About this role
Job summary
Join
Our Team
Make a Difference Every Day!
We are looking for a positive and enthusiastic Clinical Support Worker to join our Imaging Team on a fixed term contract for up to 9 months.
Are you ready to embark on a fulfilling journey in healthcare, where your passion for helping others makes a real impact?
What We're Looking For
- An experienced Clinical Support Worker, who has obtained their Care Certificate.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively with diverse individuals.
- A positive attitude and enthusiasm for learning.
What You'll Do
As a Clinical Support Worker, you'll play a vital role in supporting our professional staff both with patient care and administrative tasks. You'll work across various areas such as Ultrasound, CT, Nuclear Medicine, the Emergency Department, Fluoroscopy, and MRI, providing essential support where it's needed most.
What We Offer
- Comprehensive training to help you succeed in your new role.
- A flexible working environment, working across multiple sites & the CDC.
Ready to take the next step in your career? Join us and become part of a team that truly cares. Your journey to making a difference starts here.
Apply today and help us provide exceptional care to our patients!
Main duties of the job
- Support the delivery of a high-quality imaging service across various modalities.
- Communicate effectively and collaborate within a multidisciplinary team.
- Assist in training new Healthcare Assistants and Support Workers.
- Help manage and update support worker rotas.
- Oversee stock maintenance and ordering.
- Prepare patients for imaging procedures, including cannulation, venepuncture, and Point of Care Testing (POCT).
- Maintain and update patients' electronic imaging records using Trust and departmental systems.
About us
Priority will be given to colleagues identified as at risk through the Trust's redeployment process.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details on the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached job description.
Person Specification
Key Skills
Essential
- Ability to work under pressure and be flexible in their approach to work
- Ability to take responsibility and use initiative as appropriate, using a problem solving technique.
- Ability to communicate appropriately with patients/carers/multi disciplinary team. Communicating clearly in English in both verbal and written forms.
- Recognise changes in a patient's condition and be able to report verbally to the relevant registered nurse/Allied Health Professional.
- Complete the clinical documentation required in a timely and effective manner, and following the Trust Policy on documentation.
Desirable
- Basic IT and keyboard skills
- Ability to effectively prioritise and co-ordinate own work and that of others
Knowledge
Essential
- An understanding of confidentiality and accountability and what this means
- CRIS & PACS
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience as a care assistant in a NHS or private health care environment
Desirable
- Experience of working in an Imaging Department
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ/QCF Level 3 in Health-related subject/Care Certificate
- Trained in cannulation, venepuncture and Point of Care Testing (POCT)
Desirable
- Demonstrable commitment to personal and professional development
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
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Peterborough City Hospital
Bretton Gate
Peterborough
PE3 9GZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.nwangliaft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)