Imaging Assistants

Barts Health Nhs Trust; Ilford; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Barts Health NHS Trust is seeking a highly motivated Imaging Assistant to join our Ultrasound team serving Mile End Community Diagnostic Centre, The Royal London and St Bartholomew's Hospitals. You will assist Sonographers and Radiologists across diverse ultrasound examinations to deliver a high-quality, seven-day service.

In this role you will manage patient flow, chaperone patients, assist with biopsies and injections, and support booking and care for in-patient ultrasound procedures.

Qualifications

• General Education to Include English.
• GCSE (5 grades- A-C).
• NVQ or equivalent in Health Studies (desirable).
• HCSW qualification (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Assist Sonographers and Radiologists with a wide range of ultrasound examinations (General Abdominal, Gynaecological, Head and Neck, Musculoskeletal, Vascular and Neonatal Hip).
• Help manage patient flow and chaperone patients across examinations.
• Assist with medical procedures such as biopsies and musculoskeletal steroid injections.
• Organise and care for the in-patient ultrasound service and booking of IP scans.
• Support DNA management and coordination of ultrasound procedures.

Skills

Patient care

Ultrasound support

Chaperone duties

Team collaboration

Education

General Education to Include English

GCSE (5 grades- A-C)

Job description

We are looking for a highly motivated, flexible, hardworking and caring Imaging Assistants to join our friendly and well supported Ultrasound team at Mile End Community Diagnostic centre & Networked ultrasound service, The Royal London and St Bartholomew's Hospitals which are part of Barts Health NHS Trust. As a member of our busy and dynamic department your central role would be to provide the highest quality and efficient 7 day 12 hour service. You would do this by assisting the Sonographers and Radiologists with various duties including managing patient flow ,chaperone patients across a wide range of ultrasound examinations, including: General Abdominal, Gynaecological, Head and Neck, Musculoskeletal, Vascular and Neonatal Hip ultrasound examinations. You are required to assist with medical Ultrasound procedures such as biopsies and musculoskeletal steroid injections.

Job responsibilities and duties

• Applicants applied within the last 3 months need not reapply.
  • As a member of our busy and dynamic department your vital role would be to provide the highest quality care for patients referred to our service.
  • You would do this by assisting the Sonographers and Radiologists with the provision of a wide range of ultrasound examinations, including General Abdominal, Gynecological, Head and Neck, Musculoskeletal, Vascular and Neonatal Hip ultrasound examinations.
  • You may also assist with medical procedures such as biopsies and musculoskeletal steroid injections.
  • Your main duties would be to assist with the organization and care on the in-patient ultrasound service.
  • The post holder would be expected to manage DNA and assist with booking of IP scans and procedures in ultrasound.

Qualifications: Essential

• General Education to Include English
• GCSE (5 grades- A-C)

Qualifications: Desirable

• NVQ or equivalent in Health Studies
• HCSW qualification

Experience/Knowledge Essential

• Experience working in a healthcare environment.
• Experience of dealing with stressful and emotionally charged situations.
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Experience/Knowledge Desirable

• Previous experience working in a Radiology Department.

Qualifications: Essential

• General Education to Include English
• GCSE (5 grades- A-C)

Qualifications: Desirable

• NVQ or equivalent in Health Studies
• HCSW qualification

Experience/Knowledge Essential

• Experience working in a healthcare environment.
• Experience of dealing with stressful and emotionally charged situations.
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Experience/Knowledge Desirable

• Previous experience working in a Radiology Department.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together. We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.