Clinical Assistant

Job description

Job responsibilities

Hours: 36hrs per week- 3x12 hour shifts  Monday- Sunday as per local rota, varying shift pattern.

Location: Maypole, Birmingham

Following the Michael Richards report, in which it was highlighted that diagnostic services should be delivered taking a new approach to provide more accessibility to people in the community away from acute settings, we at InHealth are excited to be partnering with the NHS to develop new Community Diagnostic Centres to support this vison.

Following this we are delighted to have opened a new Community Diagnostic Centre in Maypole, Birmingham and are actively recruiting now to build a passionate and dedicated team to, ready to support this nationwide programme to enhance the availability of healthcare in the community, while enhancing your own career.

Right now we are looking to recruit a Clinical Assistant into the team, to work alongside the Radiography Department in MRI, CT and Xray.

Are you passionate to join a Community Diagnostic Centre, that is allowing healthcare to be more accessible to the local community, while working towards the mission to make healthcare better? This could be the job for you!

What will you do:

As a clinical assistant, supporting the Radiography department, the core of your role is to ensure our patients receive the best standard of care from arrival through to departure. The Clinical Assistant is primarily responsible for ensuring the smooth running of the working day by welcoming patients into the clinical area and preparing them for their scan. You will also be required to complete some administrative tasks within the department and also support in Reception as needed. This role rotates between working on Reception, Cannulation shifts and supporting the Radiographers prepare patients for their scan

• Welcoming patients in a professional, courteous manner, coordinating their arrival through to departure
• Escorting patients to and from the clinical area as required, explaining the procedure in full and ensuring any questions or concerns are managed professionally
• Completing the patient's pre-scan data protection/consent form and health and safety questionnaire (where applicable)
• Assessing and monitoring the patient's condition after procedure, ensuring that any changes are reported to the relevant staff immediately
• Accurately entering all relevant patient data into the patient management system
• Managing administrative tasks within the department as required.
• Working on the reception desk, professionally welcoming patients into the Centre
• Learn to cannulate patients

We are looking for someone who has

• Experience in a healthcare environment or a passion to work in healthcare
• Experience working in a customer facing role
• Strong administration skills
• Flexibility to working patterns
• An empathetic and caring approach
• A passion for delivering the highest level of customer service
• Experience working in a fast paced environment
• A Passion to learn cannulation 

Person Specification

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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.

Employer details

Employer name

InHealth Group

Address

Maypole Retail Park

Birmingham

B14 5JF

Employer's website

https://www.inhealthgroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)