Radiology Department Assistant

NHS Jobs; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Radiology Department Assistant in Basingstoke to support scanning services across Plain Film, MRI, CT, Ultrasound and Interventional Radiology.

You will help patients with preparation and movement onto examination tables, chaperone during procedures, assist with cannulation, maintain aseptic technique, take clinical observations, manage stock, and keep equipment clean, using hospital IT systems to record data.

Responsibilities

• Rotate through Plain Film, MRI, CT, Ultrasound and Interventional Radiology.
• Assist patient preparation and manual handling onto examination tables.
• Chaperone during examinations and assist with cannulation when needed.
• Perform basic aseptic techniques and clinical observations.
• Handle stock ordering and clean equipment.
• Record data in hospital IT systems.

Job description

Role Description: The candidate will work in the Radiology Department, with the opportunity to rotate through Plain Film, MRI, CT, Ultrasound and Interventional Radiology. This role involves assisting patient preparation for their imaging such as helping them to change and manual handling on to the examination tables. Also the Radiography Department Assistant will chaperone during examinations such as US, cannulate, perform basic aseptic technique and clinical observations, stock ordering and clean the equipment. They will use hospital IT systems to input and record data. This is an important role supporting the Radiology staff to provide a high quality service in a department with a large number of patients seen each day. Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust