Radiology Care Assistant - Band 3

Job summary

Are you an enthusiastic, hardworking individual who would like to learn new skills? Would you like to join a team of exceptional, forward thinking professionals? Are you patient-centred and strive to provide top quality care? Would you like to have a rota that enables a great work life balance? If the answer is yes then you would fit perfectly into our Radiographic team here at GHNHSFT.

We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated radiology care assistants to join our multidisciplinary team to assist qualified nurses, radiographers and radiologists in providing high quality care in our very busy radiology departments at GHNHSFT, providing imaging services to patients from all walks of life.

The successful candidate will develop specific skills and competencies to support our teams 24/7.

We have recently undergone a £6.5m equipment replacement programme on the Cheltenham General site, as well as significant investment on the Gloucestershire Royal site forming an Image Guided Interventional Service (IGIS) and fit for the future project. These initiatives ensure we are able to continue in offering exceptional patient care 24/7.

Our team is also focused on career progression and we offer three routes for our care assistants:

-in house training leading to expertise within Radiology and pay progression within the RCA role

-Trainee Assistant Practitioner program towards a career in Radiography

-Trainee Nurse Associate program towards a career as a Registered Nurse

Main duties of the job

This is a front line position and you will often be the first health care worker that the patients see in our department so it is therefore essential that you are a good communicator and can greet each individual with respect and dignity.

For a detailed look at the role please see the attached job description. As an overview the predominant tasks include:

-meet and greet patients upon arrival, making them feel safe and secure in our care across all hospitals within the Trust including the CDC

- prepare patients for their examinations. this includes providing clear instruction, assisting with changing, cannulation and radiation protection screening

- perform administrative and house keeping tasks to facilitate effective service delivery

- monitoring patients for the duration of their visit, including vital signs observations as required

-transfer of patients to and from the department as well as in and out of examination rooms and onto specific imaging tables.

-contribute to a clean and safe department, complying with policies and reporting faults quickly

-working within a multidisciplinary team to provide essential services to almost every patient that visits the hospital

About us

We take pride in placing people at the centre of everything we do, working together as a united team. Driven by a shared ambition to continually grow, develop, and learn, we recognise and value every contribution. By combining our experience and skills, we not only support our vibrant, diverse communities, but also support one another.

With a team of over 9,000 employees, we are proud to be the largest employer in Gloucestershire and rank among the top 10 largest Trusts in the South West region.By joining our Trust, you will benefit from an excellent package that includes exclusive benefits, flexible working opportunities and the chance to gain valuable experience in one of our innovative hospitals. As well as generous annual leave allowance, access to the excellent NHS pension scheme, competitive bank rates, discounts at local shops and restaurants, access to two on-site nurseries, discounted public transport, reward and recognition and a range of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.