Clinical Imaging Assistant, Lung Cancer Screening

Cobalt Health; Manchester; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 23,000; Part time

Job summary

A community-focused healthcare provider in Manchester is looking for a part-time Clinical Imaging Assistant to support radiographers and patients. The role involves assisting with patient safety checks, preparing patients for scans, and maintaining equipment. Candidates should have good IT skills and experience in a healthcare setting. The organization offers benefits including a salary sacrifice pension scheme and generous holiday entitlement.

Benefits

Company salary sacrifice pension scheme

27 days holiday plus public holidays

Life assurance cover

Support for professional and personal wellbeing

Employee benefits programme

Complementary healthcare scheme

Qualifications

• Experience of working or volunteering within a healthcare setting is beneficial.
• Commitment to providing safe and caring patient care.
• Good understanding of health and safety, patient confidentiality, and discretion.

Responsibilities

• Provide reassurance to patients.
• Carry out patient safety screening checks.
• Prepare patients for examination and accompany them.
• Maintain cleanliness in the working environment.
• Assist with clerical tasks like data input and ordering consumables.

Skills

Good IT skills

Experience in public service sector

Ability to provide patient care

Flexibility and adaptability

Physical dexterity and co-ordination

Education

Sound demonstrable educational background

Job description

• Salary: £22,387 - £22,885pa based on 34.5hpw
• Town/City: Manchester, this is not considered a mobile worker role, however work will be across several locations in the community in key Manchester regions.
• Contract Type: Permanent. 34.5hpw and part time (minimum 23hrs per week)

The job

You will be part of our team of clinical imaging assistants working closely with radiographers, consultant radiologists and surgeons and other healthcare professionals. The role is busy, varied and rewarding. Your day-to-day duties will include:

• providing reassurance to patients
• carrying out patient safety screening checks
• preparing patients for examination and accompanying patients to and from scanner rooms
• making sure the working environment is clean and hygienic
• helping to maintain equipment and reporting any faults
• assisting with procedures
• clerical tasks such as data input, image transfer, ordering stocks of consumable items

Shifts will involve working variable days over a 7-day week, (3 x 11.5 shifts with a 30-minute unpaid break) across several locations in Manchester and the surrounding area. Enhancements apply to weekend and bank holiday working.

Cobalt Health is a medical charity pioneering innovation in medical imaging diagnosis by investing in equipment, integrated research and education to improve outcomes for patients now and in the future. Each year it provides diagnostic imaging for over 160,000 patients at its imaging centres and on mobile scanners located across the UK. The Charity is the leading provider of ultra-low dose CT lung cancer screening services in the UK, working in partnership with the NHS.

I CARE – our values - our culture - our purpose

Patient care is at the heart of all we do. We carefully select people who can show us how they share these same values and can contribute to a culture of respect, diversity, vision and a commitment to continuous learning and development.

About you

The skills, experience and knowledge required for this role are sound demonstrable educational background and qualifications, good IT skills, experience of working or volunteering in a public service sector. Experience of working or volunteering within a healthcare setting would be beneficial.

You will be committed to providing safe, caring and accessible care to patients. You will enjoy being part of a highly professional and diverse team. Flexibility and adaptability to change in a fast paced working environment. You will have a good understanding of health and safety, patient confidentiality, discretion and trustworthiness. Physical dexterity, co-ordination and sensory skills will be essential in supporting radiographers with positioning patients for their scan. You will be reliable and a good attitude towards attendance and punctuality.

Benefits and rewards

• Company salary sacrifice pension scheme
• 27 days holiday plus public holidays rising with service
• Life assurance cover at 4 x annual salary
• Support for professional and personal wellbeing
• Employee benefits programme
• Complementary healthcare scheme
• Service recognition

How to apply (please read carefully)

To apply, please read through the job description and personal specification, download an application form below and upload it along with your CV.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early once sufficient applications have been received.

Please be aware that Cobalt is not able to sponsor non-EU/EEA Tier 2 applications.