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, Interventional Radiology , MRI and other areas within the radiology department.
The department is based across numerous 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.
NVQ Level 2 or equivalent in a health care based area is essential.
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 comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.Broadgreen Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women's Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit theircareers page.
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
Knowledge
Essential
- An understanding of direct patient care.
- An understanding of patient confidentiality
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a hospital setting
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
Other
Essential
- Supportive of colleagues and patients.
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ level 3 (or equivalent) in Healthcare.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- An understanding of direct patient care.
- An understanding of patient confidentiality
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a hospital setting
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
Other
Essential
- Supportive of colleagues and patients.
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).
