Clinical Imaging Assistant

**Job Title**

Clinical Imaging Assistant - FULL TIME - 12 SHIFTS PER MONTH 0730-2000 inc weekends/bank holidays

**Main Place of Work**

We are a UK wide organisation, you may be required to travel around various clinic sites.

**Responsible to**

Clinical Imaging Assistant Team Leader

**Job Purpose**

To provide professional, caring, high quality scanning services and to ensure the privacy, comfort and safety of all patients for SG Radiology on out mobile MRI scanner fleet at locations around the UK

**Key areas of responsibility will include**:
**Operational Duties**
- To support and assist the MRI Radiographer in the day to day operation of clinics.
- Work to set standards, functioning in accordance with best practice and in a manner that meets professional, departmental and legal standards and requirements.
- At all times maintain a positive partnership and continuity of service with hospital sites attended through SG’s mobile services.
- Conduct screening safety checks with patients prior to examination, obtain content and ensure their suitability for imaging investigations.
- Data entry on the Radiology Information (IRIS) system.
- Prove physical and emotional support to patients throughout their attendance.
- To support and train students and other radiographic assistants.
- Participate in clinical audits including Health, Safety and Infection Control.
- Maintain hygiene in adherence to SG’s infection prevention standards and promote best practice throughout SG’s mobile MRI services.
- Adhere to policies and procedures and propose changes to practices and procedures.
- Ensure the safe use and maintenance of highly specialised imaging equipment and adhere to all local MRI safety procedures and to report problems immediately to senior members of staff.
- To liaise with clerical support staff.

**Specific Duties**
- Update IRIS the Radiology Information System continuously throughout the day.
- Perform Morning Checklists
- Undertake a stock check in the morning.
- Assist the radiographer in the cleaning duties after each patient and set up for the next patient.
- Greet patients and inform them of any wait times.
- Perform the safety questionnaire verbally with each patient.
- Monitor the mobile phone and Siilo chats throughout the day and liaise with the ops team.
- At the end of the day all units are to be swept and mopped - surfaces are to be cleaned

**Management of Resources**

To maintain clinical stock and supplies as directed.

**Team Work**
- Work collaboratively with all departments within SG and hospital sites.
- Champion the professional integrity of the organisation.
- Adhere to corporate policy and procedure.

**Personal Development**

All SG staff are required to participate in the organisation’s annual appraisal. The end of the year appraisal will include a personal development review where progress made over the year is discussed and agreed. Focus on the following year’s personal objectives will be identified, discussed and agreed.

**Health and Safety**

In addition to any responsibilities specified within your job description above, it is your duty to:

- Take reasonable care of the health and safety of yourself and of the other people who may be affected by your actions and omissions at work.
- Co-operate with the employer in ensuring that all statutory and other requirements are complied with.

**Infection Control**

It is your responsibility to:

- Make yourself aware of their responsibilities for infection prevention and control.
- Co-operate with the employer in ensuring that all infection prevention and control policies and procedures are complied with.
- Conduct hand hygiene in accordance with Cobalt policy, challenging those around you who do not.

**Disclosure and Barring**

**Confidentiality**

Under no circumstances either during or after the end of you employment (however it is terminated) may you divulge to any unauthorised person confidential information relating to SG. This includes, but is not limited to, information covering patients, individual staff records, industrial relations, financial affairs, contact terms and process or business forecasts.

**Data Protection**

If required to do so, to obtain, process and /or use information held on computer or other IT system in a fair and lawful way. To hold data only for specific registered purpose and not use or disclose it in any way incompatible with such purpose. To disclose data only to authorised persons or organisations as instructed.

**Information Governance**

You should be aware of all information governance policies and procedures, in order to ensure necessary safeguards are upheld for the appropriate use of patient and personal information.

**Application and Interview Essential Skills**
- Patience and empathy.
- Ability to reassure patients who may be worried or distressed.
- The ability to relate to people of all ages and backgrounds.
- Excellent listening skills.
- Excellent communication, interp