Radiography Assistant

We are recruiting for a Radiography Assistant who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

The role is patient-focussed, service-driven and requires flexibility. The post holder will work closely with the multi-disciplinary team to support the provision of a high quality imaging service.

The main components of the job will be scheduling appointments for the different types of scans carried out in the Centre: CT, MRI and PET/CT. In addition, the role will also include some reception duties.

Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond

You will be responsible for entering patient appointment dates and times, referral details and any other relevant information regarding the appointment onto the computerised system.

Ensuring that patients are notified of the date and time of their appointment and where appropriate, transport arrangements are made. Sending appointment letters and information leaflets.

Checking and amending patient details onto the department computer system (RIS)

Retrieving patient referral forms and any relevant blood test results as part of preparation for scanning sessions.

Assisting patients moving around the department and onto and off the scanners.

Working closely with radiographers, radiologists and others to ensure smooth running of service, informing relevant staff of any problems, complaints or service issues that may arise.

At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

**We run the following hospitals**:
The Lister Hospital, Stevenage

New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City

Hertford County, Hertford

Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role