Radiographic Department Assistant

3 weeks ago


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

Job summary

Band 3 - Radiographic Department Assistant

This busy, friendly, X-Ray department based at Aintree University Hospital has a vacancy for a Radiographic Department Assistant. The post will involve rotation through Head and Neck services, Breast and Fluoroscopy.

This is an exciting post, requiring multi-disciplinary team working with Radiographers, Sonographers, Nursing and Medical Staff. It will involve caring for a wide range of patients and providing assistance with procedures.

Previous NHS health care experience is an advantage, together with NVQ Level 2 or equivalent in a health care based area is expected.

Main duties of the job

The job role will include setting up and assisting in sterile procedures, post-procedure aftercare, aiding radiographic staff in both inpatient and outpatient working.

Participation in 7 day working which includes evenings, weekends and bank holidays may be required

About us

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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Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide a wide range of assistance to the Imaging Care Group following well established procedures and protocols

To plan and organise own day to day tasks within the parameters set out by the supervising staff

Prepare patients for imaging investigations or procedures on a daily basis.

Prepare and maintain the environment for clinical treatments and investigations.

To escort, chaperone and support patients during treatments, investigations or procedures.

To ensure the maintenance of clinical care standards and those patients are treated with dignity and respect.

To assist with patient care needs, to include toileting, dressing and assisting the patient on and off the examination table.

Assist with examinations, some of which includes the use of intravenous contrast agents and drugs associated with those individual procedures.

Assist with a variety of interventional procedures on a daily basis dependent on work area.

Cannulation of patients and removal of IV cannulas when required.

Ensure correct labelling of all samples taken and responsibility for delivering samples to the laboratory within identified timescales.

Undertake venepuncture for specific procedures and record results on the relevant IT system.

Undertake patient observations and recording appropriately in all relevant areas of work if required.

Perform ECG's are part of the patient preparation for certain procedures.

For full details of the post please refer to the job description and personal specification.

Person Specification

Other

Essential

Supportive of colleagues and patients.

Skills

Essential

Ability to communicate in a variety of settings with patients and staff of varying levels of understanding Basic computer skills Ability to undertake training to meet the competencies required for this role

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in a hospital setting

Knowledge

Essential

An understanding of direct patient care. An understanding of patient confidentiality

Qualifications

Essential

NVQ level 3 (or equivalent) in Healthcare.

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