts.
Data Protection
If required to do so, to obtain, process and/or use information held on computer or other IT system in a fair and lawful way. To hold data only for specific registered purpose and not use or disclose it in any way incompatible with such purpose. To disclose data only to authorised persons or organisations as instructed.
DBS Disclosure
All appointments are subject to a satisfactory initial DBS check by the Disclosure and Barring Service and satisfactory repeat checks, carried out in line with the policy in force at the time. Failure to disclose any convictions or cautions may result in the withdrawal of the post or termination of contract.
Equality and Diversity
It is the responsibility of all employees to support the Charitys vision of promoting a positive approach to diversity and equality of opportunity, to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage in service delivery and employment, and to manage, support or comply through the implementation of Equality & Diversity Strategies and Policies.
Health & Safety
In addition to any responsibilities specified within your job description above, it is your duty to:
- Take reasonable care of the health and safety of yourself and of the other people who may be affected by actions and omissions at work.
- Co-operate with the employer in ensuring that all statutory and other requirements are complied with.
Infection Control
Make themselves aware of their responsibilities for infection prevention and control. Co-operate with the employer in ensuring that all infection prevention and control policies and procedures are complied with. Conduct hand hygiene in accordance with Cobalt policy, challenging those around you who do not.
Information Governance
You should be aware of all information governance policies and procedures, in order to ensure necessary safeguards are upheld for the appropriate use of patient and personal information. You are required to undertake the Data Protection training included in the NHS IT Governance Toolkit as instructed.
Personal Development
You are required to participate in the organisations annual appraisal scheme. The end of year appraisal will include a personal development review where progress made over the last year is discussed and agreed. Focus on the following years departmental and personal objectives will be identified, discussed and agreed.
You are expected to maintain competency, learning new techniques and technology as required and retain records of continuing professional development (cpd) to ensure continuity of membership to your professional organisation.
All staff are encouraged to participate in training/activities that will help develop their wider skills and assist them in managing their personal welfare and be attentive to the welfare of colleagues.
Completion of Cobalt Healths mandatory training programme.
The Environment and EMS
Cobalt is committed to protecting the local and global environment and supporting the development of the concept of sustainable healthcare. To help achieve these aims Cobalt has developed an Environmental Management System (EMS) to proactively manage the charitys impact on the environment, and you have a crucial role to play within in this. In addition to attending training and any responsibilities specified within your job description above, you are required to familiarise yourself with Cobalts EMS and policies, to understand and contribute to the achievement of Cobalts environmental objectives and targets, and to provide feedback through line management or CSR Champions.
This is an outline of the post-holder's duties and responsibilities. It is not intended as an exhaustive list and may change from time to time in order to meet the changing needs of the Charity.
This post is subject to the terms and conditions of employment of Cobalt Health.
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