Imaging Nursing Assistant

Hammersmith Hospital; London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Hammersmith Hospital seeks a professional to support interventional procedures under various imaging modalities. The role involves patient preparation, assisting healthcare professionals, and maintaining a safe clinical environment. Join a dynamic team dedicated to extraordinary patient care and experience excellent career development opportunities.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Flexible working options

Staff recognition scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Membership options for onsite leisure facilities

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification or experience.
• Previous NHS clinical experience required.
• Intravenous cannulation experience needed.

Responsibilities

• Assist operators and healthcare professionals with patient preparation and safety checks.
• Provide support during procedures and maintain clinical environment per infection control policies.
• Ensure the efficient movement of patients to and from imaging.

Skills

Good oral and written communication skills

Ability to work unsupervised

Ability to work efficiently under pressure

Good level of computer literacy

Experience of working in a hospital environment

Education

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification

Tools

Radiology information systems

Job description

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The post holder will primarily help provide a seamless service for patients attending imaging for an interventional procedure under Ultrasound, CT or fluoroscopic guidance. The purpose of this role is to support the interventional diagnostic and treatment services .

The role will be cross sites, allocated based on procedure list requirements The post holder will be required to work both autonomously using their own initiative and within the team in the development and delivery of the minimal invasive procedure services

This role also entails providing support to the clinical nurse specialist team. The post holder will be predominantly responsible for ensuring the prompt and complete preparation of the patient prior to entering the scanning rooms as well as assisting the operators intra-procedure. It is expected that the post holder is highly computer literate, experienced within the hospital setting with knowledge and evidence of medical terminology, educated to a level required to perform the role or equivalent experience.

The post holder will be responsible for the provision of a professional, proficient and comprehensive support service alongside the nursing team, modality lead radiographer, rotational radiographers, medical and non-medical staff.

Main duties of the job

• To assist the Operator and other qualified healthcare professionals in checking patient details as per trust identification policy.
• To assist the nursing team in preparation of the patients. This will include completion of relevant safety checklists, changing them into suitable patient gowns and any other reasonable steps.
• To undertake intravenous cannulation according to trust and imaging policy.
• To answer any queries which the patient or their carer may ask and know when to ask for assistance from a radiographer.
• To assist with any manual handling responsibilities at any point during the examination.
• To assist in the preparation of and maintenance of the clinical environment in keeping with trust infection control policy and procedure.
• To assist in the patient point of care testing under the close supervision of a suitably trained radiographer
• To facilitate the efficient movement of patients both to and from imaging, such as those requiring hospital transport
• To be responsible for the maintenance of stock stock for the procedure scheduled for that day list,this will include cannulation packs, paper products, gloves, hand hygiene products, linen etc.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview. .

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person specification

EDUCATION/ QUALIFICATIONS

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification or experience

SKILLS/ABILITIES

• Good oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work unsupervised, using own initiative and prioritise workload efficiently
• Ability to work efficiently under pressure within a fast, paced environment
• Good level of computer literacy, with good keyboard and IT skills
• Previous use of Radiology information systems
• Experience of working in a hospital environment

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE

• Previous NHS clinical experience
• Ability to deal with people from different backgrounds
• Experience of having working relationships as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Previous Intravenous cannulation experience and training

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