Imaging Support Worker

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; York; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Une fiducie hospitalière cherche des candidats pour un poste d'Imaging Support Worker au sein de son département de radiologie. Le candidat sera responsable du transport des patients et du soutien aux soins dans le service. Humilité, organisation et compétences en communication sont essentielles pour le rôle.

Benefits

Accès au régime de pension NHS

27 jours de congés annuels

Programme d'assistance aux employés

Opportunités de formation et de développement

Qualifications

• Expérience de communication avec le public.
• Expérience en soins/soutien souhaitée.
• Aptitude à travailler en équipe.

Responsibilities

• Assurer le transport sûr des patients vers le service de radiologie.
• Assister dans les soins aux patients, y compris les aider à changer.
• Maintenir les zones d'attente et de changement propres.

Skills

Communication

Travail d'équipe

Flexibilité

Organisation

Initiative

Job description

Main area Imaging Support Grade Band 2 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week (15 - 37.5 hours per week - part time staff must be able to work Friday. It is expected that you will work a rotational shift pattern covering hours from 07:00 - 20:00 in 7.5 hour shifts ie. 07:00 - 15:00/12:00 - 20:00/09:00 - 17:00. In addition weekends form part of the rota.) Job ref 419-3338079-ISW-CSD

Site York Hospital Town York Salary £24,464 pro rata/per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 30/06/2025 23:59

Please note that contact with applicants will usually be by email, and so please check all of your mail folders regularly (unfortunately some providers filter our messages into junk mail folders).

Our Values

• We are KIND
• We are OPEN
• We pursue EXCELLENCE

We are looking for applications from people who share our values to help make us a valued and trusted partner within our care system, that delivers safe effective care to our local population.

Job overview

The Imaging Support Worker team is an essential part of our Radiology Department. You will be responsible for the effective transportation of patients from the wards to the Radiology Department, and help care for our patients in the department.

It is essential that you are a good communicator with experience of dealing with the public. You should be flexible, organised and able to work as part of a team. You should be energetic, keen and willing to learn.

Application tip! When submitting your application please ensure to include relevant examples and experiences in order to demonstrate the skills required on the attached person specification

Interviews for this position will be held in person ONLY at one of our Trust sites. By submitting your application you acknowledge that remote interviews will not be offered.

Main duties of the job

Providing safe transportation and patient care and support for all patients coming to Radiology

Assist clinical members of the team in the examination room including assisting with patient moving, chaperoning and supervision.

Assist patients to change before and after their examination

Ensure adequate patient care is provided including personal hygiene, helping patients to change, assisting with use of the toilet

Ensure patient changing and waiting areas are tidy and maintained at all times

Working for our organisation

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

· Interviews for this position will be held in person ONLY. Remote interviews will not be available.

· Interested candidates are encouraged to make contact with the Recruiting Manager to have an informal discussion about the role

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note this advert may close earlier than the advertised date should sufficient number of applicants be received. Therefore we recommend submitting your application at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs. net.

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

Person specification

Experience

• Experience of dealing with the general public
• Experience of giving care/support

Skill Requirements

• Able to work as part of a team
• Keen and willing to learn
• Flexible, friendly, good listener, organised, responsible, responsive, patient, calm.
• Able to use own initiative
• Good reading/writing/numeric skills

Please note that some of our substantive vacancies may be availableon a smaller number of hours than advertised. If you would be interested in applying on this basis, we would encourage you to contact the appointing manager to enquire further.

DBS Checks

Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check if it is required for the role. The cost will be deducted from your salary either in 1 payment or over a six month period once you start employment. By applying you are agreeing to this undertaking. If you are successful you will be asked to confirm if you wish to pay in one amount or in instalments. The charges are currently £27.38 for a standard check and £55.38 for an enhanced check. The level of check will be determined by the post you are applying for.

Please note that Volunteers and Bank only staff will not be charged.

The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) offers a confidential checking service for transgender applicants in accordance with the Gender Recognition Act 2004. This is known as the sensitive applications route, and is available for all levels of DBS check - basic, standard and enhanced.

The sensitive applications route gives transgender applicants the choice not to have any gender or name information disclosed on their DBS certificate that could reveal their previous identity. To contact the sensitive applications team, please telephone [phone] or email [e-mail] .

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Please note, the selection processes at York & Scarborough Teaching Hospitals are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills. You will be required to acknowledge that you are aware of this before submitting your application.

Agile and Flexible Working

We are committed to helping all staff balance their work with other commitments and have recently launched our new Agile and Flexible Working policy to support this, entitling all staff to request flexible working from day one – for all posts. We encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

All our employees have access to a free, confidential counselling and wellbeing support service. Our EAP is available 24/7, 365 days a year.

Relocation Package

The Trust offers a generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss relocation further, please speak to the recruiting manager at interview.

A bit more about us and the surrounding area

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated in a fantastic part of the country that is home to two national parks, a beautiful coastline, and the city of York - consistently voted one of the best places to live in the UK. We provide a comprehensive range of acute hospital and specialist healthcare services for approximately 800,000 people living in and around York, North Yorkshire, North East Yorkshire and Ryedale - an area covering 3,400 square miles.

Our annual turnover is approaching £0.5bn. We manage eight hospital sites and have a workforce of around 10,000 staff working across our hospitals and in the community.

Sponsorship

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Name Sarah Burn Job title Principal Radiographer Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01904 725916 Additional information

Amy Rowntree / Jessica Feather - Radiographer Team Manager

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