Ultrasound Imaging Assistant

Job summary

Imaging Assistant- Ultrasound.

This is a rotational post with duties being at:-

Hull Royal Infirmary, the Women's and Childrens hospital, Castle Hill Hospital, the East Riding Hospital, Hornsea Cottage Hospital and the Alfred Bean Hospital in Driffield.

There are also units at the Westbourne Centre and the Marfleet group Practice.

The hours are 8am-6pm over 4 shifts per week. This includes some weekend and bank holiday duties.

An opportunity has arisen for afull time imaging assistant to join the forward thinking ultrasound team of the HullUniversity Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

You will be working as a part of a friendly team of dedicated and hardworking sonographers and support workers within the ultrasound department of the Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust.

You will be required to rotate through Hull Royal Infirmary, the Women's and Children's Hospital, Castle hill hospital as well as various community sites. These are the East Riding Community hospital, The Westbourne Centre, Marfleet group Practice, the Alfred bean Hospital in Driffield and occasionally, the Hornsea Cottage Hospital.

Please note that this advertised vacancy does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa and therefore HUTH would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role

Main duties of the job

The imaging assistant role is primarily to help the sonographers and radiologists in delivering a quality service for all users of the ultrasound department.

The role has aspects of patient care, communication, IT, and some portering duties. There is a need for the successful candidate to be able to multi-task, work well within a team and have a flexible approach to their working site and hours. The service is provided over 7 days and the core opening hours of the department are between 8am to 6pm.

The post holder needs to be flexible to be able to work any shift of up to 10 hours within the opening hours depending upon service need.

GCSE English and Maths are essential, along with previous employment in a similar environment/NHS/care setting.. As this role is a development of the existing ultrasound service, previous experience in this area of healthcare is desirable. Previous experience of dealing with the general public is essential, along with good communication skills, ability to work as an effective team member and good organisational and keyboard skills.

Role extension, CPD, KSF and flexible working are actively supported.

About us

HUTH has two main sites: Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital with an annual budget of approximately £500 million. The Trust employs around 11,000 staff and serves an extended population of 1.25 million, delivering a number of outpatient services from locations across the area, extending from Scarborough in North Yorkshire to Grimsby and Scunthorpe in North East and North Lincolnshire respectively

Our vision is Great Staff, Great Care, Great Future, as we believe that by developing an innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver great care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Trust and our community.

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.