Job summary
Are you an experienced Health Care Assistant?
We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced and committed individual to work effectively alongside a multi-disciplinary team to ensure the smooth running of our service.
Main duties of the job
The role will include supporting the management of the clinic modalities under the guidance of our experienced radiographers, operating department practitioners, registered nurse, health care assistant and administrative teams.
Your Main responsibilities in this role include:
Assisting in patient preparation for all diagnostic procedures and pain management services. Including positioning patients on scanners, trolleys and tables
Chaperoning
Patient administration
Clinical stock management
Assist in infection prevention and control management across all modalities
Clinical audits
The role is full time (37.5 hours per week) working various shifts between 8am 8pm Monday - Friday. There may be some occasional Saturday working.
About us
Heath Lodge Clinic is an Independent Imaging Centre in Knowle, Solihull, West Midlands.Our MR unit comprises two state of the art 3T scanners, one recently installed in April 2024, in addition to a 1.5T Siemens Espree.
We also provide cross sectional services which include X-Ray, Ultrasound, DEXA, and Fluoroscopy, with a Pain Management service for joint and spinal injections.
We offer a competitive salary, and benefits include enhanced sick pay, company pension scheme, private health insurance scheme and access to an employee rewards and benefits platform.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Supporting in the management of the clinic modalities under the guidance
of our experienced radiographers, operating department practitioners,
registered nurse, health care assistant and administrative teams.
Your Main responsibilities in this role include:
Assisting in patient preparation for all diagnostic procedures and pain management services. Including positioning patients on scanners, trolleys and tables
Chaperoning
Patient administration
Clinical stock management
Assist in infection prevention and control management across all modalities
Clinical audits
Job description
Job responsibilities
Supporting in the management of the clinic modalities under the guidance
of our experienced radiographers, operating department practitioners,
registered nurse, health care assistant and administrative teams.
Your Main responsibilities in this role include:
Assisting in patient preparation for all diagnostic procedures and pain management services. Including positioning patients on scanners, trolleys and tables
Chaperoning
Patient administration
Clinical stock management
Assist in infection prevention and control management across all modalities
Clinical audits
Person Specification
Qualifications
Desirable
- Proven experience as a Health Care Assistant (HCA)
Experience
Essential
- The successful candidate will have:
- Proven experience as a HCA
- Excellent patient care skills
- A caring, compassionate, positive attitude with a passion for high quality care and support
- Excellent communication skills and have a flexible can-do attitude
- An ability to work in a busy and fast-paced environment, with a high degree of accuracy
- A good team worker, with an ability to learn
- High level of IT and administration skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Desirable
- Proven experience as a Health Care Assistant (HCA)
Experience
Essential
- The successful candidate will have:
- Proven experience as a HCA
- Excellent patient care skills
- A caring, compassionate, positive attitude with a passion for high quality care and support
- Excellent communication skills and have a flexible can-do attitude
- An ability to work in a busy and fast-paced environment, with a high degree of accuracy
- A good team worker, with an ability to learn
- High level of IT and administration skills
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.
