Radiographic Department Assistant

6 days ago


Liverpool, United Kingdom Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Radiographic Department Assistant
- Breast Imaging

This post offers a unique opportunity for a highly motivated pro-active female* Radiographic Department Assistant to join our friendly team in Breast Imaging. This role is a cross site role split between the Linda McCartney Centre at the Royal Liverpool Hospital and the Marina Dalglish Unit at Aintree University Hospital.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, dedicated individual who is committed to providing high quality patient care. You must demonstrate excellent communication skills and have the ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team. The ability to multi task in often demanding circumstances is a key attribute of this role.

Applicants must have an NVQ in Healthcare or equivalent.

We will accept applicants looking for full or part time hours.

You will be a pivotal part of the Breast Imaging team,providing help and emotional support for patients. This includes anxious patients being investigated for breast cancer or having just been diagnosed with breast cancer, and patients with communication difficulties.

You will report to Consultant Radiologists/Radiographers and Advanced Radiographic Practitioners during ultrasound examinations. They will be expected to set up and support during a range of aseptic procedures under ultrasound control such as core biopsy, aspirations, pre-operative skin marking and localisations which may involve exposure to body fluids.

You will be expected to undertake and be responsible for handling electronic and paper records/images returned from Mobile and Static Screening Units, ensuring images are correctly uploaded and verified in PACS, ready for reporting. This is a substantial task involving 26,000 examinations per annum requiring manipulation and verification of approx 200,000 images.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.

The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.

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Key Responsibilities

To assist radiographers/radiologists within the Breast Unit.

To provide help and emotional support for patients during their time in the department. This includes anxious patients being investigated for breast cancer or having just been diagnosed with breast cancer, and patients with communication difficulties.

To assist radiologists/radiographers during ultrasound examinations and a range of aseptic procedures under ultra sound control including fine needle aspiration, cyst, abscess, seroma drainage, core biopsy, pre-operative skin marking and wire insertion which may involve exposure to body fluids.

To undertake and be responsible for handling electronic and paper records/images returned from Mobile and Static Screening Units, ensuring that images are correctly uploaded and verified in PACS, ready for reporting. This is a substantial task involving 26,000 examinations per annum requiring manipulation and verification of approx 200,000 images.

Provide clinical technical services including dispatching specimens to pathology and cleaning own equipment e.g. biopsy guns.

Work with and dispose of sharps in a darkened room.

To assist radiographers/radiologists during stereotactic procedures.

To provide inter departmental escorting of patients including transfer to the Breast ward post wire guided localisation. These patients may be undergoing cancer surgery and extremely anxious.

Excellent communication is needed with patients at all times using tact, sympathy and overcoming any barriers to understanding e.g. language difficulties, learning difficulties, hearing impairment.

To perform general housekeeping duties within the Unit and help to maintain a safe environment for patients, visitors and staff.

To assist in the review of departmental policies and procedures within boundaries of their competence.

Enable clients to make use of available services and information.

Radiation Protection

An awareness of protocols and policies as required under the ionising regulations to comply with IR (MER) 2000 & IRR’99.

Clerical Requirements

Frequently requested to retrieve case notes or mammography films.

Answer the telephone, using the agreed departmental standard and



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