About this role
Job summary
Are you passionate about healthcare and eager to make a difference?
We are currently on the lookout for a dedicated individual to join us as a Band 3 Imaging Assistant in Radiology at King's Mill Hospital. If you have a strong work ethic, enthusiasm, and a desire to contribute to the well-being of our patients, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.
As an Imaging Assistant, you will play a vital role working 08:00-20:00 in supporting the CT Colons and pre-examination cannulation in both CT and MRI services across all our sites. Your primary objective will be to assist our radiographic staff in all non-nursing aspects of patient care in MRI/CT, Ultrasound and x-ray including specialized procedures in cross sectional imaging.
Previous patient care experience is required and Radiology experience is desirable. As a fully digital department, both keyboard and PC skills and knowledge are required.
There is 1 part-time post available. Working hours include evenings, weekends and bank holidays, to cover 7 days working across KMH, MCH, Newark.
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
About us
We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.
We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.
We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as 'outstanding' for care and our King's Mill Hospital as the only 'outstanding' NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.
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Job description Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Knowledge Requirements Essential
Knowledge required through work experience. Knowledge of work procedures and practices having underpinned knowledge through NVQ 3 training -Health specific
Desirable
Certificate of competence in IV injecting
Qualifications-Academic/ Craft/ Professional Essential
A good standard of education NVQ 3 Clinical Support
Desirable
NVQ II in care
Further Training Essential
Phlebotomy and Cannulation ECG recording Catheterisation
Desirable
Any associated training related to healthcare
Experience Essential
Experience of working in a healthcare setting
Desirable
Previous experience in radiology setting
Contractual Requirements Essential
May be required to work evenings/weekends and bank holidays as part of the rota.
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 Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address King's Mill Hospital
Mansfield Road
Sutton In Ashfield
NG17 4JL
Employer's website https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)