Radiology Assistant

FULL TIME 37.5HRS / PART TIME HOURS CAN BE CONSIDERED

We are looking for a well-motivated Radiology Assistant to join our friendly and dedicated team. The position will support the Radiology service. Delivery of a high standard of patient care is an essential part of this role.

Starting pay point for this role is usually Band 2 pending completion of training period, at which point there would be uplift to Band 3. Current Band 3's with documented cannulation training & care certificate would be eligible to start at the Band 3 pay point.

Radiology provides imaging services to hospital wide clinical areas. Our areas include trauma and orthopaedic radiography, general x-ray work, theatre and interventional radiology. The Department also provides a full range of specialist services including Ultrasound, CT Scanning and Nuclear Medicine. Your role will be to assist the Sonographers, Radiographers and Radiologists in the delivery of these services ensuring high standards of patient care are maintained at all times.

The successful candidate must be eligible to work in the United Kingdom and be able to work flexible hours. We are looking for full time applicants. Ability to participate in 7 day working patterns is essential including evening sessions. All candidates must attend interview in person.

This is a training post, the successful applicant will be on the starting salary of a band 2 during the training. Once the applicant has completed the Care Certificate/ in-house training this will then be upgraded to Band 3.

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

Our mission is to make a difference every day. Our values are that we care, we respect, and we listen

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

The salary for the role is only one part of the excellent package of benefits we offer to you:

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• NHS pension scheme membership
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• NHS Staff discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• To assist the Radiologists/Radiographers/Radiology Nurses during patient examinations in the Radiology Department working within the scope of department procedures and practices.
• To be responsible for the care and comfort of the patient whilst in the Department and throughout their examination.
• To prepare and assist with general and specialised procedures.
• To train in cannulation and maintain adequate competence in it.

Communications

• To liaise with and maintain good working relationships with other disciplines of staff within the Trust and the Directorate.
• To maintain a high standard of communication with all patients/ visitors/external organisations to the Radiology Department and Trust.
• To communicate effectively with patients and carers providing an appropriate level of support particularly where there are barriers or difficulties with understanding and tact.
• To receive Team Brief monthly and attend monthly Departmental staff meetings when possible
• Keep up to date with all internal communications (trust, division and department memos, e-mails, newsletters, team brief).
• To report any breakdown or malfunction of equipment immediately to the relevant manager across Radiology.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £41.50. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary

In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £13.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment at this time, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks, and so that we can support those who may be undecided about vaccination. If you are unvaccinated and you would like some advice or information, including how to get vaccinated, please emailmandatory.vaccine@stockport.nhs.uk. There is a current Government consultation underway which will determine whether some new starters may need to be vaccinated.