Ultrasound Clinical Assistant

3 weeks ago


Plymouth, United Kingdom Korus Health Ltd Full time

Have a valid driver's licence and access to a car to travel to various clinic locations
- Work flexibly over a range of sites as directed by the office manager
- Prepare for each day by ensuring the clinic room and clinic list is ready before the first appointment
- Take responsibility for leaving the clinic room in a clean and tidy condition at the end of each day including general housekeeping and additional COVID cleaning tasks
- Willing to be accountable for personally following information governance and confidentiality procedures
- Have good IT skills in order to accurately register clinics and input data
- Have the appropriate interpersonal skills necessary to welcome patients to the clinic by greeting them warmly and making them feel comfortable.
- Have an understanding of equality and diversity and promote this within all company interactions
- Be prepared to respond to the needs of the patient by reading the notes before their appointment as well as alerting the sonographer to any specific needs
- Act as an advocate for the patient providing dignity and respect throughout all procedures
- Inspect the supply of clinical equipment to ensure that they are in good condition and immediately report any defects to the operations manager
- Methodically follow the infection control procedures to prevent contamination of all equipment and also the clinic room
- Demonstrate confident communication skills to support positive team communication i.e. with sonographer and other colleagues
- Demonstrate ability to work with mínimal guidance and take initiative to solve problems that may prevent the successful running of clinics
- In accordance with the Equality Act 2010, it is an occupational requirement for us to recruit a female as you will need to act as a chaperone for clinical procedures.

**Job Types**: Part-time, Zero hours contract
Part-time hours: 16 per week

**Salary**: £10.42 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

COVID-19 considerations:
All patients are required to wear a mask and attend appointments alone. Established infection control procedures

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (required)

Work Location: In person



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