Job summary
Band 3 - Senior Radiographic Department Assistant
This busy, friendly, X-Ray department has a vacancy for a Senior Radiology Assistant. The post will involve rotation to Ultrasound, CT, Fluoroscopy & MRI and other areas within the radiology department.
The department is based across multiple sites including Royal Liverpool Hospital, Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital and multiple community sites. The job role will involve rotation across these sites.
This is an exciting post, requiring multi-disciplinary team working with Radiographers, Sonographers, Nursing and Medical Staff. It will involve caring for a wide range of patients and providing assistance with x-ray procedures.
Scope for weekend, evening and bank holiday working is also expected.
Previous NHS health care experience is an advantage, together with NVQ Level 2 or equivalent in a health care based area is expected.
Main duties of the job
The job role will include setting up and assisting in sterile procedures, post-procedure aftercare, aiding radiographic staff in both inpatient and outpatient working.
All staff are expected to participate in 7 day working which includes evenings, weekends and bank holidays.
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.
The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
To hear more about our achievements click here https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf
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Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide a wide range of assistance to the Imaging Care Group following well established procedures and protocols
To plan and organise own day to day tasks within the parameters set out by the supervising staff
Prepare patients for imaging investigations or procedures on a daily basis.
Prepare and maintain the environment for clinical treatments and investigations.
To escort, chaperone and support patients during treatments, investigations or procedures.
To ensure the maintenance of clinical care standards and those patients are treated with dignity and respect.
To assist with patient care needs, to include toileting, dressing and assisting the patient on and off the examination table.
Assist with examinations, some of which includes the use of intravenous contrast agents and drugs associated with those individual procedures.
Assist with a variety of interventional procedures on a daily basis dependent on work area.
Cannulation of patients and removal of IV cannulas when required.
Ensure correct labelling of all samples taken and responsibility for delivering samples to the laboratory within identified timescales.
Undertake venepuncture for specific procedures and record results on the relevant IT system.
Undertake patient observations and recording appropriately in all relevant areas of work if required.
Perform ECG's are part of the patient preparation for certain procedures.
Participate in rotation through all sites within LUHFT.
For full details of the post please refer to the job description and personal specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide a wide range of assistance to the Imaging Care Group following well established procedures and protocols
To plan and organise own day to day tasks within the parameters set out by the supervising staff
Prepare patients for imaging investigations or procedures on a daily basis.
Prepare and maintain the environment for clinical treatments and investigations.
To escort, chaperone and support patients during treatments, investigations or procedures.
To ensure the maintenance of clinical care standards and those patients are treated with dignity and respect.
To assist with patient care needs, to include toileting, dressing and assisting the patient on and off the examination table.
Assist with examinations, some of which includes the use of intravenous contrast agents and drugs associated with those individual procedures.
Assist with a variety of interventional procedures on a daily basis dependent on work area.
Cannulation of patients and removal of IV cannulas when required.
Ensure correct labelling of all samples taken and responsibility for delivering samples to the laboratory within identified timescales.
Undertake venepuncture for specific procedures and record results on the relevant IT system.
Undertake patient observations and recording appropriately in all relevant areas of work if required.
Perform ECG's are part of the patient preparation for certain procedures.
Participate in rotation through all sites within LUHFT.
For full details of the post please refer to the job description and personal specification.
Person Specification
Other
Essential
- Supportive of colleagues and patients.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate in a variety of settings with patients and staff of varying levels of understanding
- Basic computer skills
- Ability to undertake training to meet the competencies required for this role
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a hospital setting
Knowledge
Essential
- An understanding of direct patient care.
- An understanding of patient confidentiality
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ level 3 (or equivalent) in Healthcare.
Person Specification
Other
Essential
- Supportive of colleagues and patients.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate in a variety of settings with patients and staff of varying levels of understanding
- Basic computer skills
- Ability to undertake training to meet the competencies required for this role
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a hospital setting
Knowledge
Essential
- An understanding of direct patient care.
- An understanding of patient confidentiality
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ level 3 (or equivalent) in Healthcare.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
