Ultrasound Imaging Assistant

**Job overview**

Modality LLP is a large-scale provider of NHS Outpatient Services, renowned for its innovative approach to delivering efficient pathways for patients requiring specialist care, leading to high quality patient outcomes. We work in partnership with a number of hospitals across the country to collaboratively redesign outpatient services with more care being delivered in community settings.

We are recruiting a team of Ultrasound Imaging Assistants who will assist in maintaining the patient environment to the highest standard and ensuring patient movement to and from the examination rooms is carried out safely, efficiently, and in a dignified manner. The postholder would work across different sites within Modality LLP Division.

This job is suitable for individuals have a passion for working in an agile manner ensuring a high-quality service is provided. The postholder(s) will be committed to undertake any other duties commensurate with the role, within the bounds of their own competence.

**As an employee with us you can benefit from**:
Enrolment to the NHS pension scheme

Minimum 27 days annual leave, plus 8 days bank holiday pro rata

Employee discounts and benefits scheme

Employee assistance programme (EAP)

Education and career pathways

Enhanced family friendly policy

**Main duties of the job**

You'll support delivery of our ultrasound clinics across a range of community-based locations across Sandwell and Birmingham. You'll be responsible for chaperoning patients, preparing/cleaning equipment between patients and completing audits, as required.

Ultrasound Imaging Assistants will be responsible for chaperoning patients and preparing the clinical room/environment before/between examinations, ensuring that all equipment is clean and to enable an efficient patient flow.

We are seeking dedicated postholders to join our team and who can display our CARE values: Commitment, Accountability, Respect and Excellence.

An essential requirement of this role is the ability and willingness to travel between sites.

**Overview of your organisation**

Modality LLP is a provider of NHS community outpatient services within a number of regions across the UK.

Our service offer and expertise include:

- Over 15 years of experience of delivering community outpatient services
- Contracts with ICBs and hospital providers
- A diverse clinical workforce of consultants, GPs with extended roles, specialist nurses and allied health professionals
- Delivery of over 150,000 patient consultations per year
- Delivery of 1st consultations within a maximum of 4 weeks from referral from a choice of community locations, 7 days per week

**Job description**
Please refer to the supporting documents section to retrieve the JD detailing the core responsibilities of this role.

You will love this job if you have a passion for patient care and for developing and delivering new and innovative patient pathways
- **Modality LLP reserves the right to close this vacancy at any time during the advertising period.**_

**Pre-employment**

As part of recruitment to the Modality Partnership, we will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks. We will offer support to those who may be undecided about vaccinations. Some vaccinations for certain roles are mandatory, and you will be asked to provide evidence of this where there is a mandatory requirement.

**Right to work checks**

All applicants invited for interview will need to prove their right to work in the UK at the interview stage.

**References**

References must be secured prior to beginning employment, one must be your current or most recent employer.

**Employment history**

You must notify us of any employment gaps of 6 weeks or more.

**Qualifications and Experience**:
We require high performing team members to join our team with:
Evidence of Higher education pathway (NVQ level 2/3 in Primary Care).

Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.

Care Certificate.

Minimum 1 years experience in a similar role.

Multi-professional/agency working.

Experience of working with an Ultrasound clinical hospital or G.P environment.

**Skills**:
Good oral and written communication skills.

Uses initiative and discretion.

Demonstrates the capacity to maintain professional and courteous conduct in difficult/contentious situations.

Keen to learn and able to use own initiative.

Good interpersonal skills.

Good organisational skills.

Ability to work within a team and autonomously.

Ability to manage situations and environments.

Self-motivated, mature and enthusiastic.

IT Skills.

**Personal Qualities**

Responds well to change.

Patient centred approach.

Flexible approach to working.

Highly professional and motivated.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £21,313.00-£23,464.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Health & wellbeing programme

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