About this role
Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic and capable person to join us in the X-ray department . The Radiology Department Assistant (RDA) form part of a team comprising of radiologists, radiographers, nurses and clerical staff.
Main duties of the job
The role of RDA varied -ranging from direct patient care in CT scanning or the Ultrasound suite, assisting with biopsies and drains, Paediatric Radiology. The work is mainly based at both St George's Hospital in Tooting and Queen Mary's Hospital in Roehampton. Occasional cover also at our solo site at the Nelson Health centre in Wimbledon.
You need to be flexible and adaptable with good communication skills and caring nature. You should be a good team worker, but comfortable working independently and using own initiative.
Monday to Saturday including evenings.
Responsibilities will include observations, cannulation, venepuncture, coordination of the session list, chaperoning/assisting procedures, ordering of supplies/consumables and completion of local staff rota.
About us
With over 9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, we are the largest healthcare provider in southwest London.
Our main site, St George's Hospital in Tooting - one of the country's principal teaching hospitals - is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George's Hospital also hosts the St George's, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region.
As well as acute hospital services, we provide a wide variety of specialist care and a full range of community services to patients of all ages following integration with Community Services Wandsworth in 2010.
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of 1.3 million across southwest London. A large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation, also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people.
Job description Job responsibilities
**Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document, which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification**
** The vacancy may close earlier than the advised date, depending on the volume of applicants**
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
NVQ Level 3 in Acute Care
Desirable
Care Certificate course
Experience Essential
1 year experience as HCA in Hospital setting
Desirable
Previously work in Radiology
Skills & Abilities Essential
Computer Literate and good communication skills
Desirable
Cannulation and Venepuncture
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 St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Blackshaw Road
London
SW17 0QT
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)